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When the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race gets underway on December 26, the 105-boat fleet can expect a fast start according to the latest information from the NSW Bureau of Meteorology. Gabrielle Woodhouse, Senior Meteorologist for the Bureau, said […]

The 2024 Sydney Hobart Race extends 628-nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to Hobart, the state capital of Tasmania. The start on December 26 takes place in the heart of the Australian summer, with 105 yachts set to take on the […]

(December 24, 2024; Day 45) – Today at 23h 27min 20sec (UTC), Yoann Richomme passed the last of the three major capes of the solo non-stop race around the world, the infamous Cape Horn, in the lead of the 10th […]

What’s your favorite Christmas song?           View this post on Instagram                         A post shared by Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team (@emiratesgbrsailgp) Source: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/12/23/happy-christmas-from-emirates-gbr/

The 2024 hurricane season, predicted to be “above-normal,” began with the earliest-ever category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic, Hurricane Beryl, in early July, and ended with Rafael, the westernmost major November hurricane on record. Saildrone sailed into both. “In a […]

by Peter Swanson, Loose Cannon The sailing world was abuzz with skepticism recently as the U.S. Coast Guard reported rescuing three men in a sailboat that wasn’t sinking. Why? According to the Coast Guard, they were experiencing up to 20-knot […]

(December 15, 2024; Day 36) – The 2024-25 Vendée Globe had its first dismasting as Australians Pip Hare lost the rig on Medallia today at 21:45 UTC, 800 nm south of Australia. Hare has secured Medallia and is under jury […]

(December 16, 2024; Day 37) – Leadership of the 2024-25 Vendée Globe has tightened as Yoann Richomme, skipper of PAPREC ARKÉA, is hard on the heels of Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance). At just less than 18 miles behind Dalin, […]

As the leading nation in Sailing at the Olympic Games, Great Britain did not have their best performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, ranking sixth in the medal count. But to remind competitors they are not lying down, the Royal […]

Noroton Yacht Club (Darien, CT) will host the second biennial Susan Widmann Sinclair Women’s Championship June 13-15, 2025. The Sinclair Women’s Championship is now considered one of North America’s elite level women’s keelboat championships. The Championship was created recognizing the […]

A new edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing is published every four years, and while there were close to a hundred changes in the RRS 2021-24, the revision is less for the upcoming 2025-28 edition. To assist with this […]

The notable offshore races tend to be around 600 nm which are long enough to include sufficient strategy but don’t require too many night shifts. But for offshore races from California to Hawaii, where each day gets better, the longer […]

We will never wrap our heads around the Christmas season in Australia being at peak summer. How confused must the children be with Santa’s sleigh and Frosty the Snowman? They revised the classic song, “Jingle all the way, Christmas in […]

Alec Brainerd’s Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, Maine is a modestly sized yard with about 16 employees that builds, restores, and maintains wooden yachts by some of the world’s most famous designers. Inside the yard’s sheds, there are boats by Nathanael […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I’ve attended enough elite regattas – America’s Cup, Olympics, SailGP – to know that life inside the fence is better than outside. There’s perks and privilege, and while I get in with a media […]

A fleet of home-built 19-foot plywood Globe 5.80 Mini Class boats will set off December 28 for the 2024 Globe 5.80 Transat Race. The third edition has attracted 12 solo skippers for the 3000 nm competition across the Atlantic Ocean. […]

For the sake of determining eligibility in gender designated events, World Sailing approved the ‘Transgender and Non-Binary Eligibility Policy’ at its 2024 Annual Conference, with the terms of the Policy coming into effect January 1, 2025. It is a very […]

An Olympic sport such as Sailing, which is significantly funded by the International Olympic Committee, and operates at a loss during the Olympic Games, has reason to worry despite being a founding sport at the first Olympiad. In this report […]

When Quanhai Li was campaigning to be World Sailing president, he claimed how through his substantial business contacts around the world, that he was very confident to be in a position to bring valuable sponsorships and support to World Sailing. […]

If you walk by a recyclable trash can in the USA, the contents highlight a problem in identifying what qualifies for that option. The issue is too much trash is still trash, but this report by George Day in the […]

Shenzhen, China (December 12, 2024) – The top four teams have been confirmed for the Quarter Finals after the third day of the 2024 World Match Racing Tour Final. France’s Ian Garreta emerging as the top seed, tying with Sweden’s […]

The Canada Ocean Racing – Be Water Positive Sailing Team has entered The Ocean Race Europe. The team, led by skipper Scott Shawyer, will compete in the fully-crewed race, connecting European cities from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic, in […]

The 2024 Finn North American Championship has attracted 34 entrants for the racing on December 13-15 in Miami, FL. James Golden (Annapolis, MD) will try to defend his title while 2023 runner-up Rodion Mazin (Forestdale, MA) will seek the trophy […]

Thirty-one teams have entered the 2024 Viper 640 North American Championship on December 13-15 at Sarasota, FL. Sarasota Sailing Squadron, which is recovering from Hurricane Milton, will host the field that includes 2023 champion Jimmy Praley (Annapolis, MD). – Details […]

(December 12, 2024; Day 33) – While Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) is due to pass into the Pacific tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the 10th […]

At one month since the start of the race, the 2024-25 Vendée Globe is showcasing sporting and media success. Between the record number of visitors to the start village, historic audiences and unprecedented sporting performances so far, this 10th edition […]

When World Sailing sought modern equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympic windsurfing events, the iQFOiL was intentionally designed and chosen in a selection process. However, after one Olympic cycle, significant changes proved necessary… here’s the update: Starting in January 2025, […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Thomas Bach has served as president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, but his announcement to retire prompts a March 2025 election with his replacement taking over June 2025. One of the issues […]

(December 9, 2024; Day 30) – As is very often the case in the southern oceans, big breakaways caused by one weather system are rarely maintained on the Vendée Globe and today the tables have turned a little more in […]

The top teams on the World Match Racing Tour are in China for the final event on December 10–15 in Shenzhen, with the winner crowned the 2024 Match Racing World Champion and earn a share of the USD 200,000 prize […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I’m a fan of the round the world races, and have massive admiration of the sailors that do them. It is an adventure that gets more extreme for each lap, with 38 solo sailors […]

USA won one sailing medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and it was in the Men’s Skiff event which had fostered a strong team ethic which carried through two campaigns. Success does not come quick, nor does it come alone, […]

  Dave Perry is a welcomed authority on the racing rules. Long time chair of the US Sailing Appeals Committee, he is also an entertaining presenter on the rules and is available for in-person and on-line presentations in 2025. In […]

Pauline Courtois (FRA) dominated the 2024 Women’s Match Racing World Championship, held December 5-8 in Dubai, UAE. Courtois and her team of Maelenn Lemaitre, Louise Acker, Sophie Faguet, and Laurane Mettraux were undefeated, winning all 21 races in their road […]

(December 8, 2024; Day 29) – At 17:00 UTC yesterday in the Vendée Globe, second place skipper Sébastien Simon (FRA) alerted his team that his starboard foil had just broken on his IMOCA Groupe Dubreuil while in the southern Indian […]

The 2024 Optimist World Championship has attracted 227 entries (164 boys, 63 girls) for racing on December 7-14 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Fifty-two nations are represented by no more than five competitors, aged 15 years or younger, with the […]

Francesca Clapcich, two time Olympian and the only Italian to win The Ocean Race, revealed in February 2024 that she would skipper a new racing program to provide women with racing opportunities at the highest level. Using the Ocean Fifty […]

It’s not clear if the growth of wingfoiling is attracting new enthusiasts to sailing, or providing something new for those already in. Carol Cronin (Jamestown RI), who is very much in, shares her obsession with the foiling board and handheld […]

When we watched the Season 5 opening event of SailGP, there were two observations. To start, with the first and last two events in the Middle East, we hope significant host fees justify the region’s notorious light winds (yawn!). No […]

(December 5, 2024; Day 26) – The Vendée Globe story continues to be how the leaders in the Indian Ocean – Charlie Dalin and Sébastien Simon – are outrunning a monster low pressure system as they pass the Kerguelen Islands. […]

For the first time in the long history of Cruising World’s Boat of the Year contest, the 16-boat fleet of nominees was split 50/50, right down the middle, among monohulls and multihulls. After the dockside inspections were completed and every […]

What are the variables that impact participation? For any fleet of boats or regatta organizer, the issues will differ but when the cost in time and money to participate exceeds the pleasurable benefit, people will seek alternative activities. Fun is […]

Looking for the perfect gift for the sailor in your life—or want to drop a hint for something you’d like? Our friends at RCR Yachts took a look at multiple gift guides to find some of the most popular recommendations. […]

CBS Sports will have a record 54 hours of television coverage for the fifth season of the SailGP sports league set to air across its platforms during the 2024-25 season. The first event of the Season 5, which was held […]

(December 4, 2024; Day 25) – As the solo skippers race across the southern oceans close to Antarctica, the Vendée Globe is helping to navigate safe passage. A virtual zone called the Antarctic Exclusion Zone (ZEA) has been set up […]

Sailing has a fan problem, says Sir Russell Coutts, CEO of the SailGP sports league. Wile other sports have embraced fans as essential to its success, sailing seems to still be reluctant to do the same. “To have longevity, the […]

New Zelander Jo Aleh competed in four Olympics, and coached in a fifth, during a 16-year span. The 38-year-old Olympic gold and silver medalist in the 470, who also competed in the 2024 Women’s America’s Cup, offers her view on […]

The World Cruising Club revealed the lost crew member in the 2024 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers was 33-year-old Swedish sailor Dag Eresund who fell overboard from Johannes Schwarz’s Volvo 70 Ocean Breeze on December 2 at 02:27 UTC. The search […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Kiwi America’s Cup legend Ray Davies nominated the AC72. Here’s the report: “I think one of the […]

The Boating Barrister is a monthly feature in WindCheck magazine by John K. Fulweiler, Esq. which offers tips for navigating tricky legal waterways, always with a healthy dose of wit. In the Nov/Dec 2024 edition, John offers his take on […]

How people get connected to sailing varies through the decades, but also by the region. Joe Cooper recalls his early days for WindCheck magazine: What was it like when you learned to sail? I had to stop and think about […]

The countdown is on as the Admiral’s Cup, organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), will return to the spotlight on July 19-31. Two boat teams from across the globe are rallying for the 2025 return of this legendary […]

Following the August 2024 tragedy that killed seven people, plans to salvage the 56-metre Perini Navi sailing yacht Bayesian are underway with several recovery proposals submitted to the prosecutor’s office in Termini Imerese, Sicily. A syndicate of insurers led by […]