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For a one design class, inclusion in the Olympic Games is guaranteed to heighten the level of competition. While many decades ago that may not have impacted how people follow rules, that ship has long sailed. Getting an edge today […]

Cowes, UK (August 12, 2021) – What the opening day of 44Cup Cowes lacked in sunshine it more than made up for with close racing for the eight international teams. The morning had started with just 8-10 knots of breeze […]

Chester, NS (August 12, 2021) – Colin Mann, skipper with J/92 Poohsticks, raced in the Distance 2 fleet and placed first on Day 1 in the only race and is now in third in cumulative results. But Day 2 at […]

Cleveland, OH (August 11, 2021) – Storms riddled Lake Erie as qualifying completed today at the 2021 Lightning North American Championship presented by Pusser’s Rum. In a morning plagued by rain, lightning, and wind, 60 boats took the water and […]

Chester, NS (August 11, 2021) – There was a lot of excitement — and a lot of fog — on the water during the first day of Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2021. Last year’s event was cancelled due to […]

(August 11, 2021) – In 2019 there was some embarrassment for the rest of the world with France ‘owning’ the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race, winning nine of the 10 classes, albeit with the American Wizard team breaking the French run […]

The West Marine US Open Sailing Series enters the sixth and final event of the 2021 circuit on August 13-15 in San Francisco, CA. With racing on San Francisco Bay, entries are open for ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, […]

Highlights of Antoine Albert’s Final Video From a Notoriously Windy & Wavy Pozo Izquierdo Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, is one of the windiest places in Europe, particularly during summer time, and Antoine Albert’s (Goya Windsurfing) used sail sizes in his […]

(August 10, 2021) – Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios took line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race this evening, after crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST. Their total elapsed time for completing the new 695 nautical mile […]

Newport Beach, CA (August 10, 2021) – The 2021 Youth Match Racing World Championship began today for the nine teams from five countries, completing eight flights of the double round robin series. Staying perfect was local Jeffrey Petersen (USA) at […]

As the Olympians from Tokyo 2020 take a breather, there is no rest for their competitors in the race to Paris 2024. With only three years to go, and qualifying well before that, getting there depends on the work now. […]

Top young sailors from around the USA will compete in the 2021 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships on August 11-13 in Marblehead, MA. This US Sailing National Championship features single-, double-, and quadruplehanded competition for the historic Sears Cup, Bemis […]

When the 2021 average payroll in Major League Baseball is US$130 million, and the reigning champions – Los Angeles Dodgers – are spending US$267 million, there’s a strong argument that money equals success. But when the 2020 MLB runner-up has […]

Quantum Sails’ Alan Woodyard recounts the trials, tribulations, and little victories he and his team experienced at the 2021 J/22 World Championship on July 20-23 in Corpus Christi, TX. To us racing sailors, regattas are the culmination of our sport. […]

It was under difficult conditions for the 32nd Olympiad to be held. After massive investment by Japan, to host the event meant risking recovery from the pandemic. For the athletes, so much effort had already been extended one year. For […]

(August 9, 2021) – It was a blustery start and first night at sea in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race, with the 337 entries facing 25+ knot southwesterly headwinds and violent wind against tide seas, though overnight the wind has […]

After 24 months of research, development, and construction, 11th Hour Racing Team has unveiled its new IMOCA 60, the first of a new era of boats designed to compete in fully crewed, short-handed and solo offshore sailboat races. With the […]

Nico Prien Ticking Off One More Item From His Bucket List Having been in Bangkok, Thailand, Nico Prien (Starboard / NeilPryde) has been spending him summer holidays in Turkey where he’s been able to tick off one of the items […]

Six teams representing Ireland, New Zealand, and USA competed in the Chicago Grand Slam held August 6-8 in Chicago, IL. As the first event of the four stage 2021 Grand Slam Series, a double round robin series led to Semi-Final […]

Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the first Games in 1896, and the value of its inclusion is often debated. Being an Olympic sport can bring complexity but also a platform to leverage. As the International Olympic Committee seeks […]

A full weekend of windward-leeward races might be ideal for the advanced competitor, but far more sailors just seek a purpose to be on the water. But some purposes are more extreme than others as detailed in this report: When […]

Cowes, UK (August 8, 2021) – The Rolex Fastnet Race has a reputation for the severe weather that it can throw at its competitors. Still strongly remembered is the 1979 race that cost 19 lives, the 49th edition of the […]

Irish government officials report that Cork has been shortlisted to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2024, claiming the event will deliver an economic benefit of at least €1bn (1.18bn USD) over three years. Cork is currently vying with Valencia […]

Cowes, UK (August 7, 2021) – Like a trial run for tomorrow’s start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, today the Solent has been in blustery mood with an overcast sky, rain and perpetual gusty winds. The forecast for the start […]

After a one year hiatus in competition last year, the annual ORC World Championship returns to the international yachting calendar on August 9-14 in Tallinn, Estonia. A total of 104 entries from 12 nations are registered for competing in three […]

After a one year hiatus in competition last year, the annual ORC World Championship returns to the international yachting calendar on August 9-14 in Tallinn, Estonia. A total of 104 entries from 12 nations are registered for competing in three […]

One hundred forty-six sailors competed in the 2021 Naples Sabot US Junior National Championship held August 3-5 in San Diego, CA. After a qualifying series divided the competitors into four fleets, the top 35 completed a 6-race series for the […]

If a sailing broadcast is like watching grass grow, blame it on the commentators. Here’s a view from the London 2012 Olympics. Race schedule was staggered for the ten sailing events from July 25 to August 4. Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]

When the announcement of the inaugural Safe Harbor Race Weekend arrived at Scuttlebutt HQ, we immediately liked the vibe of the message. It sounded fun. The trend in the sport has seen heightened expectations, and while that is worthy of […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt After watching the 36th America’s Cup, with flying 75-footers that only billionaire can afford, I thought to myself what would happen if this was a trend for the sport. The AC75 was an unnerving concept that […]

Getting started in a new one-design class can be intimidating. You may not know the boat, the people, the set-up of the rig, or the fastest sail trim. But joining a new class is not as scary or as challenging […]

Cleveland, OH (August 3, 2021) – The qualifying stage of the 75th Thistle US National Championship was completed with three races held yesterday and today to divide the 96 teams into Championship and Presidents divisions. With qualifying scores rolling into […]

Lydia Mullan, managing editor of Sail, offers that as companies and organizations look toward holistic approaches to improve workplace morale, addressing gender bias needs to be near the top of the list. “There are usually a lot more girls in […]

Enoshima, Japan (August 3, 2021) – It was a sensational day of racing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition with four of the ten events focused on the Medal Race. Brazil repeated Rio gold in the Women’s Skiff – […]

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics was always going to be a search for the US Team to find the silver lining. Among the ten events, there were no medal favorites and one longshot. The six strong events from Rio 2016 now […]

Struggling to unplug your teenager this summer? With more restriction and structure today on children than parents experienced, boating offers a massive upside for instilling confidence and mental strength. But how much rope do you ease out? Ocean Feng is […]

Tom Munzig, Commodore of Los Angeles Yacht Club, shares this update from the club’s past and present history: Lost and found. No, it’s not on the scale of stumbling upon Machu Picchu high in the Peruvian Andes or opening King […]

When Sail Canada opted not to send all their qualified athletes to the Rio 2016 Olympics, the uproar at home led the national federation to fill every entry they received for the 2020 Games – six of the ten events. […]

Outside of the wealthy, established sailing nations, getting into sailing can be hard. Breaking into Olympic sailing is much, much harder, especially if you come from a country with no real background or grass-roots interest in the sport. Since 2015 […]

Antoine Albert Mixing in Some Surf and Freestyle Sessions in Between the Wave Sailing Training The wind and waves have been going off recently in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, but when there is a slight gap in the conditions that […]

Enoshima, Japan (August 2, 2021) – Lack of wind across Sagami Bay meant no racing today on Day 9 of the Sailing Olympic competition. This means the skiff classes, the 49erFX Women and 49er Men, will have to wait another […]

The 60th anniversary of the Ugotta Regatta was held July 30-August 1 in Harbor Springs, MI. The event consisted of 82 yachts ranging from Alerion 28s to GL 52s and SC 70s with a One-Design Circle and the famous Tour […]