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Cal Maritime Academy topped the ten team fleet from across the USA to win the 2021 Kennedy Cup, college sailing’s big boat championship, held November 6-7 in Annapolis, MD. Sailed in Navy 44s, the eight cadets on the winning team […]

Albeau and Oppedal Dominate the Black Tramontana The Superstars edition of the Défi Wind started with a surprisingly light breeze for a location such as Gruissan, South of France. Helle Oppedal (Duotone) and Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) showed no […]

Mallorca, Spain (November 3, 2021) – Takashi Okura’s Sled crew with six times America’s Cup winner Murray Jones on the helm and Italian ace Francesco Bruni calling tactics, won themselves a share of the overall lead of the Rolex TP52 […]

(November 3, 2021; Day 6) – The competitors in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef are strewn laterally across the racecourse for nearly 350 miles, pursuing different paths across the Atlantic to the finish in Guadeloupe. For those favoring the most […]

As a new Olympic discipline set to make its debut at the Paris 2024 Games, the 2021 Formula Kite World Championships was held October 13-17 in Torre Grande, Italy. Canadian Mac Morrin, who finished 67th out of 89, shares his […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and two-times British Olympic Silver medallist Ian Walker nominated the TP52. Here’s the report: The class has stood […]

Hannah Mills is the most accomplished women’s Olympian, earning silver at London 2012 before she decimated the competition for gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. She may be small in stature, which is typical of a 470 helm, but […]

Bruce Kirby has earned a significant place in sailing history, as a yacht designer, three-time Olympian and honored sportsman who has reshaped the sport of sailing. His story is now captured in the book, The Bruce Kirby Story: From the […]

The Rolex Middle Sea Race is the premier offshore race in the Mediterranean Sea, but the 2021 edition found host Royal Malta Yacht Club criticized for utilizing an option within the Sailing Instructions which had never been tested in the […]

Mallorca, Spain (November 2, 2021) – With two solid wins today, Hasso Plattner’s South African flagged Phoenix team lead the Rolex TP52 World Championships and moved to the top of the overall 52 SUPER SERIES leaderboard with four days of […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Despite the perception of year-round sailing in Southern California, the beginning of November in California is a good time to pursue off the water activities. The winds tend to be weak, unless there is […]

(November 2, 2021; Day 5) – There has been little or no change in the general scenario between the Canaries and Cape Verde over the past two days for the 23rd edition of the Mini Transat EuroChef. A stationary low-pressure […]

Dr. Hamish Ross, a legal advisor for America’s Cup teams who completed a PhD at the University of Auckland on the legal issues surrounding the America’s Cup, has been questioning the actions of the principal characters in the 37th America’ […]

The Scuttlebutt story, 470 Class: Optimistic about its future, questioned the stability of the class due to its commitment to Olympic-level competition. The 470 was first introduced as an open event with no gender restriction at the 1976 Olympics, but […]

The J/111 Class Rules have a maximum crew weight, and like most one design classes, it is preferred to be as close to the maximum as possible. When one of the teams was slightly under the limit for the 2021 […]

It is a privilege for Scuttlebutt Sailing News to share Eight Bells tributes for those who have passed, with this message provided to accept their passage: I am free Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following paths […]

(November 1, 2021; Day 4) – As has been the case for the past 36 hours, the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef fleet – with the exception of three competitors who are favoring a trajectory close to the great circle route […]

Lagos, Portugal (November 1, 2021) – A fleet of six Class Globe 5.80 home-built plywood Minis are making history with the first ever single-handed Globe 5.80 Transat Race setting off today on the first stage of 600 miles, followed by […]

Zim Sailing and Dwyer Mast and Rigging have been acquired by Starting Line Sailing, Inc. As part of this acquisition, Zim Sailing and Dwyer Mast and Rigging will join West Coast Sailing as subsidiaries of Starting Line Sailing, a newly […]

Nine teams will gather for the final event of the 2021 52 SUPER SERIES, the Rolex TP52 World Championship, on November 2-6 in Mallorca, Spain. Not only is the world title up for grabs but points are also close in […]

The 2021 U.S. Multihull Championship will see 80 sailors from across the country vie for the title on November 2-5 in Corpus Christi, TX. Sailed in Formula Wave Class boats, it will be the largest U.S. Multihull Championship in the […]

Two of the most prestigious competition platforms in the sport, the PWA and Defi Wind are pleased to announce a new era of cooperation. Beginning next week, the Defi Wind Superstars will be the first Defi event to be sanctioned […]

Annapolis, MD (October 31, 2021) – As the 2021 J/105 North American Championship hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club wrapped up on Halloween, it was Tim Russell’s Ne*Ne who tricked the fleet during the seven-race series. With crew John Claude, Bill […]

Pauline Courtois (FRA), ranked #1 in the world, proved she deserves the standing by winning the 2021 Women’s Match Racing World Championship held October 28-31 in Normandy, France. Competing in J/80s, Courtois was undefeated throughout the event, advancing to the […]

(October 31, 2021) – After two days, whilst making headway offshore of the coast fringing the Western Sahara, the fleet competing in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef has scattered every which way. Indeed, it now spans over 180 miles in […]

The Rolex Middle Sea Race is one of the famous 600nm races for offshore competition. The 606nm course, essentially a clockwise circumnavigation of Sicily starting and finishing at the island nation of Malta, the 42nd edition delivered drama – both […]

an Diego, CA (October 30, 2021) – The 2021 Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup is once again in the hands of the home team as San Diego Yacht Club dominated the 12-boat field. After sailing only nine of twelve planned […]

Annapolis, MD (October 30, 2021) – After two days of waiting, 35 teams got their chance to compete today at the 2021 J/105 North American Championship. Finding the sweet spot between a lack of breeze and a fierce Nor’easter, day […]

A new outright record was set October 30 for the Around Jamestown Record by Casey Brown on his Foiling Kiteboard Wyspa Tech, completing the 17.8 nm course around Conanicut Island in Rhode Island with an elapsed time of 47 minutes […]

The first event of the Class Globe 5.80 One Design Ocean Racing yacht is the Globe 5.80 Transat which sets off from Portugal to the Canary Islands for the first stage of 600 miles, followed by the 3000 mile second […]

It is all systems go for 2022 boot Düsseldorf with the next staging of the trade fair on January 22-30at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. Organizers expect more than 1,500 exhibitors from over 50 countries, filling 17 exhibition halls and […]

The stage is set for the return of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a fleet of 112 boats confirmed by the deadline for the 2021 edition of the 628nm iconic race. A fleet of 157 set off in […]

Ta’ Xbiex, Malta (October 29, 2021) – The 100-foot Maxi Comanche (CAY) has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race. Skippered by Mitch Booth, the exceptional crew of 23 included in its ranks the […]

San Diego, CA (October 28, 2021) – The San Diego Yacht Club team dominated day one of the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup, with Tyler Sinks’ team posting a 1-2-2-1 in the field of 12 yacht club teams across the […]

Two-time Olympic medalist Nathan Outteridge has joined Team New Zealand for the next America’s Cup campaign. The 35-year-old Australian, who helmed for Artemis Racing in the 2013 and 2017 America’s Cup, lives in Auckland with wife Emma, the daughter of […]