SG Yelken Archive

Antigua (April 21, 2019) – The third day at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by LOCMAN, was the Cannon Course, a memorial to the ‘Father of Classics’ Kenny Coombs, who was in the heart and soul of the hundreds of […]

It is with great regret that I report on the passing of Dr. Luigi Lang on April 13 in Genoa, Italy. Luigi was a valued friend and long-time supporter of the International Twelve Metre Class. In addition to Luigi’s many […]

Following the announcement by the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) that its largest builder, LaserPerformance (LP), is no longer permitted to supply class legal equipment, the ILCA has issued an advisory statement regarding their anticipation of how LP will seek […]

Even though still over a year away, the 16th edition of the Transpac Tahiti Race 2020 starting on May 28 has already five entries to compete in the 3570-mile voyage from Los Angeles to Papeete, first sailed in 1925. Organizers […]

Blind sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto called himself “the happiest person on earth” after conquering the Pacific Ocean after nearly two months of sailing nonstop from San Diego, USA to Iwaki, Japan. “Six years later, I finally could achieve my dream,” he […]

When John P. Buser, in his early 70s, went for a solo sail on April 17, the air temperature was in the low 70s and the wind offered an easy outing in San Diego, CA. A Navy pilot veteran and […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Following the 50th anniversary edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar on April 1-6, which annually attracts a massive turnout among the 10 Olympic Classes to Majorca, Spain, not everyone’s schedule had them traveling to Italy […]

Jerry Fiat has secured an AC45, a former training boat of America’s Cup defender Oracle Team USA, and will be competing in the 125 nm Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race when it starts in Southern California on April 25. […]

Event Preview: Freestyle Set to Explode onto 2019 PWA World Tour as Contortionists of Windsurfing World Prepare to Return to the Pristine Waters of Bonaire For First Time Since 2014 After a 6 month winter break, the PWA World Tour […]

A Candid Interview with 19-year-old Loïck Lesauvage In 2015 it quickly became apparent that Loïck Lesauvage (Goya Windsurfing) had a natural talent for wave sailing. The then 15-year-old rocked up in Pozo Izquierdo and won the Youth division ahead of […]

A true insight into what it was really like to sail in Storm Gareth – the full highlights of the 2019 RBSC are now online! After weather conditions failed to produce for three years, expectations were sky-high when the 2019 […]

The new leader of American sailing is a champion and a proven leader, but the sport is changing faster than any organization could possibly keep apace. Report by Gary Jobson for Sailing World. From Cory Sertl’s perspective at the president’s […]

Antigua’s Classic Yacht Regatta began in 1987, and now in its 32nd edition with racing on April 18-23, this year’s collection of history and tradition spans nearly a century with vessels representing each decade since 1924. Built that year is […]

Britain’s Ian Walker has a pretty unique view of the world of sailing. A double Olympic silver medalist – in the 470 and Star – winning skipper of the Volvo Ocean Race, coach to Shirley Robertson and the Olympic gold […]

US Sailing has named the 14 athletes that will be competing at the 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships. The premier event in international youth sailing will take place on July 13-20 in Gdynia, Poland. 2019 U.S. Youth World Championship […]

Under the World Sailing Eligibility Code (Regulation 19), all competitors are automatically granted Competition Eligibility. However, Competition Eligibility can be suspended or revoked (or have conditions imposed upon it) by either a World Sailing Member National Authority (within its own […]

While perhaps not the name list to utilize when expecting a child, the National Hurricane Center has released the list of names for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season names list begins with a rather familiar […]

The 2019 Hobie Midwinters West regatta was held April 6-7 in Lake Mohave, Nevada. Nineteen teams made the trek to 6-mile cove – down a dirt road that dead-ends at a not-so-secret mecca for kiteboarders and sailors alike. With high […]

Long Beach, CA (April 7, 2019) – Ian Williams (GBR) and Team GAC Pindar have captured their fourth Congressional Cup win, over Scott Dickson (USA) in final races of the five day series here today. Taylor Canfield (USA) defeated Johnie […]

Miami, FL (April 7, 2019) – Tight competition characterized the championship; the top four teams were only a few points apart, locked in a tight battle throughout the final day of the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship hosted by the […]

Stanford has rescinded the admission of a female student whose application was linked with the bribery scandal rocking college admissions nationwide. The former student included fabricated sailing credentials in her application, which is grounds for expulsion according to University practice. […]

Bristol, RI (April 6, 2019) – The 50th Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia Iberostar Regatta (Trofeo Sofia) has concluded, following Saturday’s medal races. In breezy conditions, three U.S. athletes secured a spot on the podium. Laser sailor, Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, […]

Miami, FL (April 6, 2019) – There is no doubt that the story of the day today at the Melges 20 World Championship is the ultra-tight racing that is ever-present in the fleet. Three days of racing are complete, and […]

(April 6, 2019) – The International Laser Class Association would like to thank the members, reporters, class stakeholders, boatbuilders and equipment suppliers for their tremendous response and messages of support after last week’s announcement that ILCA is seeking new builders […]

Majorca, Spain (April 6, 2019) – Olympic champions won in just two of the ten Olympic classes competing at Mallorca’s biggest ever Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar that finished in a blast of strong winds today. At 15 months out from […]

Long Beach, CA (April 5, 2019) – Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson continued to dominate the fleet at the 55th Congressional Cup, hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club. Today’s conditions were brisk, with a swiftly building breeze. As the wind built, and […]

Newport Beach, CA (April 5, 2019) – In increasing breezes out of the west, 96 racers in the 2019 Baldwin Cup Team Race (BCTR) presented by JPMorgan Chase, competed 108 races as of the end of day two, despite late […]

Valle de Bravo, Mexico (April 5, 2019) – Today at the 2019 J/24 North American Championship, Will Welles’ Bruschetta withstood a charging Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet to return the trophy to Newport, RI. Welles, two-time J/24 World Champion and now […]

Miami, FL (April 5, 2019) – The Melges 20 fleet is five races and three socials into the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship. Consistent racing has been paying off for Robert Hughes’s Heartbreaker who leads the pack at the halfway […]

Majorca, Spain (April 5, 2019) – When the medal races start tomorrow for the 10 Olympic classes racing at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar there will be no pressure on Britain’s 49er pair Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell as the […]

The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac unveiled its inaugural team race trophy: The Point Betsie Trophy. The Storm Trysail Club sponsors this new way to compete in the Race to Mackinac. The winners of the Point Betsie Trophy will […]

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • Highlights of Day 2 of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma Mallorca, Spain. • Reports from the Princess Sofia Regatta, one of […]

Long Beach, CA (April 4, 2019) – Johnie Berntsson and his orange-clad Berntsson Sailing Team continued to dominate the 2019 Congressional Cup racing at Long Beach Yacht Club today, winning all but one race – which went to Ian Williams […]

Newport Beach, CA (April 4, 2019) – Newport Harbor Yacht Club is trying to defend its team race title in the 2019 Baldwin Cup Team Race. In Stage 1, after 54 races today, San Diego Yacht Club is tied with […]

Miami, FL (April 4, 2019) – Melges 20 sailors had a lively first day at the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship. On the first day of racing, sailors were greeted with fog and rain. After a period of postponement, the […]

Valle de Bravo, Mexico (April 4, 2019) – After eight stunning races, two Americans will battle for the title of 2019 J/24 North American Champion: Will Welles’ Bruschetta and Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet. Welles suffered a UFD penalty in today’s […]

by G. Bruce Knecht Drew Freides has always had a thing about racing sailboats. “It combines engineering, geometry and physics, and it also has team and physical aspects to it,” he explains. As a student at MIT, he pursued his […]

San Diego, CA (April 4, 2019) – The San Diego Yacht Club announced that registration is open for the 2019 Yachting Cup, one of California’s premier spring regattas. The Yachting Cup will return to San Diego on Friday, May 3rd […]

Majorca, Spain (April 4, 2019) – A brisk, NW’ly mistral wind, blowing offshore required contenders in the 10 Olympic classes at Mallorca’s 50th anniversary Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar to do their best to deal with big changes in wind direction […]

Milan, Italy (April 4, 2019) – The sporting calendar of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) was officially presented today in Milan. The One Ocean Foundation was presented in the same venue one year ago, making it the perfect occasion […]

World Sailing’s landmark decision to select a Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat event for the 2024 Olympics and the recent announcement to hold an Offshore World Championship for mixed double-handed sailing in October 2020 has encouraged the Royal Yachting Association […]

The health of a one design class relies on several variables, and while some are emotional and cultural, the most black-and-white aspect is supply. When a one design class lacks a reliable supplier, bad things happen. So when the International […]

The Cruising Club of Australia published a video interview with Harold Cudmore, internationally famous yacht racing skipper and match racer. Topics include – • 1977, Half Ton Cup in Sydney • 1977, Silver Shamrock III, Sydney-Hobart • CYCA and yacht […]

Reigning World Champion Delphine Cousin Questel Looks Ahead to Start of the New Season The start of the 2019 PWA Slalom World Tour is now just a couple of weeks away with the Marignane PWA World Cup kicking off on […]

Long Beach, CA (April 3, 2019) – It’s been 10 years since Johnie Berntsson (SWE) won the Congressional Cup, but if today’s opener is any indicator, he could be celebrating his decennial anniversary with another Crimson Blazer. The Berntsson Sailing […]

Valle de Bravo, Mexico (April 3, 2019) – Will Welles’ Bruschetta remains at the top of the leaderboard at the J/24 North American Championship as his team of boat owner Aroldo de Rienzo along with Rich Bowen, John McCabe, and […]

Twenty-two teams representing nine countries are entered for the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship to be held April 4-7 in Miami, FL. Up to 10 races are scheduled for the fleet on Biscayne Bay where a forecast suggests 80 degrees […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When the entry period opened for the 36th America’s Cup as of the 1st of January 2018, everyone understood the deal. Entries and monies were to be submitted per the terms of the America’s Cup Deed […]

Bristol, RI (April 3, 2019) – The US Sailing Safety Equipment Requirements (SER) for monohull sailboats have been revised and new multihull SERs have been approved and will be implemented in 2019. The SERs describe the gear required to be […]

Majorca, Spain (April 3, 2019) – As the split from qualifying to finals racing arrived today for the 10 Olympic classes at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar, so the strongest breeze of the regatta so far arrived as if on […]