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Published on January 3rd, 2017
The Optimist Sailor of the Year award, announced each January, is selected by the judge panel from nominated sailors based on the best overall sailing year, for the preceding calendar year. The 2016 recipient is Justin ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
Well, 2016 was a drama-filled year, and sports were no exception to the excitement. Among the highlights were the Olympics and two seven-game championship series filled with drama and adrenaline rushes — the Major League Baseball ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
(January 3, 2016; Day 19, 23:00 FR) – Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT have nearly completed their passage under Australia in their bid win the Jules Verne ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
(January 3, 2017; Day 59, 18:24 FR) – The ability to repair at sea is absolutely fundamental to completing the Vendée Globe solo round the world race. Michel Desjoyeaux, the only skipper to twice win the ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
A question posted on the Scuttlebutt Facebook page, ‘Is the Super 12 thing still happening?‘, had been on our mind too. The short answer is no, it’s not happening. But when something made as much noise ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
The 86th Annual New York’s Frostbite Regatta was hosted on December 31 and January 1 by the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club of Port Washington, New York. We reviewed the Notice of Race for any mention of ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
When it comes to one design class promotion, Robert Deaves is the gold standard. We see a lot of racing fleets struggle to share their story, but what Deaves does for the Finn class explains why ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
World Sailing offers this tribute to the events and sailors of ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017
Racing the one design Volvo Ocean 65, the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race begins in Alicante, Spain in October 22 2017 with the final finish in The Hague, Netherlands in June 2018. In total, the Race will ... Read More →
Published on January 2nd, 2017
Two back-to-back World Match Racing Tour events in the M32 high-speed catamaran will be held April 2017 on Biscayne Bay in Miami, FL. The two WT level events will award World Championship points in the quest ... Read More →