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by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Since Scuttlebutt was launched in 1997, we have witnessed how the sport has embraced the internet. More information, more widely shared, than ever before. You could call this progress, but often maintaining the information […]

As we reflect on summer and all of the awesome regattas we were able to participate in, it’s hard not to see a few big lessons learned staring you in the face. Offshore sailing tends to do that; it shows […]

by David Roper, Points East magazine I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Though I didn’t want to tell my wife about what I’d been going through over the past year or so, I knew I couldn’t keep it from her […]

The 2021 U.S. Match Racing Championship features 10 teams that will compete October 1-3 in Long Beach, CA. Sailed in Catalina 37s, the 53rd edition is hosted by the Long Beach Yacht Club. Person Potts, 2018 and 2019 U.S. Match […]

Menorca, Spain (September 30, 2021) – Winners of the regatta when it was last held in 2019, Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon crew took the lead at the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week after a fourth place and a race […]

(September 30, 2021; Day 4) – Whilst the front runners of the Mini Transat have negotiated Cape Finisterre this afternoon, and are now powering along in the trade wind, the bulk of the fleet is continuing to make headway in […]

Iceboating clubs around the USA will again host their annual fall iceboat swap meets in October and November in anticipation of the coming season. Events will offer insight into the sport and types of boats. NEW ENGLAND: October 23, 2021 […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and double gold medalist Shirley Robertson nominated Ngoni. Here’s the report: “Build me a beast. Don’t build me […]

At 24 years old, Riley Gibbs just competed in his first Olympic Games, finishing 9th overall in the Mixed Multihull event (Nacra 17) with crew Anna Weis. In this report by Michelle Slade for the St Francis Sailing Foundation, Gibbs […]

Savvy tourists have known for years that early fall is the best time to visit Newport. The summer crowds and humidity are significantly diminished. And those who time the visit just right are rewarded with the combination of sparkling, warm, […]

Part Two of Takara Ishii’s Best of Series Featuring Spots Around Gran Canaria Takara Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) is back with the second part of his ‘Best Of’ series, which sees the young Japanese sailor exploring several spots around […]

Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/09/28/video-beach-start-foil-board/

The France SailGP Team will have a new driver for the next SailGP event as Quentin Delapierre takes over from Billy Besson for the remainder of SailGP Season 2. Besson has been integral to the French team since its inception […]

As a follow-up to the report which considered the Mayflower as among the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, J/Boats co-founder Bob Johnstone echoed that sentiment by sharing this excerpt from author Nat Philbrick who wrote in his […]

Tampa, FL (September 28, 2021) – The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) revealed the winners of the IBEX Innovation Awards for the 30th Anniversary Show. The judges selected 11 Innovation Award winners and three honorable mentions among dozens of […]

It was a minor miracle for Auckland to host the 36th America’s Cup amid the strict pandemic guidelines of the New Zealand government. For small island countries, it is easier to block the borders and hold consistent policies, and they […]

Menorca, Spain (September 28, 2021) – Andy Soriano’s Alegre hold the overnight lead after the first day of racing at the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, comfortably winning the only race which could be contested due to very light, […]

(September 28, 2021) – Having left Les Sables d’Olonne midway through the afternoon yesterday, propelled along by a NW’ly breeze of between 15 and 20 knots on relatively heavy seas, the 90 sailors in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef saw […]

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 […]