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Party mode for Scuttlebutt beer

Published on June 3rd, 2026

As Scuttlebutt Sailing News prepares for its 30th anniversary in 2027, a brewery in the Pacific Northwest with a similar name is already in party mode. It was on the Fourth of July 1996 when the ... Read More


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Search reopened for missing mariner

Published on June 3rd, 2026

Lynnette Hooker, a 55-year-old Michigan mom, vanished in April while sailing with her husband in the Bahamas. The Coast Guard has now reopened its search. The U.S. Coast Guard is sending divers to the Bahamas to ... Read More


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America’s Cup for dirtbags

Published on June 3rd, 2026

Andy Jacobs and Eric Sorensen are a couple of normal guys from Pullman, Washington with a highly abnormal goal: Along with four friends on a Olson 25, they plan to start – and possibly finish – ... Read More


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Winds of Change: Molly Vandemoer

Published on June 3rd, 2026

The Dockside podcast, supported by the California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission, seeks to help save and enjoy the waters by sharing clean and safe boating practices. But their latest episode takes a look ... Read More


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Pensacola is punching above its weight

Published on June 3rd, 2026

At the tip of the Florida panhandle, 14 miles from the Alabama border, sits Pensacola – population 54,000. Known as home of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight squadron, its pristine beaches and waters make outdoor ... Read More


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Yachts that broke the rules

Published on June 3rd, 2026

Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield provides the second part of a three part series about what’s happening to offshore racing: At the end of Part 1, offshore yacht design was still balanced between two old ... Read More


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Falling back in love with sailing

Published on June 3rd, 2026

After a lifetime of working on other people’s boats, Gunnar Christensen is sailing on his own terms. Viveka Herzum for Yachting Monthly learns how he’s preparing for the 2026 Golden Globe Race: “All I’ve done my ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on June 2nd, 2026

The moon landing was obviously fake. The moon is clearly still up there. 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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Sailing Calendar: June 2026

Published on June 2nd, 2026

Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for June 2026. Click here to open the image, then put your cursor over it, right click to open the drop down menu and indicate you ... Read More


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Principles of sailing fast upwind

Published on June 2nd, 2026

Dave Dellenbaugh, member of the 2025 Class of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, shares some basic speed principles in WindCheck magazine: If you want to win more races, improving your speed upwind is one of ... Read More


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