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Mallorca, Spain (August 25, 2021) – With the wind blowing offshore for the one race which was sailed at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week & 20th Anniversary Invitational, tacticians and strategists had a more challenging day than […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Kiwi professional Stu Bannatyne nominated the Volvo 70 Ericsson 4. Here’s the report: “Ericsson 4 holds a […]

The last three months have been an epic adventure up and down the coast of California as the Kite Foil League attracted 36 kiters representing seven countries for three events that offered an opportunity for this new Olympic event to […]

With the shift in Olympic equipment toward high performance, the pathway to the podium has found favor in the 29er Class with 193 boats from 24 countries to compete in the 2021 29er World Championship in Valencia, Spain. Germany and […]

The introduction of foiling Formula kites for the Paris 2024 Olympics was to heighten excitement and offer inclusive equipment for both genders, and the concept got positive reviews during the 2021 PanAmerican Formula Kite Championship in Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Known […]

When it comes to hubs of high tech sailboat construction in the USA, not many would identify a small Michigan city along the shore of Lake Macatawa as the place to be, but just around the corner from Tulip City […]

Mallorca, Spain (August 24, 2021) – It had been a 17 month postponement for the 52 SUPER SERIES, unable to continue on from the March 2020 event in Cape Town due to travel restrictions from the pandemic, but the grand […]

A Pick of Takara Ishii’s Best Waves From Ho’okipa Takara Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) is one of the thriving next generation of wave sailors starting to come through the ranks on the World Tour. The 20-year-old has already earned […]

by Kevin Gunn Over the last ten years, I have been fortunate enough to coach the Ursuline Academy high school sailing team in New Orleans, LA. We are recognized as a varsity sport at the all-girls school and have a […]

Rivalries fuel interest in sport and are founded in confrontation. Somebody says something and before you know it you have fans taking sides. For a burgeoning sports league like SailGP, this is good news. Spanish team helm Phil Robertson and […]

While today’s modern America’s Cup boats have little future beyond the landfill, J-Class and IACC yachts continue to ply the waters for recreation and competition, but it is the 12 Metre organization that thumps its drum the loudest. After navigating […]

After a year of training, double Olympic gold medalist Shirley Robertson and Volvo Ocean Race and Figaro sailor Henry Bomby put it all to the test in the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race, racing their Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300 on the […]

Tyler Jones and his 5-year old son Manny enjoying time on the water at Lake Norman Yacht Club in North Carolina. Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/08/23/photo-summer-fun-on-the-water/

Disciplinary and appeal decisions within World Sailing are determined by Independent Panels appointed by the Judicial Board. Decisions made by Member National Authorities (MNAs) are decided by the disciplinary systems of those MNAs. The Judicial Board members are: Hon. Ruth […]

The 2021 Lido 14 Class Championship attracted 50 teams for racing on August 20-22 on Mission Bay in San Diego, CA. After Erik Shampain and Bobbie Sterbins dominated the qualifying series, Greg Dair and Nick McCabe found their mojo in […]

The 2021 T-10 North American Championship became a two-boat slugfest through nine races on August 19-22 in Racine, WI. With 23 teams competing, John Sheehan’s Hooligan and Scott Irwin’s Team Iball posted all top five scores to separate from the […]

Must Watch | Ricardo Campello Talks About Landing the Biggest Jump of his Life After Returning to Pozo For First Time in 3 Years Ricardo Campello (Naish / Naish Sails) has long been considered one of the most radical windsurfers […]

Hillary Mendez Vasquez at the wheel while participating in a series of Outreach Sails organized by the Great Chesapeake Schooner Race, the Schooner Woodwind, the Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks, the Annapolis Mayor’s Office, and the Annapolis Waterfront & […]

With ten teams competing in J/22s at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship, Nicole Breault (San Francisco, CA) dominated the field, winning all 16 of her matches to claim the Allegra Knapp Mertz Trophy for the fourth time. The […]

Detroit, MI (August 22, 2021) – In a first-to-five point showdown that went to the fourth match, Alastair Gifford (NZL) and his team of Devon Baker and Frank Dair won the 13th edition of the International Match Race for the […]

Bary B. Gately, a sail designer and professional coach, shares tips on how communication within the crew translates to performance on the race course: We have all seen onboard footage of Grand Prix racing where the crew executes everything from […]

The 2021 ILYA Annual Championship brought together 142 boats to compete in four classes on August 16-21 on Lake Okoboji in Milford, IA. The winning skippers were Vincent Porter (A Scow, 16 boats), Kent Haeger (C Scow, 50 boats), Harry […]

One hundred years of sailing for the Sir Thomas Lipton Interclub Challenge Cup will be celebrated September 4-6 when club teams from all over the Gulf Coast gather at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans to race Viper 640s, the […]

The final award for the 2021 Transpac Race, determined by a review panel from the Transpacific Yacht Club, goes to Jesse Osborn, winning the Mark S. Rudiger Celestial Navigation Trophy for his work as navigator aboard Justin Waite’s Stevens 47 […]

After careful review of the weather forecast for the 2021 Ida Lewis Distance Race, which was for very light winds, along with concern about the track for Tropical Storm Henri, the 17th edition was cancelled to ensure the fleet has […]

The threat of Tropical Storm Henri making landfall in the Northeast cancelled the fourth edition of the New York Yacht Club One-Design Regatta which was to be held August 21-22 in Newport, RI. Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/08/20/nyyc-one-design-regatta-cancelled/”

Aarhus, Denmark (August 20, 2021) – The inaugural ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix was met with rolling clouds and shifting winds making the racecourse a ‘minefield’ for day one on Aarhus Bay. Additional drama came in the form of a […]

US Sailing is seeking nominations for their Association, Community Sailing, Training and Education, Race Management, One-Design, Adaptive, Coaching, and Sportsmanship awards. Consider nominating an individual or organization that has inspired their community through their work in the industry in 2021. […]

While the structure of youth and school competition helps to direct the herd, it is equally important to expose the next generation to a type of sailing that exists beyond the age-based organization. Prior to the widespread growth of teenage […]

Detroit, MI (August 19, 2021) – Six teams from Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, and the USA are competing in Bayview Yacht Club’s 2021 edition of the Grade 2 Detroit Cup, second stop on the GRAND SLAM tour. Sailed in […]

Off the Beaten Tracks with Florian Jung in South Africa If you want to score epic wind and waves sometimes you need to wonder off the beaten track, which is exactly what Florian Jung (Starboard / GUNSAILS) did this winter […]

The Ocean Race 2022-23 contender 11th Hour Racing Team recently revealed their new IMOCA 60 – 11.2. In “The Making of” series of videos, the team dives below the surface of the design and build process and explores three themes: […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News In the absence of any firm details for the next America’s Cup, this is when we obsess about the trivial, though you could say the venue is not so trivial. While once not on […]

by Capt. Michael L. Martel, Points East But it’s not fiction, not at all. German-born Jens Lange exchanged his three-piece suit for a woodworking shop apron, his fountain pen for a varnish brush and he has never looked back. Jens […]

Aarhus, Denmark (August 19, 2021) – The United States SailGP Team can’t catch a break during SailGP Season 2. After three events in which their success was derailed by incidents, an accident during practice now requires a crew change for […]

Ten teams will compete at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship in pursuit of the Allegra Knapp Mertz Trophy on August 20-22 in San Diego, CA. Skipper Allie Blecher (Long Beach, CA) and her crew including main trimmer and […]

For Australian boating magazine AFLOAT, David Salter ponders the development that has changed how we acknowledge performance in the sport of offshore racing. There is a neat compound word in the German language – luftpause – meaning “a brief pause […]

Elaine Bunting has been perfectly placed throughout her career to experience the onward progress of boat equipment, yachting, and communication technologies in the leisure marine industry. From working as a sailing instructor and world-girdling Ocean Yachtmaster, to more than 30 […]

Sixty-three teams have registered for the Ida Lewis Distance Race which starts its 17th edition on August 20 with the OFFSHORE portion of the event in Newport, RI. In a picturesque sendoff near Fort Adams, the bulk of the fleet […]

Critical to SailGP is for racing to occur, for when you are seeking to be an entertainment sport, fans expect the show to go on. But nobody controls the wind, so revisions to their F50 catamaran wings has been the […]

After the Chicago Yacht Club’s Race to Mackinac was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the 112th edition in 2021 attracted 231 boats for the 289.4 nautical mile course from Chicago to Mackinac Island. While benign weather made for […]

The pandemic has not been kind to the 52 SUPER SERIES, cancelling all events for the grand prix TP52 fleet for the past 15 months, but the class returns to competition on August 24-28 when 16 teams race on the […]

(August 17, 2021) – Coast Guard and San Francisco Fire Department personnel medevaced a woman from a sailboat early this morning which was located approximately 380 miles offshore from San Francisco, CA. Eleventh Coast Guard District Command Center watchstanders received […]

Perhaps if there were more women yacht designers, there’d be more small keelboat one design classes better suited for women. But with ideal team weight often favoring bigger people, creating opportunity for women in sailing needs a twist such as […]

Following the cancellation of the 2021 Dragon World Championship due to the pandemic, the Dragon Gold Cup is the biggest event for the year, being held August 15-20 in Marstrand, Sweden. However, Mother Nature has had other ideas. It’s rare […]

The 2021 12 Metre World Championship is being held August 17-21, with nine vintage teams crossing tacks in Helsinki, Finland. Each boat has a story, with one in particular left for dead but now back and better than ever. From […]

Where once sport was an escape from real world drama, now it is a platform to address headline issues. Perhaps it was ignorance before, and while heightened awareness is healthy, can sport become too obsessive in its support? Viewership for […]

Thirty teams have gathered for the 2021 Star North American Championship with racing on August 18-21 in Newport Beach, CA. The fleet includes six Star world champions, four at the helm and two as crew. One of the crew is […]

It was not unexpected for New Zealand to successfully defend in the 36th America’s Cup, but it was not expected for the Kiwi team to put out to bid the 37th edition. However, the tradition of the defense occurring within […]

In the past ten Summer Olympics, the Australian Sailing Team has only twice been left off the podium, and most recently have been near or at the top of the Medal table. The nation is accustomed to success, with their […]

Quantum Sails, which has served Mid-Atlantic sailors for the past 25 years from its loft in Annapolis, Maryland, is moving to a new location at 104 Severn Avenue and will open on September 13, 2021. Quantum Sails Annapolis’ current location […]

The inaugural Safe Harbor Race Weekend, held August 13-15 in Newport, R.I., is now in the history books and has made an indelible mark in the log books of 46 sailing teams from around New England and across the country […]

Multi time Cal 20 champions Keith Ives and crew Chuck Stevens claimed their fifth Cal 20 Class Championship in a strong fleet of 29 boats on August 13-15 in San Pedro, CA. Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club hosted the 59th Cal […]