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Ken Read: Changing sailing for America

Published on April 13th, 2026

Ken Read, who has been President of North Sails since 2013, resigned to lead the USA challenge for the 2027 America’s Cup. As CEO of the American Racing Challenger Team USA, Read provides this exclusive update ... Read More →

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Meet the best baller in sailing

Published on April 8th, 2026

When the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies 69-63 on April 6, 2026 to win the NCAA men’s basketball national championship, the outcome enshrined Ben Capuco as the 2026 Scuttleball ... Read More →

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Underwear and other regatta necessities

Published on April 22nd, 2026

Dave Dellenbaugh, member of the 2025 Class of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, provides his regatta checklist in WindCheck magazine: When you pull out of the yacht club parking lot on your way to a ... Read More →

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WASZP Class in search of the limit

Published on April 22nd, 2026

The WASZP Class has a clever yet simple initiative – speed. The 11-foot foiler is a very fast one design class, and is encouraging the international class membership to find the limit. The latest limit was ... Read More →

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‘Captain Ron’ was real

Published on April 22nd, 2026

It was during the COVID-19 outbreak – remember 2020? – when Scuttlebutt compiled a list of the best boat movies to watch during quarantine. A popular submission was Captain Ron which featured a Chicagoan who inherited ... Read More →

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What does the next generation want?

Published on April 22nd, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Improving participation in sailing is frequent topic. There is no greater attraction to anything than a strong community, because everyone enjoys being a part of something. However, improving equipment tends ... Read More →

Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on April 21st, 2026

I never realized how funny I was until I started talking to myself. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, ... Read More →

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In praise of something new

Published on April 21st, 2026

By Lydia Mullan, SAIL magazine editor In the May issue, Charles Scott writes about sailing OPBs—other people’s boats—and a host of voyages that he’s been on thanks to generous invites, offers to lend a helping hand, ... Read More →

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These aren’t your parents’ maxi boats

Published on April 21st, 2026

The International Maxi Association (IMA) was established in 1979 to represent the owners of maxi yachts from all over the world. This was the heyday of the IOR rating rule when iconic monohulls such as Bumblebee, ... Read More →

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Unjust enrichment in yachting

Published on April 21st, 2026

The Yacht Law Podcast answers your legal questions about buying, selling, and owning superyachts; working aboard them; and more. Does big money leads to big drama? Here’s the latest episode: A lot of yacht disputes don’t ... Read More →

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Quiet revolution still demands respect

Published on April 21st, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach Rhode Island, 1983 America’s Cup. I’m the mast man — sewer rat in the language of the foredeck — aboard the 12-Metre Victory, and my morning prep list reads: ... Read More →

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Thirteen ways to go faster offshore

Published on April 20th, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach After enough miles offshore, the kind where the watch system stops feeling fresh around day two and the decisions start to blur — you stop pushing for every last ... Read More →