Annapolis Yacht Club Archives - Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Providing sailing news for sailors

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January 15th, 2024

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The advancement of keelboat design and equipment has not helped participation in handicap racing

November 2nd, 2023

Annapolis Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD) has a rich history of supporting women’s racing, evidenced in its Women Racers Past, Present,

December 28th, 2021

As yacht design became more focused on racing than dual-purpose, the landscape of competition has pushed less nimble boats that

November 23rd, 2021

Annapolis Yacht Club, which routinely hosts major championship events, will share the accumulated knowledge of its membership in a broad-based

April 14th, 2021

With the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) Rule having gained acceptance as the rule of choice for handicapping races and regattas

August 9th, 2020

Due to careful adherence to state and local COVID-19 safety standards, the mid-Atlantic racing season on Chesapeake Bay got a

July 14th, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has touched us all, but in these challenging times comes opportunity. Sierra Kelly at Annapolis Yacht Club

July 8th, 2020

The inaugural Annapolis Yacht Club Double-Handed Distance Race, held in September 2019, will be building on the experience for the

June 3rd, 2020

After health restrictions delayed the April 22 start of Annapolis Yacht Club’s annual Wednesday Night Racing series, the club enacted

January 9th, 2020

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I wrote in my March 2017 column for Sailing World about how American handicap