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Sail Canada in partnership with David Cripton have launched a podcast series focusing on Canadian sailing called Whitecap. The first episode on May 11 will feature Canada SailGP team skipper Phil Robertson prior to the start of Season 3 and […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When the Melges 24 was launched in 1993, it set a high bar for one design sportboat racing and remains today a very sweet ride to sail. I witnessed a lot of the beginning […]

William (Bill) Phillips Knowles, 84, passed away after a long illness on April 28, 2022 in Vero Beach, FL. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, out of his childhood grew a lifelong love of the ocean as he spent time sailing […]

The 2022 Wilson Trophy continues its tradition as the premier team racing event in the world. After not being able to run the event for two years 32 teams competed on Marine Lake at the 73rd edition on May 6-8 […]

Nico Prien undergoes a blind test to see if he can still guess which fin he is sailing Most professional windsurfers, especially racers, are very particular about their fins, but can they tell them apart purely by feel? Nico Prien […]

Since the launch of the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2011, it had been the vision to celebrate the accomplishments of USA sailors in a physical building. That happens May 10 with the opening of The Sailing Museum in […]

After being cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic, the Melges 24 World Championship is on for 2022 when 31 entrants line up May 11-15 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. While not a large turnout, it will be […]

Since this article by Chris Caswell was originally published June 2018 in Sailing Magazine, the landscape for youth sports remains a concern. The eagerness to parlay athletics into some kind of payday, despite the monumental odds against it, hasn’t significantly […]

After the Australian team dominated the first two seasons of the SailGP, the field gets reset again as the third season of the global sports league commences on May 14-15 in Bermuda. SailGP Season 3 features an expanded calendar that […]

The 2022 Caribbean regatta calendar for the international community began in January at Barbados Sailing Week, with the 12-event schedule concluding at Antigua Sailing Week on April 30-May 6. Finally! After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

Surf meets Freestyle with Youp Schmit in Bonaire When you think of Bonaire you don’t really think of waves, but there is at least one spot – Red Slave – which picks up a little bit of swell and allows […]

Antigua (May 6, 2022) – The final day of racing at 2022 Antigua Sailing Week featured a full schedule of racing for all classes. Teams from over 20 different countries have been competing this year; a welcome return after the […]

Antigua (May 5, 2022) – After the lay day yesterday, Antigua Sailing Week was blessed today with solid trade winds of 15-18 knots, just north of east for Locman Italy Women’s Day, with squall activity raising the tempo but all […]

Sailing legend Donald Street, at 92 years, has little tolerance for boats being abandoned at sea. When the grand prix Infiniti 52 was recently lost in the North Atlantic, Street pulled out his soap box, took a step up to […]

Fifteen teams plan to compete in the 2022 Worrell 1000, beginning the 12-stage 1000nm course on May 9 in Hollywood Beach, FL. Sailed in Formula 18 boats, the first stage of the off-the-beach endurance race will take the fleet up […]

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be the first Olympic Games where two of the three primary roles in the sailing event will be held by female officials. Pinar Coskuner Genç (TUR) has been appointed Principal Race Officer and Ana […]

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association College National Championships conclude with titles for open team racing (May 16-18) along with fleet racing for open doublehanded (May 19-22) and women’s doublehanded (May 23-26) in New Orleans, LA. Sixteen teams have qualified for team […]

Each one design class defines what it wants to be through its regulations. Some allow full freedom for development, while others have strict mandates on permitted equipment. But regardless of the restrictions, it is generally advised to prepare the boat […]

Yacht Scoring, the web-based race management and scoring tool founded in 2006 by Luiz Kahl, is now supported by the North Sails Group. Kahl passed away unexpectedly in 2021, and this transfer will secure the continuation of Kahl’s standard-setting online […]

by David Flynn, Quantum Annapolis Volumes have been written about trim and technique to optimize performance straight upwind and downwind. It’s the nature of our predominantly windward-leeward racing world. Far less is written about reaching angles. I had a lot […]

Dear Curmudgeon: Our yacht club has 30+ year old J/22s as club boats and they are very long in the tooth. What are four or five great options for club boats? – Asking For A Friend Dear Friend: The best […]

The complaint about college sailing is the doublehanded boats require small-sized people, and while this may exclude some males, the boats tend to be well suited for most girls. In this story by Donald Street, he recalls when this advantage […]

The Gold medal winning 2008 Paralympic Sailing Team of Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon has been named as finalist for the Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 in the Paralympic Team category. On May 2-16, votes for […]

Tom Slingsby, an Olympic gold medalist in 2012 for Australia but holds dual citizenship with USA, has joined the New York Yacht Club American Magic challenge for the 37th America’s Cup. While the Deed of Gift for the America’s Cup […]

Victor Fernandez slicing and dicing his way through Cabo Verde Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone) enjoyed his time in Cabo Verde when travelling to the island of Sal for the 2022 SOMWR 10x Cabo Verde PWA World Cup. The Spaniard […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and four-time Olympian Mitch Booth nominated Kuka Light. Here’s the report: “Kuka Light is the most extreme keelboat […]

Antigua (May 2, 2022) – The second day of Antigua Sailing Week was blessed with stunning conditions with 15-20 knots of wind from the east. Bright sunshine, ocean swell, and solid trade winds provided the perfect cocktail for thrilling racing […]

Sail Canada has released the list of sailors who will be part of the 2022-2023 Canadian Sailing Team and Canadian Sailing Development Squad. The 29 squad members were selected based on the Canadian Sailing Team Sport Canada Carding Criteria as […]

2022 O’pen Skiff North American “Un-Regatta” on April 22-24 in James Island, SC. Video uploaded May 2, 2022.

Australian Lisa Blair is the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica with one-stop, but her aim was a non-stop effort to break the elapsed time record, and she is trying again on her Hick 50 Climate Action Now to […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and British offshore racer Brian Thompson nominates MOD70 Phaedo. Here’s the report: I’d choose the MOD70 without too […]

World renowned sailor, educator, and 2-times America’s Cup winning navigator Peter Isler is offering a Scuttlebutt discount on his online curriculum of weather and navigation courses. But first he shares a recent experience: I had the good fortune of getting […]

The global racing circuit SailGP will include the new podcast Deep Dive to take fans behind the scenes of every aspect of its upcoming third season. International broadcast commentators and world-class sailors Stevie Morrison and David ‘Freddie’ Carr will host […]

It was a year ago when three-time Olympian Chris Rast provided an overview of the robotic mark industry, and in that time there has been more events and hosts that have invested in this new equipment. That list now includes […]

Antigua (April 30, 2022) – The Peters & May Round Antigua Race is the traditional stand-alone event before the start of Antigua Sailing Week. This year two courses were in use by the Race Committee, including a 26-mile Almost Round […]

Hyères, France (April 30, 2022) – After five days of competition in the full range of conditions at the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française (French Olympic Week), it was all light winds today as the top ten in each of the […]

Hyères, France (April 29, 2022) – Poland’s Agata Barwinska took the first gold of the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française (French Olympic Week) with a mastery of light winds, match racing, and mathematics in the women’s ILCA 6. Dominik Buksak and […]

Through name changes and course adjustments, the round the world race now known as The Ocean Race has sought to balance its position as the premier crewed offshore event with the increasing cost to pursue the title. When new ownership […]

Hyères, France (April 28, 2022) – Moderate conditions graced the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française (French Olympic Week) with a light and shifty morning giving way to an afternoon of choppy conditions in 12-15 knot easterlies. For the bigger fleets among […]

The international regatta schedule for the Caribbean annually comes to a close with Antigua Sailing Week Race, with the 53rd edition to be held April 30-May 6, 2022 Racing begins with the stand-alone Peters & May Round Antigua Race on […]

Top juniors sailors are excelling across many classes today and Gary Jobson highlights his All-Star Juniors for Sailing World magazine. American sailors excelled at the Youth Sailing World Championships this past December in Mussanah, Oman. The impressive performances inspired me […]

After a two year postponement due to COVID-19, the 2019-20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race completed its sixth of eight leg circumnavigation, with the fleet of 11 boats finishing the 6100 nm course across the North Pacific from the […]

The 53rd Semaine Olympique Française is a major stop for athletes with Olympic aspirations, and all ten events on the Paris 2024 Sailing Program are competing in Hyères, France. Among the new events for the upcoming Olympics is Formula Kite, […]

Jesse Terry, owner of the 1956 auxiliary ketch Abigail, shares his journey to prepare for the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race on June 17, 2022. I believe my work to prepare Abigail for this year’s Newport-Bermuda Race is a tribute to […]

There are very few photographers in the world of Sailing and the America’s Cup like Gilles Martin-Raget, Daniel Forster, and Carlo Borlenghi who have brought the Cup to life through thousands of photos over 40 years. Their challenge: Pick a […]

Yale University walked away victorious in the inaugural Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women’s Team Race National Championship, held April 23-24 in Providence, RI. Among the 12 teams competing from across the USA, the Yale Bulldogs finished with a 13-3 overall […]

Miguel Chapuis pushing his jumping boundaries to the next level Miguel Chapuis (JP / NeilPryde) has been enjoying some great conditions at home in Spain lately and he’s been using the opportunity to push his sailing – jumping in particular […]

When Team New Zealand rejected a funding offer from its government to defend the America’s Cup in Auckland, it was to seek a better offer to fund what they contended was needed for a successful campaign. That was found in […]

Historically, yachting and breathalyzers have not been suitable partners, but that may change with the first US government-approved device capable of detecting coronavirus infections in patients’ breath. The InspectIR Systems PNY-1000 COVID-19 Breathalyzer has received ‘emergency use authorization’ by the […]

As part of World Sailing’s commitment to increase participation and inclusivity throughout the sport, the inaugural U25 Para Sailing World Championship will take place in The Netherlands on July 19-22, 2022. Competing in the RS Venture Connect, 15 nations with […]

Hyères, France (April 26, 2022) – After yesterday’s blustery opening for the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française (French Olympic Week), winds moderated for day two, starting light and building steadily to steady 17-19-knot south-westerlies by the late afternoon. Among the ten […]

The 2022 C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta is set to celebrate when it hosts its 20th anniversary event on June 21-26 in Newport, RI. From unassuming beginnings, it has evolved today into a multi-program organization providing opportunities […]

A fundraising regatta around Conanicut Island in Narraganset Bay will seek to support the people of Ukraine when the RACE FOR UKRAINE is held June 4 in Newport, RI. Spearheaded by Newport’s 12 Metre fleet, the event was envisioned by […]

According to Investopedia.com, NFTs are cryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other. Unlike cryptocurrencies, they cannot be traded or exchanged at equivalency. This differs from fungible tokens like cryptocurrencies, which […]

Federico Morisio: “Windsurfing in Waves as you’ve never seen before” see what he’s talking about now Federico Morisio (Starboard / Severne Sails) has been out in Chile and was lucky enough to have some footage of him captured via FPV […]