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Published on January 10th, 2019
We are fans of the wall calendar, and positioned prominently at Scuttlebutt HQ is Sharon Green’s 2019 Ultimate Sailing calendar. Here Sharon shares the behind-the-scenes story from January. Our thrilling January calendar image is symbolic of ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
The small Caribbean Island Nation of Antigua and Barbuda will host the 2019 Optimist World Championship with an expectation of 300 young sailors from over 50 countries. Antigua and Barbuda bid was selected over bids from ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
The Kraken Cup is one of the World’s most adventurous, yet basic, sailing races. And whilst most of us were nursing hangovers on New Year’s Day, an international field of 22 teams (made up of 66 ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
For more than 35 years, Practical Sailor has been taking the guesswork out of boat and gear buying with bold, independent boat tests, and product-test reports for serious sailors and boaters. In this report, they remind ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
(January 10, 2019; Day 194) – Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) has escaped the calms but now faces northerly winds which has him on a northwest course in the North Atlantic. His ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
The World Sailing Speed Record Council have approved the establishment of a new Women and Singlehanded Monohull World Record for sailing around Australia. From October 20 to December 17 in 2018, Lisa Blair (AUS) completed the ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
The proposed Sailing program for the Paris 2024 Olympics reflects significant change for the sport. But with change comes heartache, as with a limit of ten medal competitions, new events must replace old. Whereas the inclusion ... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2019
Fourteen teams are set to start the 34th edition of the Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race, the biennial 811-nautical mile race from Miami to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Pineapple Cup is one of the oldest ... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2019
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (January 9, 2018) – Camden (ME) charter boat captain Rick Smith is free after a federal judge acquitted him today of seaman’s manslaughter in connection with the death of a crew member ... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2019
A spinnaker douse doesn’t get much prettier than this…  ... Read More →