Published on June 21st, 2023
If the house is in Australia, of course it has a wet bar made from a repurposed 19-foot Australian Sharpie. The boat was sailed in the 1980s but fell into disrepair until the homeowner gave it ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
Pilot’s Rule: The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re on fire. For stories from June 20: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2023/06/20/ Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
(June 20, 2023; Day 6) – Nobody will be breaking any records today in The Ocean Race. Light winds mean speeds are still modest for both IMOCA and VO65 fleets as they slide down to the ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
There is a collection of 600ish nm races across the globe that get a lot of attention – Newport to Bermuda, Sydney Hobart, Fastnet, Middle Sea, Caribbean 600. They are long, but not too long, yet ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
A feeder program at Sail Newport in Rhode Island is improving access to big boats for younger sailors. Story by Lucas Massielo for Sailing World: Transitioning from collegiate sailing to keelboats can be difficult for many ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News As yacht club junior programs in the USA emphasize prams and Club FJs or 420s, the racing schedule provides a great opportunity for kids that love racing and are sufficiently ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
The 2023 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup (USYMRC) will be hosted by Sail Sheboygan and the Sheboygan Yacht Club on June 21-25 in Sheboygan, WI. The USYMRC is an invitational event open ... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2023
Courtesy of Google Translate (from French): From September 28 to October 1, five Ultim 32/23s (32m length, 23m width) will compete in the 24H Ultim 2023 which includes speed runs from the port of Lorient before ... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2023
The Rose Cup in the USA started as an invitational youth match racing event in 2010, and in 2015 morphed into the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship. Named after Andy Rose, for his contributions to youth ... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2023
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The dominant question at the start of The Ocean Race 2023 in January was whether all five IMOCAs would complete the round the world race course. The 60-footers are famously ... Read More →