June 18th, 2013
Americans Sarah Newberry and John Casey launched their Olympic campaign last summer, leveraging their catamaran experience to pursue the Mixed Multihull Nacra 17 event. They won their event at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, and are training in South Florida to prepare for the 2013 World Championship in Netherlands (July 20-28). Here John shares a
June 18th, 2013
It is no secret that the Rating Office, the technical arm of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and gatekeeper for the IRC rating rule in the UK, supports the use of local and national performance handicaps. Far from being in competition with IRC, properly administered handicap systems complement it by bringing new people into the
June 17th, 2013
Americans Kristen Lane and Christine Neville have committed themselves to the 49er FX, the new women’s skiff that was selected for the 2016 Olympic Games. This boat did not exist prior to its selections, so while their personal interest is to gain expertise in it, they also see a responsibility to those that will follow
June 17th, 2013
The aspirations for the 34th America’s Cup have never been higher. Amid the event’s storied history, this edition wanted to be “more” in just about every category. The sailors have never been better, the boats have never been faster, but it is the entertainment element that the event has reached furthest. The month of July
June 17th, 2013
By Howard Paul, Scuttlebutt contributor I have read and listened to many people’s opinion about sponsorship being the answer to sailing, and frankly I believe this to be wrong. First, there are those sports which are naturally good to watch. They are in stadiums, they play on a specific schedule (good for TV schedules and
June 17th, 2013
The Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, and is home to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). However, since
June 17th, 2013
This year’s America’s Cup takes place in San Francisco Bay, from September 7 to 21, with holders Oracle Team USA facing the best of three challengers: Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Luna Rossa (ITA) and Artemis (SWE). Here are details on the last 10 winners of sport’s oldest competition. 2010 Valencia, Spain Challenger BMW Oracle
June 16th, 2013
The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race was conceived by Herbert “Blondie” Hasler in 1956. The whole idea of a single-handed ocean yacht race was a revolutionary concept at the time, as the idea was thought to be extremely impractical; but this was especially true given the adverse conditions of their proposed route – a westward crossing of
June 16th, 2013
Newport, RI (June 16, 2013) – The New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta presented by Rolex—the oldest regatta in the country—has entered the history books for the 159th time after two days of weekend racing (June 15 and 16) preceded by an optional and separately scored competition “Around the Island” on Friday (June 14). With
June 16th, 2013
The question was asked in Scuttlebutt 3857 what other sports – besides sailing – that find amateurs and professionals competing together. The reader responses offered a short list, with most of the examples noting the practice of top amateurs competing in professional sports. For sailing, the balance is opposite. Most regattas are for amateurs, with
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