Published on June 3rd, 2024
Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2024
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News My involvement on the Selection Committee for the US National Hall of Fame taught me that people get nominated and inducted based on familiarity, and recent achievement looks shinier than ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2024
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Events need consistent branding which should not include sponsors in the name. Sponsors are never forever, and change causes disruption. More so, sponsors expect a free ride in the media. ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2024
Following ratification at the IRC International Congress, the IRC Rating Technical Committee has published the IRC 2025 Rule which takes effect from January 1, 2025 (in countries using a June-May validity period it will apply from ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2024
More than 250 boats were featured among the ten events at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with 330 athletes representing 65 nations. But before the competition, there were even more vying for entry, and all that equipment ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2024
Based on the nine past editions of the Vendée Globe, on average only 60% of competitors finish. Most retirements are due to technical issues, while some are either forced to pull out or continue badly crippled ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2024
I dusted once. It came back. I’m not falling for that again. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, commentary, ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2024
Singapore (November 5, 2024) – Representatives of boat owners and sailors from the 41 nations around the world that use rating certificates from the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) met today at the 55th edition of their ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2024
The World Sailing Awards were confirmed during the 2024 World Sailing Annual Conference on 4-9 in Singapore. Nominations for the 2024 awards considered accomplishments from January 1 to September 30, with finalists advanced for a vote ... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2024
The 2024 Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards – the 30th year of the awards – were presented to Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist Marit Bouwmeester (NED), the most successful female sailor at the Olympics ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2024
The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee awarded the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to Mark Fruin and his crew for the rescue of a competitor. The incident occurred on September 10 during the 2023 Hobelman ... Read More →
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