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Long Beach, CA (March 23, 2019) – An eclectic and international mix of skippers met off the Belmont Pier today for the first afternoon of Long Beach Yacht Club’s double round-robin Butler Cup match racing event. gr Of the eight […]

If you went up to someone random on the street and asked them what they thought Australia’s top five most successful sports were, they would not mention sailing. If you went up to someone random on the street and asked […]

It’s not big wave windsurfing but messing around on the bumps is pretty cool too. Video by Guy Trudeau published on Mar 23, 2019. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Coronado, CA (March 22, 2019) – The opening day for the 29er Midwinter West Championship completed four races with winds of 10-15 knots from 250 degrees slow drift to 270 as the day went on. It was definitely not the […]

St Thomas, USVI (March 22, 2019) – Caribbean perfect sailing conditions spelled a great day of racing for the 50-plus boats competing in the first day of the 46th St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). Warm trade winds blew an average […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When the FBI and federal prosecutors uncovered a massive bribery scheme to get students admitted to elite universities as recruited athletes and help them cheat on college entrance exams to gain admission, it revealed the extent […]

From March 11-15, 2019, the D-Zero, Laser, Melges 14 and RS Aero were put through their paces at Sea Trials for the Men’s and Women’s One Person Dinghy Equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. World Sailing launched a […]

The MudRatz youth program continues to go from strength to strength in exposing young people to the sport of sailing, and while their foundation is in the Optimist and Club 420, it is their commitment to diverse ideas and opportunities […]

(March 21, 2019) – With only the HH55 Ticket to Ride still racing, the results for the 800nm Newport Beach To Cabo San Lucas International Yacht Race are firm as John Raymont’s Andrews 40 Fast Exit posted the best corrected […]

The America’s Cup was held in Newport, RI 12 times from 1930 to 1983, with the 12 Metre as the selected class for nine of those times, from 1958 to 1983. When the 12 Metre World Championship comes to Newport […]

(March 21, 2019; Day 264) – American Hungarian solo yachtsman Istvan Kopar reached the finish line at 13:58 UTC today to take 4th place in the 2018 Golden Globe Race at Les Sables d’Olonne, France. “This is the happiest day […]

Sixteen teams started the 2019 St. Petersburg to Habana Race on March 18 with Guy Williams’ Esse 990 Fresh Pineapple claiming Line Honors on the 278 nm course with a time of 1:08:43:19. With strong breeze and big waves from […]

A record 86 O’pen BIC sailors hailing from Hawaii to Bermuda to Germany competed in the 2019 O’pen BIC North Americans on March 15-17 in San Diego, CA. This was quite a showing, considering the O’pen BIC class only started […]

St Thomas, USVI (March 21, 2019) – Eleven boats competed in the 4th Round the Rocks Race, a scenic and competitive course featuring a circumnavigation of the 19-square-mile neighboring island of St. John. As the precursor for the 46th St. […]

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 […]