Details for Women’s IOD Invitational

The 2025 Women’s IOD Invitational will be September 6-7 in Marblehead, MA. Boats will be provided by the Marblehead Fleet,

Knowing the rules makes you better

Knowing the rules of racing benefits every sailor, and that’s why Lily Grimshaw would encourage anyone with a passion for

The Great American Wine Collector

Bill Koch was inducted into the U.S. National Sailing Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018.

On The Wind with Richard Clarke

The On The Wind podcast (formerly ’59 Degrees North’) features guests from throughout the world of sailing, and this episode

Safety standards: Point – Counterpoint

When Scuttlebutt asked whether rising safety standards for events was making a difference, as the goal was to prevent fatalities,

Will the Real Housewives raise your hand

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States, and while Newport is not among the ten most populated

World Sailing Olympic Rankings

The World Sailing Rankings for Olympic Class athletes seek to establish an order of ability based on their best six

Unsafe outcomes from over-regulation

The Scuttlebutt report about safety standards churned this memory from Mark Chew who publishes Southern Woodenboat Sailing: A few years

Artifical Intelligence in underwater photography – a force for good, or evil?

Jenny created this picture using the AI image generation service Midjourney Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. Jenny Stock considers its impact

No other region comes close

While the community of Newport has a buzz prior to the biennial Bermuda Race, and spectators are drawn to South

Confusion won’t help sell this boat

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The 2013 America’s Cup initiated a significant shift, trading monohulls for catamarans on San

Leading future of Canadian sailing

Sail Canada has appointed Anders Gustafsson as its new High Performance Director to lead its national sailing programs. As the

How not to grow the sport

Dear Curmudgeon: When I applied for my PHRF certificate, I was told that Scuttlebutt Sailing Club was not a recognized

Sailing skunked again for Hall of Fame

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee confirmed the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2025, which

HOW TO … get MOB ready

Handling emergencies begins with good preparation. Report by Nikki Henderson: A crew member falls overboard: the universal sailor’s nightmare. Here’s

Shawyer to foil in The Ocean Race Europe

Canadian skipper Scott Shawyer has acquired a foiling IMOCA 60 – formerly known as Groupe Dubreuil and originally built in

Chinese diver dies off Indonesia’s Kakaban Island

Aerial view of Kakaban Island (Photo: Shutterstock) The body of a Chinese diver who died off Kakaban Island, one of

Shark fins seized at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport

Some of the smuggled fins on display after the seizure (Photo: Thai Customs) A huge haul of 402 shark fins

Einstein really enjoyed sailing

The fields of science, technology, engineering, and math – known as STEM in education – have latched on to sailing

Wingsail rigs: Dual, inflatable, retractable

In development for several years, this tech-driven catamaran was unveiled last month in France. The 70ft MODX is designed to

Australian Sailing needs new leadership

Australian Sailing is now recruiting for the position of CEO as Ben Houston, who has held the position for six

LA28’s podium of concerns

After the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics pulled off the rare feat of being profitable, the 2028 edition is not riding

ILCA World Championships in China

Two of the ten Olympic events for Los Angeles 2028 will hold their 2025 World Championship at the site of

Halcyon offers Symbios Ecosystem discounts for instructors

(Photo: Michael Westreicher/Halcyon) Halcyon Dive Systems is offering dive instructors a discounted offer on its Symbios Ecosystem, an integrated dive