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by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When the college admissions scandal hit the headlines in March 2019, and the Stanford sailing program was implicated in the plot, I desperately wanted this not to be a Scuttlebutt story. However, when every […]

by Adam Cort, SAIL According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricanes (the term most U.S. sailors are familiar with) and typhoons are just two different names for the same weather phenomenon: tropical cyclones, i.e., “a rotating, organized […]

As keelboats get stored for the winter in the northern latitudes, David Evans reflects on lessons learned from his base in the United Kingdom. In 1984 I had a Stephen Jones designed Hustler SJ30 (lovely boat) and it was stored […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and round the world racer Pete Goss nominated the Mayflower. Here’s the report: The Mayflower is certainly the […]

Eleven teams completed a 9-race series at the 2021 Beneteau 36.7 North American Championship on September 24-26 in San Diego, CA. Chick Pyle’s Kea team dominated the event, winning seven races to build a 22 point lead over Tom Shepherd […]

Jonathan and Libby McKee topped the 24 entrants to win the 2021 Tasar US National Championship held September 25-26 in Seattle, WA. With a recent record-sized fleet, and the most competitive field in years (including three World Champion teams), the […]

Team Holiday Sideshow bested 23 other teams from around the USA in the 2021 US Team Racing Championship held September 24-26 in Bristol, RI. The winning team was comprised of Colin Merrick, David Thompson, Rachel Holick, Christopher Klevan, Greiner Hobbs, […]

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, and Al Sargent posed a […]

Boston, MA (September 25, 2021) – Augie Diaz and Barbie Brotons (USA) were able to sail conservatively in the final race today to ensure their win at the 2021 Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship. With a 10 point lead […]

Initially scheduled for September 26, the start of the 23rd edition of the Mini Transat has been pushed back 24 hours due to a front offshore of the Coast of Light, with the delay to improve the safety of the […]

The Oakcliff Triple Crown Series got underway with the first of two stages in which over $35,000 of prize grants is awarded to each class at each stage. Stage one saw eight teams in the 49er duke it out in […]

Red Bull Flugtag was in Vienna on September 26 where 40 teams of DIY aviators jump from a six-metre ramp on their homemade flying machines. The crew that gets the best marks from the judges wins. Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/09/26/video-even-crazy-wears-a-pfd/

When the Mixed Two Person Offshore World Championship was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, it not only derailed the inaugural event but also halted momentum for the event’s inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympics. But despite the International Olympic […]

Auckland, New Zealand (September 10, 2021) – America’s Cup defender Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron along with British Challenger of Record Royal Yacht Squadron have revealed a new class of boat, the one design AC40 foiling monohull, will be developed […]

After cancelling last year due to the pandemic, the 2021 Rolex Big Boat Series is prepared to safely proceed with its 56th edition on September 16-19 in San Francisco, CA. Over 80 boats will be competing in ORR, Classics, J/70, […]

The 2021 North Sails Snipe North American Championship has attracted 41 teams for racing on September 10-12 in Beverly MA. Among the field are Olympians, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year winners, and collegiate All Americans along with Ernesto Rodriguez and […]

Aspiring America’s Cup team Stars+Stripes, led by Mike Buckley and Taylor Canfield, have formed a development team that will compete at the 2021 Ficker Cup match racing regatta on September 10-12 in Long Beach, CA. The development team will be […]

Just 21 days after fracturing his leg at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix, United States SailGP Team Wing Trimmer Paul Campbell-James hopes to be competing with the team at the France Sail Grand Prix on September 11-12. The team […]

Porto Cervo, Italy (September 9, 2021) – The fourth race day in the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup confirmed the Race Committee’s decision to move the rest day from today to tomorrow as all divisions were able to race in […]

Kiel, Germany (September 9, 2021) – The fourth day of the 2021 Star World Championship was productive as 8 to 15 knots of steady easterly breeze allowed two races to be held for the 82 teams from 15 countries. In […]

Ross Brady had always loved the sea, and it was after his tour with the Royal Marines ended in 2015 that he thankfully found his calling. He shares his story: A dusty and desolate landscape revealed itself when I first […]

In the first of five installments during the 2021-2022 College Sailing season, Stanford University tops both the women’s and coed rankings. The panel of college coaches considered returning rosters and performance expectations, as well as the most recent college spring […]

Porto Cervo, Italy (September 7, 2021) – The second day of racing at the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup brought light airs of eight to ten knots from the northeast. After two days of coastal races, the leaders of the […]

Lago di Garda, Italy (September 7, 2021) – Tom Slingsby (AUS) defended his Moth World Title, dominating the 2021 event by winning 13 of the 14 races over the field of 139 competitors. Finishing second was Iain Jensen (AUS) while […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Australian explorer and event organizer Don McIntyre nominated the S&S 34. Here’s the report: The most innovative […]

A four-time Collegiate All-American at Dartmouth College (’95) and a member of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team in the Women’s 470 Class in the 1990s, Whitney Peterson is currently found frostbiting SeaDog dinghies in the winter and promoting youth sailing […]

With a goal of fielding ten teams, the SailGP global sports league revealed Switzerland SailGP Team as the ninth entrant. In Season 3, which will start in May 2022, the Swiss effort will go head-to-head against rival national teams from […]

f you didn’t grow up sailing, how long did it take you to figure out what sailors mean when they say “put the bow down?” After hearing from newer sailors that the language of racing is hard to decipher, SailZing […]

The second day of the 2021 Moth World Championship completed the qualifying stage with three more races in around 14 knots. As yesterday, the 138 competitors are divided into two fleets, and despite the groups being reshuffled, Australians Tom Slingsby […]

(September 2, 2021) – Sarah Douglas was named Sail Canada’s Rolex Sailor of the Year for 2020-2021. Following her 6th-place finish at Tokyo 2020, Sarah Douglas received this award for the second time in a row at Canada’s Celebration of […]

The 2021 Congressional Cup now has a revised line-up as it prepares for its 56th edition on September 14-19 in Long Beach, CA. Last-minute snags have defending champion Ian Williams (GBR) withdrawing, in addition to Phil Robertson (NZL) and Nick […]

The third edition of the round-the-world yacht Golden Globe Race will set off in 2022 on September 4 from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. With 26 skippers of 11 different nationalities, the race is the only solo non-stop round-the-world yacht race without […]

Event Organiser Mads Bjørnå Gives a Glimpse into What You Can Expect From the Upcoming Youth PWA World Cup in Cold Hawaii The 2021 Noerstick Cold Hawaii Youth PWA World Cup is now just over a week away with the next […]

It’s worth trying any seasickness cure once, but what if you try them all at the same time? Dave Selby shares the results of his experiment… My mate Sea Sick Dave knows more about seasickness than anybody I’ve ever come […]

Kingston, ONT (September 1, 2021) – Andreas Koechli from Toronto, ON, won the first edition of the Canadian eSailing Championship following six races that were held during the Finals. Competing against 19 other finalists, who were selected according to their […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Eddie Warden Owen, whose drive took him into the British Olympic sailing team, then on to race […]

by Adam Loory, General Manager, UK Sailmakers International Every race win has a good story about how the boat got to the top of the podium. Here is one that tics a lot of different boxes and creates an interesting […]

(September 1, 2021) – The Magenta Project opened applications for the fourth edition of its flagship mentoring program. The Magenta Project Mentoring Program aims to link up aspiring female sailors from across the globe with incredible mentors from the sailing […]

Chris Bertish plans to do something that could be viewed as crazy. He’s going to cross the Pacific on a hydrofoil board with a wing. Alone. He’s estimating it’ll take him around 50 days, completely unassisted. His plan was to […]

The Sailing Film Festival is produced by Oregon Youth Sailing Foundation and is a short film competition for youth 25 and under. The entries are split into two age categories; Juniors under 15 and Seniors aged 15-25. Each category will […]