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They were the mighty slayers of the maxi era, lining up often during the 1980s at points around the globe. Teams onboard Boomerang, Condor, Kialoa, Matador, Ondine, and Windward Passage were revered, muscling these brutes during the heyday of the […]

The racing rules allows for fair competition, but it is a challenge to understand every scenario. To help facilitate the process, the Racing Rules of Sailing Forum offers an opportunity for experts to voice opinion. A post by Jim Archer (USA) had […]

Two organizations have teamed up to get more women on ocean race boats, with the goal to help develop female and youth talent from Canada and inspire the next generation. The Magenta Project, founded by members from the all-female Team […]

Among the new events for the Paris 2024 Olympics was the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat Event, and Francesca Clapcich was all in. Having already represented Italy in the Laser Radial at London 2012 and in the 49erFX at Rio […]

Day 5: Marcilio Browne Reflects on Finally Making a 3rd World Title Reality After Several Close Calls Wall-to-wall sunshine and almost no wind greeted competitors on Day 5 of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt and as forecast the […]

(September 27, 2022) – Hurricane Ian has entered the southeastern Gulf of Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane, prompting new watches and warnings for Florida. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to move over the southeastern […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News An Olympic campaign is not an all-or-nothing pursuit. Yes, given the immense expense and time commitment, it would be wise to have the talent to realistically reach the podium, but lessons along the way […]

While the America’s Cup wouldn’t be the America’s Cup if the build-up to the Match did not involve shenanigans and conflict, maintaining fairness on the water will be the job of Richard Slater who has been named Chief Umpire for […]

The independence of event management has not often been a strength of the America’s Cup. When the Defender is host to the Challengers, and also seeks to not lose the trophy, conflict can occur. But for all the historic change […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and when they turned the question to one of the world’s best sailors, classic yacht designer Andre Hoek […]

Day 4: What a difference a day makes as the wind takes a break After yesterday’s mammoth day of competition, Day 4 of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt proved to be a much more relaxed affair with the wind […]

Jud Smith won the 2022 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club on September 22-25 in Mississauga, ON. Conditions went from wild to weak over the eight races, with Smith’s team of Marc Gauthier, Carlos Robles, and […]

For the second time in three years, New York Yacht Club took home the win at the 2022 Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 Invitational. Combining 3v3 team racing, 2v2 team racing, and 1v1 match racing, the AYC 3-2-1 regatta tests the […]

Day 3: Browne Clinches Second Wave World Title, Köster Wins Single | Offringa & Bosson Place One-hand on World Titles with Respective Victories The third day of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt turned into an absolute classic with about […]

Twenty-one teams participated in the 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR), held September 24-25 in Chicago, IL. The event was co-hosted by the Storm Trysail Club and Columbia Yacht Club with support from the Chicago Tartan 10 Fleet and […]

Dalton and Lindsay Bergan won the 2022 Tasar World Championship with 30 teams from 8 nations competing in Seattle, WA. Held September 20-25, the regatta was a back and forth battle in the 13-race series between the Bergans and four-time […]

The 2022 J/88 North American Championship was held September 22-25, with John and Jordan Leahey’s Dutch winning overall honors in Chicago, IL. Sailing in the Corinthian Division, Dutch also took home the prize for the top Corinthian boat. Dutch won […]

The emergence of kiting on the water has experienced steps of progression as equipment evolved. Rather than just offwind riding, upwind angles improved to permit traditional race course competition. Next came a section of the Racing Rules of Sailing for […]

World Sailing has advanced the finalists for the 2022 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. The shortlist of sailors or crews, including world champions, Olympic medalists, and world record holders, represent the wide range of disciplines in the sport […]

Newport, RI (September 25, 2022) – A year of hard work—three winter series regattas in Fort Lauderdale and a full summer of sailing in Newport—paid off for Peter McClennen’s Gamecock team as they blitzed a competitive 20-boat fleet to win […]

The fourth regatta of the five event 2022 52 SUPER SERIES season will be the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino on September 27-October 1 in Scarlino, Italy. It is familiar grounds for the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, […]

The Atlantic Hurricane season may span from June 1 to November 30, but it is September when it sharpens its teeth, and Tropical Storm Ian is hungry. Confidence among forecasters anticipates it to undergo explosive intensification into a major hurricane […]

American Joe Harris along with Roger Junet are competing in the Globe40, a multi-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with five teams now on the third leg from Mauritius […]

In the closest-ever finish to a SailGP event, Quentin Delapierre led the France SailGP Team to a stunning victory by just three seconds over Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team to wrap up Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz on September 24-25. […]

Day 2: Rutkowski Sets Early Pace in the Racing with 2 Bullets From 4 Races, but Things Remain Tight at the Top Day two always looked like it had the potential to produce some light wind racing and that’s exactly […]

Day 1: Registered, Rigged & Ready | Plus World Title Hopefuls Offringa, Browne & Vrieswijk Share their Thoughts Before the Start of the Event The inaugural day of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt saw 103 sailors registering for […]

Ante Razmilovic’s Swedish Blue (GBR) is the 2022 Etchells World Champion with crew Brian Hammersley and Noel Drennan, topping the 42 boat fleet on September 19-24 in Cowes, UK. Patience was needed in large quantities as the start of the […]

Sail Canada named Violet Stafford and Vaughn Harrison have as the Sail Canada Coach of the Year for 2020 and 2021, respectively. The Sail Canada Coach of the Year Award is presented annually to a coach who demonstrates high coaching […]

“What’s the joke about heavy weather? You know it when you see it.” Figure 8 singlehander Randall Reeves drew laughs from the Cruising Club of America (CCA) sailors attending the forum “Heavy Weather Sailing: Bluewater Perspectives” as part of the CCA’s […]

The third edition of the IC37 North American Championship September 23-25 and hosted by New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. With big breeze expected for the 20 teams, it will be a hard-fought showdown on Narragansett Bay as the […]

The nine SailGP teams will have their quickest turnaround of Season 3 as they move from France for Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz on September 24-25. With it also being the mid-point of the 11-event season, the window of […]

Event Preview: Three world titles on the line as the windsurfing elite head to Sylt for the 37th edition After a 3 year COVID-induced hiatus, the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt makes a welcome return to the PWA World Tour […]

The ice sailing season begins in North America with annual swap meets where a variety of iceboats and parts are for sale, along with information on how to participate. HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022 Time: Noon – […]

The 2021-22 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) All-Academic team has 184 student athletes named to the team. Led by Committee Chair Dan Thompson, the team recognizes Juniors and Seniors who have participated as a competitor or alternate in seven regattas (2021-2022) […]

Four finalists have been shortlisted for the 2022 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, a recognition that celebrates the delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives, aligned to World Sailing’s Sustainability Agenda 2030. 2022 nominees are: • The Flipflopi Project […]

(September 22, 2022; Day 19) – Damien Guillou, the French favorite for the Golden Globe Race, made it through the Lanzarote Rubicon Marina film drop under his biggest spinnaker on a tight reach this morning. A wind vane repair returning […]

The format of the Golden Globe Race is to provide an affordable opportunity to race around the world, with rules embracing the types of boats and equipment available for the inaugural edition in 1968. Call it a retro-race. When the […]

Victor Fernandez enjoying classic summer conditions in Tenerife There may not have been a wave event in Tenerife this summer, but that didn’t stop Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone / SWOX) from spending a bit of time out there after […]

While college dinghy sailing in the USA remains some of the best sailing that can occur for that age range, it has been impacted by the madness affecting all sport. The singular focus on age-based dinghy events during the teen […]

3 windy sessions with Jacopo Testa in Tarifa Jacopo Testa (AV Board / Point-7 / AL360) is one of the many freestylers who will be hoping to walk away from the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt as the Freestyle […]

It’s boat show season in the USA which triggers the magazines to host their ‘best boat’ contests. Here is the preview from SAIL magazine: The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Some of it is […]

The Route du Rhum is among the famous shorthanded races, a transatlantic solo event taking place every four years within the international calendar of offshore competition. The 3543nm race from France to Guadeloupe, when translated, is ‘Rum Route’ in French… […]

There’s a lot of education and effort to provide perfect races, and while events often promote their perfection to attract participation, what people want is a lot less complicated. Keep it simple, keep it casual, keep it fun. Joe Berkeley […]

Auckland, New Zealand (September 21, 2022) – The moment of truth arrived today with a very successful maiden sail for the AC40 on the familiar waters of the ‘back paddock’ between Auckland’s Waiheke Island and Howick Beachlands. The 37th America’s […]

Quanhai Li (CHN) was elected as World Sailing President at World Sailing’s Virtual General Assembly on November 1, 2020. Li unseated incumbent Kim Andersen (DEN), and nearly two years later his term has been most remarkable for its lack of […]

The 60-foot IMOCA is the grand prix offshore class, and with a slew of these new foilers lining up for The Ocean Race 2022-23 and Véndee Globe 2024, the round-the-world racing scene is going gangbusters. Report by Ed Gorman for […]

by Kevin Gunn It’s 4:45pm on a Friday afternoon in New Orleans and thirteen 420s with high school sailors aboard have lined up for a start on Lake Pontchartrain. Parents decked out in their kid’s school colors set up their […]

Part one of Ricardo Campello’s summer in Gran Canaria Ricardo Campello (Naish / Naish Sails): “It took a while, but here you can see all my best shots from Gran Canaria 2022, shots are from before, during and after the […]

US Sailing is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month which occurs annually from September 15 to October 15. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under US President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to […]

The Gstaad Yacht Club was founded in 1998 by a group of sailor enthusiasts with the vision to ‘create a unique global yacht club away from the waters, instead of another local club by the waters’. Based in the Swiss […]

San Francisco, CA (September 18, 2022) – The final day of racing at the 2022 Rolex Big Boat Series began with seldom-seen southerly airs, big puffs and scattered rain. While this year’s edition had plenty of big seabreeze racing, the […]

(September 18, 2022; Day 15) – Guy deBoer (USA), a competitor in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, has run aground on the North coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. It was South African GGR entrant Kirsten Neuschäfer (SA) who […]

It’s been a year since the US-based 11th Hour Racing Sailing Team launched the IMOCA they will use in The Ocean Race 2022-23, and they just finally got a measure of it at the 2022 Défi Azimut – a multi-stage […]

The Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup, founded in 1902, is considered the oldest annual sailing event in the United States. While it hasn’t been too annual lately, having last been raced in 2010, the 2022 plan was to hold it again […]

Ben Proffitt breaks down the pushloop into bite sized tips Have you been considering to learn to pushloop, but don’t have the courage to throw yourself into your first rotations? Well, don’t worry, Ben Proffitt is on hand to break […]

Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger dominated the 2022 J/22 North American Championship, held September 15-17 in East Tawas, MI. With crew Geoff Becker and Billy Farmer, the Rochester Yacht Club-based team posted all top four scores to secure the title before the […]

The doublehanded 470 dinghy may be the most senior of boats in the Olympic Games, having been used since Montreal 1976, these are early days with the class converting to a mixed format for Paris 2024. From the most evolved, […]

Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA) won the 100th anniversary of the Star World Championship held September 11-17 in Marblehead, MA. The 2022 event had the full range of weather from light winds in the beginning, a cancelled day due […]

The glitterati of the sailing world has gathered for the 2022 Etchells Worlds hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, UK. Originally planned for September 19 through 24, the nine race series will start a day later to pay […]

Newport, RI (September 17, 2022) – After displaying remarkable consistency across a range of conditions over the first three days of the 2022 Resolute Cup, Corinthian Yacht Club (Marblehead, MA) decided to dispense with the pleasantries. The team representing the […]

San Francisco, CA (September 17, 2022) – A morning ebb tide that ran smack-dab into an escalating westerly breeze, stirring up square-faced chop for the first race of Day 3 at Rolex Big Boat Series. Breeze continued to build as […]