Published on November 13th, 2024
The Vendée Globe, raced in the 60-foot IMOCA, is the elite race round the world, solo, non-stop, and without assistance. On November 10, 40 skippers started the 2024-25 edition which begins and ends in Les Sables ... Read More →
Published on January 15th, 2025
If you drink coffee in the nude, you’re less likely to spill. 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 January 14th, 2025
According to kids, the perfect amount of time to stay at the park is five more minutes. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest ... Read More →
Published on January 14th, 2025
(January 14, 2025; Day 66) – After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance, crossed the Vendée Globe finish line this ... Read More →
Published on January 14th, 2025
Etchells World Champion Graeme Taylor defended his 2024 title with crew James Mayo and Ben Lamb by winning the 2025 edition on January 10-14 in Melbourne, Australia. Forty-six teams completed the nine-race series with the winner ... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2025
As the sport has evolved, it has best served those at the advanced level. Equipment is better, but more expensive and complex, with the benefit focused on those that play hard. The Racing Rules of Sailing ... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2025
(January 13, 2025; Day 65) – Charlie Dalin, who has led the Vendée Globe since December 30, is on the cusp of victory, counting down the final miles to the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line which ... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2025
Charlie Dalin approached the 2024 Vendée Globe with a unique perspective. Dalin’s previous boat, Apivia (now Clarisse Cremer’s L’Occitane en Provence) was one of the benchmark IMOCAs of its generation. So fast, in fact, that it ... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2025
The 14-event schedule for SailGP moves to New Zealand for the second stage of Season 5. From a new venue, new foils, and a larger field, here are five things to watch for when racing gets ... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2025
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I was young, still racing prams, when an offshore race near my harbor incurred an accident. This was the 1970s when a 41-footer accidentally gybed, with the boom killing a ... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2025
Brazil’s Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo recently captured a heroic moment on camera when he rescued a drowning woman off the coast of Sao Luís, Brazil. The incident occurred on January 10 when the Paris 2024 ... Read More →
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