SG Yelken Archive

Newport Harbor Yacht Club (Newport Beach, CA) will seeks to defend its team race title in the 2019 Baldwin Cup Team Race on April 4-6 in Newport Beach, CA. Twelve 4-boat teams will compete in the Harbor 20, with the […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When more than 48 pounds of plastic, including disposable dishes, a corrugated tube, shopping bags and a detergent package with its bar code still visible, was recently found inside a dead sperm whale in Italy, it […]

Nine RC44 teams are set to make their debut April 10-14 for the first event of the newly christened 44Cup on the beautiful waters of Kotor Bay, Montenegro. Now it thirteenth season, the season series matches amateur helmsmen with professional […]

The 2020 Pacific Cup entry details are now available for the 2070 nm course from San Francisco, CA to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The race is open to seaworthy boats in fully-crewed, doublehanded, and cruiser divisions with staggered starts over several […]

Chris Klevan provides this week’s update from the seven conferences of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). The Harvard University Crimson won the 38th Lynne Marchiando Trophy, hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harvard finished with a 16-6 record after two […]

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Maciek Rutkowski, Dieter van der Eyken, Adrian Beholz & Jochen Stolz Sailing a Gnarly ‘Secret’ Slab in Tenerife In February a rare forecast lined up for a secret slab in Tenerife when a solid swell and rare Calima winds cropped […]

Frank Greenwood ‘Woody’ Jewett, III of Deephaven, MN died skiing in Ketchum, ID on March 25, 2019. He was 78. Shortly after graduating from University of Colorado in 1963, Woody was recruited for the Peace Corps which took him to […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt I do tire of hearing people compare boats and then using that as a basis for judging what is the better one design class. To me that is short-sighted chest-pounding. The purpose of a one design […]

Majorca, Spain (April 2, 2019) – It was another challenging day for the 50th anniversary edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR as fickle winds continued for the ten Olympic classes on the Bay of Palma. While the event offers […]

When the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) revealed on March 27, 2019 it was terminating the build agreement with LaserPerformance (LP), its largest manufacturer, anyone with a sense of history knew it would not be as easy as distributing a […]

Though Staten Island is hardly a player today on the international yachting scene, this was not always the case. In yachting’s “golden age” the world repeatedly came to the shores of the southernmost of New York City’s five boroughs to […]

The Herreshoff designed Vagrant, the classic 128ft schooner launched in 1913, has been completely rebuild by Royal Huisman’s dedicated refit department. The two year effort embraces modern learnings without losing the magnificent grace and style Vagrant had when originally launched […]

The Red Star Sailing Team, led by Charlie Welsh (Newport Beach, CA) and Tommy Hickey (Weymouth, MA) have entered an all under-25, mixed gender crew to compete in the 50th Transpacific Yacht Race aboard a turbo’d Columbia Yachts built Carbon […]

Men’s and Women’s Foiling Formula Kiteboarding has been added to the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Final which will be held June 2-9 in Marseille, France. The world’s top 20 male and female competitors will be invited to race at […]

Competing to test skills and pursue glory is a worthy recreation, but it goes next level when participating can help others too. That is the mission of the Annual Triple Crown Trophy of Charity Sailing in Annapolis, MD. The Leukemia […]

Majorca, Spain (April 1, 2019) – It was a long opening day of the 50th anniversary edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR as the winds to play ball for all ten Olympic classes on the Bay of Palma. For […]

The Sail Canada Board of Directors has approved a new Sail Canada Code of Conduct which includes sections specific to Officials, Instructors/Coaches and Youth. All member organizations, event hosts, officials, instructors, coaches and participants are encouraged to review and adopt […]

As of March 28, Sailing World’s College Rankings has Yale leading both the coed and women’s teams. Also in the coed top five is Georgetown, Stanford, Charleston, and Boston College, while the women’s top five also includes Brown, Charleston, William […]

(April 1, 2019) – The Advanced Precision Related Instruments and Laser Company announced today the development of a brand-new two-nanometer thick material intended for use in sails. “For today’s taller rigs, we can now provide an incredibly lightweight thin film […]

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK vessels worldwide, and other vessels in UK territorial waters. Their distribution of MAIB Safety Digest 1/2019 provides a collection of lessons […]

Registration is open for San Diego Yacht Club’s 2020 Puerto Vallarta Race, featuring the 1,000nm course from San Diego, USA to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Held biennially, staggered starts are provisionally planned for March 6 and 7. Details. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Out on Pensacola Bay, a fantastical-looking 38-foot test boat called the Mule is giving the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic a flying start toward trying to win the America’s Cup in two years. The team reports it is sailing […]

Long Beach, CA (March 31, 2019) – After completing the double round robin qualifying stage in second place, Harry Price (AUS) topped Chris Poole (USA) in the final match to win the Ficker Cup. Price advanced to the finals after […]

The United States Sunfish Class Association (USSCA) ran its 2019 National Championship at the Midwinters on March 29-31 in Tampa, FL. Hosted by Davis Island Yacht Club, light winds prevailed through the event with too little wind to race on […]

The best way to insure youth sailors continue in the sport is to expose them to the sport beyond youth boats and age-based competition. This is an initiative in which every active boat owner can contribute, but a group within […]

Tortola, BVI (March 31, 2019) – After a lack of wind yesterday prompted a layday a the BVI Spring Regatta, slighter better conditions returned competitors to the course today for the final day of racing. The 2019 BVI Spring Regatta […]

With nearly half the countries at the Rio 2016 Games based in Europe, the start of the season for the 10 Olympic events is launched at Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofía Iberostar which has drawn a record fleet of 869 boats […]

Long Beach, CA (March 30, 2019) – Chris Poole (USA) edged past Harry Price (AUS) in the final match of today’s Ficker Cup round robins, to cap the leaderboard at the conclusion of two days of Stage 1 racing. Joachim […]

The 40th edition of the Doublehanded Farallones Race saw 58 teams take on the 58 nm course that starts and finishes inside San Francisco Bay alongside the Golden Gate Yacht Club and takes the fleet out the Golden Gate Bridge […]

With the Boss of the Dark Side of Windsurfing Andrea Cucchi Andrea Cucchi (Starboard / Point-7) has been competing on the PWA World Tour for over two decades having made his debut on the tour in 1997. Over the years […]

ll About Wave Riding, All Over Tarifa with Adam Warchol Young gun – Adam Warchol (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing) is back with another sick wave riding edit as Tarifa continues to fire this winter with a variety of wind and […]

Tortola, BVI (March 28, 2019) – The vibe for the BVI Spring Regatta was simply a blast today as boats left the docks around 8:30am to make it out to the race course in the light air which presented throughout […]

Oakcliff Sailing has joined forces with US Sailing to host a 2019 High Performance Acorn Training Camp for aspiring Olympic athletes. It will take place June 7-20 at Oakcliff’s facilities in Oyster Bay, New York. In partnership with US Sailing’s […]

All teams for the 2021 America’s Cup will be using a one-design Foil Cant System (FCS) developed by the Defender and Challenger of Record. It has proven to be a complicated project, and while delays in its completion will have […]

Afloat, Ireland’s sailing and boating magazine, featured a report by Tom MacSweeney discusses participation as it pertains to the sailing conditions. I don’t particularly like the ‘macho’ element which crept into sailing during the past few years. “Macho” has been […]

For the Rio 2016 Olympics, it was an opportunity for the locals to utilize the world spotlight to reduce the pollution which plagued Guanabara Bay. Now it’s Auckland’s turn to leverage the 2021 America’s Cup to improve their water quality. […]

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • The 93 metre Schooner EOS is hauled out of Royal Huisman’s shed after its winter refit. • No longer branded “Volvo” but […]

Seattle, WA (March 28, 2019) – The future of Whidbey Island Race Week in the Pacific Northwest will have a new home when it moves in 2020 to Point Roberts, WA. The event will be called Point Roberts Race Week […]

Sailing allows us to disconnect from urban life, and while trash in the water and reckless powerboat drivers can disrupt our serenity, getting separation from the bane of city-living may now require more distance. A new lawsuit aims to torpedo […]

In 2020, Boris Herrmann will become the first German to compete in the Vendée Globe, the solo non-stop round the world race in the IMOCA 60. It will obviously be his first attempt at the course, but he is no […]

At least you don’t get wet. Video published by Geoff Sobering on Mar 27, 2019. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Austin, TX (March 27, 2019) – Managers of the world’s most popular racing sailboat class are seeking new builders to complement their existing network of manufacturers, the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announced today. The move comes after longtime builder […]

From the beginning of March through late October, Lake Ontario is dotted with high school sailing teams from across Monroe County in the western portion of the state of New York. But while the City of Rochester is only 14 […]

With Kurosh Kiani Kurosh Kiani (Starboard / Maui Ultra Fins) has been competing on the entire PWA Slalom World Tour since 2010, but made his debut back in 2007. The 35-year-old has previously been crowned the Danish Slalom Champion, while […]

Victor Fernandez ripping in Sal, Cape Verde After Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone / Shamal Windsurfing) won his first World Championship Title in 2010 in Cape Verde, he finally made it back to show us why he is the current […]