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To paraphrase the bard of 19th-century American literature, the reports of the demise of the 2020 regatta calendar have been greatly exaggerated. There will be racing this summer. And what better way to maximize the truncated sailing season than with […]

Balz Müller, Lennart Neubauer & Maaike Huvermann Sending It In Naxos With there being no PWA Freestyle World Cups this year that opened up a window of opportunity for Balz Müller (MB-Boards / Severne Sails) to return to the spot […]

As the Chairman of the US Sailing Diversity and Inclusion Committee and as a recent addition to the Board of Directors at Hudson River Community Sailing (New York, NY), Sergeant Debora Abrams-Wright has come a long way in a relatively […]

The World Sailing Racing Rules Question and Answer Service is to support Race Officials, Member National Authorities and World Sailing Class Associations whereby they may submit questions through World Sailing concerning the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). This inquiry navigates […]

When two people recently died due to electrocution while swimming at a marina at Lake Pleasant in Arizona, it was a fatal reminder that this threat continues to plague the boating community. Alarms, no matter how accurate, are no substitute […]

The coronavirus pandemic has touched us all, but in these challenging times comes opportunity. In this report by Rick Jarchow, he shares how a random format provided good times: With sailing having been put on hold for the spring in […]

For over a century, Larchmont Race Week has been a crown jewel of racing on Long Island Sound with adults racing on the weekends, as many as 450 juniors sailing during the week, and the Storm Trysail Club’s Jr. Safety-at-Sea […]

In a World Sailing feature titled Trusting the Process, they check in on the Olympic sailors to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their preparation for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. In this episode Nacra 17 […]

With Diony Guadagnino Our last ‘Blast From The Past’ features – Diony Guadagnino (AHD / Loftsails) – who has two decades of experience on the world tour having made his debut in 2020. The Venezuelan is a complete allrounder having […]

The Racing Rules of Sailing are in their essence simple, with six pages providing the bulk of what you must know. However, at times the rules collide with each other such as in Case 146 which details when two boats […]

Tokyo 2020 has confirmed it has secured all 42 venues required to host the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. The final two pieces of the puzzle were the Athletes’ Village and the Tokyo Big Sight – the venue […]

Mayflower was an English ship, estimated between 90 and 110 feet in length, which transported the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. But its arrival in Cape Cod was short-lived, […]

In 2019, Bert ter Hart left Victoria (BC) on October 28 to go back in time a half century and sail around the world. Here’s the story: The Boat: Built in 1987 at Hamilton Ontario by Hank Hinkley and a […]

Ariel Nachemia and Erica Lush won the second edition of Oakcliff Sailing’s Doublehanded Distance Race held July 14-15 in Oyster Bay, NY. With six teams in a matched fleet of Melges 24s, the race was designed to aid World Sailing […]

Day 4: Gibson In A League Of Her Own, While Rutkowski Builds Commanding Lead In The Men’s For the fourth consecutive day Bol, Croatia, produced excellent racing conditions to allow another 3 eliminations for the Men and 4 eliminations for […]

Terry Hutchinson visits the Deed of Gift which sits in the New York Yacht Club and has guided every America’s Cup since it was penned in 1851. At the heart of the complexity, it asks for a friendly competition between […]

The J/105 Class Association, Annapolis Yacht Club, and J/105 Fleet #3 have decided, because of the varying levels of infection and disruption across the world, to cancel the 2020 J/105 North American Championship scheduled for October 29-November 1. The Organizing […]

Day 3: Rutkowski Extends Lead, While Read & Gibson Go Head-To-Head In The Foiling There was a slightly unexpected flurry of wind on day 3 of the 2020 Zoo Station Croatia PWA Slalom World Tour, so what was anticipated to […]

Frank Hugelmeyer is president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the nation’s leading trade association for the marine industry. The NMMA extends from parts to boats, and boats include pretty much anything that floats, so while their focus isn’t just […]

by Nick Truebridge, Radio New Zealand Employees at America’s Cup defender Team New Zealand (TNZ) have been kept afloat by nearly $1.5 million in Government wage subsidies through the COVID-19 crisis. Businesses had to prove a 30 per cent revenue […]

The Vendée Globe is the only sailing race round the world that’s solo, non-stop, and without assistance, and it is all systems go for the 9th edition on November 8, 2020. Beginning in 1989 with 13 entries, the start line […]

With the postponement of The Ocean Race from 2021 to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, here is some of what’s being said about the decision: Torben Grael, former race winning skipper and Vice-President of the World Sailing Council: “The […]

(July 16, 2020) – Organizers of The Ocean Race have confirmed the next edition of the Race, planned to start in the autumn of 2021, will be postponed one year. The plan now is to begin October 2022 from Alicante, […]

This year has seen challenge after challenge, but for four teams, their focus remains on the 36th America’s Cup. Video uploaded Jul 15, 2020. Details: www.americascup.com 36th America’s Cup In addition to Challenges from Italy, USA, and Great Britain that […]

For the Olympic sports, their International Federations (IF) receive payment from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) every four years after the games. For most IFs, this money amounts to a massive percentage of their budget, and with the one year […]

Variety reports how Netflix is developing a feature film based on Jessica Watson’s sailing memoir “True Spirit” with Sarah Spillane on board to direct. Watson became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world in 2009, […]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Edgartown Yacht Club (Edgartown, MA) has cancelled the buoy racing segment of its annual Edgartown Race Weekend but will still host the 82nd running of its signature ‘Round-the-Island (’RTI) race on August 1 in […]

The New York Yacht Club has made the decision to cancel the sixth edition of the Resolute Cup, a Corinthian Championship for U.S. Yacht Clubs, scheduled for September 14-19, 2020. “We looked at all the options to run this event, […]

For five years, the Race to Alaska, a 750-mile course from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska, proved that journey trumps destination, and while COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 edition, the Organizing Authority is, for 25 days, sharing their fondest memories […]

Stanford University, which has long boasted one of the most robust collections of varsity sports in the country, will cut 11 of its varsity programs at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year as it deals with the ongoing financial […]

As nations and regions grapple with how to handle the COVID-19 disease, recreational and professional sailing has invariably been snagged in their regulatory net. While denying boaters with some social distance, the marine industry has had to adjust too. Gail […]

For any of the medalists at the Tokyo 2020 Games, their success will be attributed to how they revised their training schedule and utilized the extra 12 months under which the competition was postponed. For the ten Sailing events, that […]

Marino Gil Showing Off Some Impressive Skills In Classic Pozo Conditions – 60 Knots & Waves It’s safe to say the action has been going off in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, and over the weekend, which is when the 2020 […]

A Different Take On Your Usual Windsurfing Video By Graham Ezzy The Art of Waves featuring Graham Ezzy (Tabou / Ezzy Sails) is a refreshingly different take on windsurfing videos….You can now cruise around Ho’okipa – Graham’s home spot – […]

For five years, the Race to Alaska, a 750-mile course from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska, proved that journey trumps destination, and while COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 edition, the Organizing Authority is, for 25 days, sharing their fondest memories […]

It is the Deed of Gift that dictates America’s Cup entrants are clubs, and for the team which represents the club, if they prove victorious, the home fans then bask in the bright lights of this historic event as the […]

by Mark Chisnell, Sailing World Pop quiz: Which technology did not exist in sailboat racing 10 years ago but will be decisive in the 36th America’s Cup? No, it’s not foiling. Sailboats have been “flying” for more than two decades. […]

We know Pamala Baldwin though her sailing exploits, as the Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) had awarded the Antigua-based skipper and her J/122 Liquid team the CSA Traveller’s Trophy for the second year running. Although the 2020 racing season was cut […]

America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand is diving into its legal fund as it seeks to convince the kiwi courts that a confidential draft audit report on finances for the America’s Cup event, which found its way into the […]

Amid the health restrictions due to COVID-19, competitive sailing can occur, but getting everyone to buy-in is critical. However, with smart planning, clarity in communication, and strong leadership to ensure standards are maintained, the opportunity exists to host racing. This […]

The category of ‘professional sailor’ has morphed to cover a lot of ground and the degree of refinement for the adjective before the noun has significant range too. Attorney Maurice Cusick, specializing in maritime law, offer this observation from his […]

With Jenna Gibson Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) has shown moments of magic in her first few seasons on the Slalom PWA World Tour with the Brit showing she has plenty of potential to challenge for top honours in the […]

The America’s Cup, the pinnacle of yachting, was first contested in 1851 making it the oldest trophy in international sport, predating the modern Olympic Games by 45 years. Video uploaded Jul 5, 2020. Details: www.americascup.com 36th America’s Cup In addition […]

For five years, the Race to Alaska, a 750-mile course from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska, proved that journey trumps destination, and while COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 edition, the Organizing Authority is, for 25 days, sharing their fondest memories […]

As riveting as the 36th America’s Cup may be, the ramp-up is getting exciting too. Here’s the latest: • The investigations into financial management of the 2021 America’s Cup have taken another twist, with the principals of a high-profile sport-events […]

We’ve been enamored with the Race to Alaska since its inception in 2015. No motor, no support, through wild frontier, navigating by sail or peddle/paddle (but at some point both) the 750 cold water miles from Port Townsend, Washington to […]

The Milwaukee Community Sailing Center (Milwaukee, WI) is a private, not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 agency located just north of downtown in the heart of Veterans Park at McKinley Marina. MCSC’s mission is to promote sailing and make Lake Michigan available […]

For five years, the Race to Alaska, a 750-mile course from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska, proved that journey trumps destination, and while COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 edition, the Organizing Authority is, for 25 days, sharing their fondest memories […]

For five years, the Race to Alaska, a 750-mile course from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska, proved that journey trumps destination, and while COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 edition, the Organizing Authority is, for 25 days, sharing their fondest memories […]

Grant Dalton, leader of America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand, has been fighting fires. As the organizer of the 36th America’s Cup, his partnership with the kiwi government means that when there is trouble, it becomes the worst kind […]

With Arrianne Aukes After making her debut on the PWA Freestyle World Tour – Arrianne Aukes (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) – quickly established herself as one of the best female freestylers in the world. After quickly adapting […]

Spanish photographer Jesús Renedo (above left) and his hombres gear up for a session at Pollensa, a town in the northern part of the Spanish island of Majorca. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Just because you don’t campaign across the country, doesn’t mean you can can’t be competitive in your local beer can series. Quantum’s Carter White* talks about his experience with beer can series racing and how to get the most out […]

It was before the Tokyo 2020 Games were postponed when we published Tokyo 2020: Let the show go on (March 5, 2020) during a time when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was determining how to host the competition amid the […]