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Australian Sailing has appointed Ben Houston (above) as Chief Executive Officer. As current President of Commonwealth Games Australia and as a past President of Triathlon Australia with over a decade as Supervising Counsel at Telstra, Houston is a widely respected […]

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has confirmed the eleven professional skippers who will lead the teams in its twelfth edition this summer. The Skippers, who have a combined total of 1,312,300nm in their log books, hail from the […]

(March 20, 2019) – Tom Barker’s Swan 60 Good Call (above) was the first to cross the finish today in the 800nm Newport Beach To Cabo San Lucas International Yacht Race as Cal Maritime’s Andrews 77 and David Happ’s Andrews […]

Hamilton, Bermuda (March 20, 2019) – The addition of four of the world’s top match racers, including Women’s World No. 1 Pauline Courtois of France, heightens the field for the 2019 Argo Group Gold Cup match race regatta. Courtois and […]

London, UK (March 20, 2019) – The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), under new ownership since January 1, has announced an extension to the 2018 season in order to complete the World Championship following its sale by Aston Harald in […]

The most impressive collection of offshore racing hardware from across the globe is set to gather off Cowes for the start of the biennial 605 nm Rolex Fastnet Race on August 3. Following the 340 available places in the IRC […]

Once a month, a bunch of America’s Cup sailors, ocean racers, and former Olympic medalists gather alongside some young and others not so young at a New Zealand lake on Auckland’s North Shore. It’s a group that has grown in […]

When the ice is no longer sailable. A different kind of iceboat experience on Lake Kegonsa in Wisconsin on March 19, 2019. Photo courtesy of Deb Whitehorse at iceboat.org. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Chris Klevan provides this week’s update from the seven conferences of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). The Graham Hall is the largest team race on the College Sailing spring schedule. Showcasing 16 teams, this year’s edition ended with 122 races […]

We are in annual awe of the iceboating community as they balance passion, patience, and persistence to pursue their love of hardwater sailing. In this report by John Hayashi, he details how it all came together at last. No one […]

(March 19, 2019) – Attrition continues in the 800nm Newport Beach To Cabo San Lucas International Yacht Race as Tom Holthus’ Pac52 BadPak and John Sangmeister’s SC70 OEX have retired. That leaves 25 of the 30 entrants continuing to the […]

by Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune I was shocked to read that Stanford University had fired head varsity sailing coach John Vandemoer in the wake of a federal investigation into shady college admissions practices nationwide. Authorities allege that Vandemoer accepted more […]

Sailing is male dominated for no other reason than history, and while the sport does require strength, the hurdles for women toward participation tend to be more cultural. Change requires opportunity which can be found at the U.S. Junior Women’s […]

Miami, FL (March 19, 2019) – The final day of the 61st Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta failed to complete any racing for the 30 teams, so the results stand with Chileans Felipe Robles and his crew of Andres Guevara […]

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(March 18, 2019) – The early starters continue to benefit from better winds in the 800nm Newport Beach To Cabo San Lucas International Yacht Race, with the slow pace for the bigger boats proving to be too slow for Manouch […]

Miami, FL (March 18, 2019) – After suffering through a lack of wind yesterday, the 61st Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta collected four races today for the 30 teams. The Chileans dominated the day as Felipe Robles and his crew […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt I don’t know how long I’ve been banging this drum, but the fact remains that our sport has evolved to the point where it has become less attractive for some recreational racers. While perfectly aligned windward-leeward […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Imagine 50 yard line seats at the Super Bowl. Floor seats at an NBA Championship, or behind the dugout at the World Series! Too unobtainable? How about front-row seats at one of the world’s top yacht […]

The third edition of the Mirabaud Sailing Video Award will once again celebrate the best sailing videos produced each year across the world and their authors. Building on the lessons learned from the first two editions, the competition continues to […]

(March 18, 2019; Day 261) – American/Hungarian Istvan Kopar and his Tradewind 35 yacht Puffin was within 250 miles of the Golden Globe Race finish line and expected to reach Les Sables d’Olonne around 09:00 UTC on March 21. Kopar […]

Eighty-six sailors competed in the O’pen BIC North Americans on March 15-17 in San Diego, CA. Thirteen races were held on Mission Bay, with Kelly Holthus (USA) taking the title by six points over Genevieve Lau (BER) with Shane Tillson […]

Glamour weather prevailed for the 2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego on March 15-17 in San Diego, CA. Fourteen divisions hosted 123 teams, with racing inside San Diego and Coronado Bay and offshore on ocean courses. After each event […]

Fort Walton Beach, FL (March 17, 2019) – Three J/22 World Champions joined forces at the J/22 Midwinter Championship this year, and they didn’t need much luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day to take home the title. On […]

Twenty-eight teams were among the three staggered start dates on March 14 to 16 for the Newport Beach To Cabo San Lucas International Yacht Race. Two retirees, the Multi 70 Maserati and the Farr 57 Ho’okolohe, opted to not start […]

Miami, FL (March 17, 2019) – The 61st Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta got underway today, but a lack of wind keeps all 43 teams even on points. As the first event of the 2-stage Lightning Southern Circuit, the schedule […]

At the 2019 National Sailing Program Symposium (NSPS), youth sailors Will Levy, Mallory Edwards, and Sydney Monahan, ages 16, 17, and 18 respectively, led the panel discussion titled “Ask Kids What They Want” in Jacksonville, Florida. With a room full […]

New York Yacht Club has been absent from the America’s Cup since the 2003 edition in Auckland, New Zealand. But now with the launch of their American Magic team, they are returning in 2021 to the event and the venue […]

Not every wave is a smooth ride as seen by this collection of wipeouts at Ponta Preta during GKA Cabo Verde 2019. Video published on Mar 17, 2019. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Sixty-one boats competed in the 2019 MC Scow Midwinter Championship held March 14-16 in Eustis, FL. Bill Draheim mastered the fleet, winning two of the five races to take the title by eight points over William Demand in second with […]

Fort Walton Beach, FL (March 16, 2019) – A shifty weather pattern following a cold front challenged the 30 J/22s on the middle day of the J/22 Midwinter Championship, but Mike Marshall’s Bad News (above) flourished in the conditions, posting […]

San Diego, CA (March 16, 2019) – Racing continued on the second day of the 2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego (March 15-17). With the addition of one-design keelboat fleets on the ocean course, there was plenty of action […]

The Men’s and Women’s One Person Dinghy Sea Trials, intended to help select the equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition, recruited 11 sailors to review the boats March 11 to 15 in Valencia, Spain. The nominated sailors have […]

San Diego, CA (March 15, 2019) – There was plenty to play for on the first day of the 2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego (March 15-17). Today’s action was focused on the regatta’s Coronado Bay course with four […]

How the PWA Freestyle World Tour Shapes Up for 2019 With Fleet Reduced to Top 32 Sailors For 2019 the Men’s PWA Freestyle World Tour will be reduced to just the top 32 sailors from the prior 48-man fleet, which […]

St. Maarten (March 1, 2019) – Amazing, best day ever, champagne sailing, and wow, just wow, what a day – just some of the words used to describe today’s Round the Island Race at the 2019 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. […]

Sail Canada presented the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award to David Everett, Julian Hatherell, and Carole Presseault. David Everett, Julian Hatherell and Carole Presseault have dedicated years of service to Sail Canada. 2018 marked their retirement from the Sail […]

Tampa, FL (March 1, 2019) – Twenty-nine teams waited at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL for the sea breeze to start the 2019 J/24 Midwinter Championship. Just after lunch, the winds roused to around 6 knots and then […]

Registration is now open for US Sailing’s premier junior women’s sailing events: the 2019 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship and U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship. The U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship is an open event open that includes two days […]

Miami, FL (March 1, 2019) – Ninety-two years of history is a record that not many sports competitions can match. With the number of teams and the unparalleled talent on the water increasing each year, the Bacardi Cup Regatta is […]

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) announced the 2018 recipients of the international organization’s most prestigious awards, including Bruce Halabisky and Tiffany Loney of Orcas Island, Wash., Stan Honey of Palo Alto, Calif., and Ellen and Seth Leonard of Laupahoehoe, […]

The US Sailing’s 2018 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards Ceremony was held at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA, on February 28, 2019. The honorees were Jud Smith (Yachtsman) and Carmen and Emma Cowles (Yachtswomen). […]

St. Maarten (February 28, 2019) – With near perfect conditions, the start of the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta saw the fleet streaming out through the bridge in time for the race starts. Boats set their sails as they headed […]

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • Giovanni Soldini’s MASERATI wins the MOD 70 race around the Caribbean, but not by much. • Argo and Maserati Multi 70 were […]

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St. Petersburg, FL (February 28, 2019) – The fourth day of the 2019 Thistle Midwinters East ended with just one race completed today. The race committee tried to get a race going this morning, but it didn’t happen. The fleet […]

US Sailing’s 2018 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year – Jud Smith Video Published on February 28, 2019 Source: sailingscuttlebutt

US Sailing’s 2018 Rolex Yachtswomen of the Year – Carmen & Emma Cowles Video published on February 28, 2019. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

It’s Miami, it’s Biscayne Bay and it’s the Star Class. A big fleet of Star boats is racing on the blue ocean waters with 10 knots of breeze. It doesn’t get much better than this and it is easy to […]

Watsonville, CA (February 28, 2019) – On Friday, March 1, West Marine will begin accepting applications for its 2019 BlueFuture grants. The spring 2019 grant cycle will run through Sunday, March 31, with the names of grant recipients to be […]

In 2018, Sarah Douglas put the Radial fleet on notice. Over the year she has consistently put up top 10 international results including a 2nd place finish at the Laser North American Championships and a 3rd overall finish at the […]

Kingston, ONT (February 28, 2019) – Sail Canada presented the Recreational Event of the Year award to Championnat Régional de Yachting de Québec. Since 2005, many volunteers gather every year to put on the Championnat Régional de Yachting de Québec. […]

By Mark Pillsbury, Cruising World In 2018, the Leukemia Cup Regattas raised $4.3 million for blood cancer research. At Cruising World, we hear all sorts of reasons why people go sailing, but I think I like Tracy Howard’s the best. […]