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The Next Step for Canting Ballast

Published on July 16th, 2011

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Below are pictures from the evening race at the Manhattan Sailing Club on July 14, 2011. During the race, a brief but vicious thunderstorm came through New York Harbor, with winds of 45-50 knots and driving ... Read More →

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Peter Craig – Key West Race Week 2012

Published on May 19th, 2011

During the past twenty four years, Key West Race Week had grown to become the elite international keelboat competition in the United States. But the down economy had not been good for the event, and it ... Read More →

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Ed Reynolds – Nothing short of a paradigm shift

Published on May 5th, 2011

Now in its seventh season, the TP52 racing at the Audi MedCup Circuit has grown to become the premiere keelboat fleet racing circuit. When the 2011 edition begins in less than two weeks, it will be ... Read More →

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Immersion Sailing

Published on May 3rd, 2011

By Nick Hayes, author You’re probably reading this because you’re a sailor. But imagine that you’re not a sailor. You’ve never done it, but always wanted to. You find a sailing club that supplies all the ... Read More →

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Paul Callahan – Disabled advances, future aspirations

Published on April 30th, 2011

In 1980, at the age of 21, Paul Callahan slipped on a wet floor. His neck was broken and the prognosis was a lifetime in bed. More than 32 years later, the 53-year-old husband and father ... Read More →

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The State of Match Racing in North America

Published on April 11th, 2011

Dave Perry I am pleased to give this report on the state of match racing in the U.S. and surrounding North American region (including Canada, Bermuda and the U.S. Virgin Islands). There are literally thousands of ... Read More →

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Scuttlebutt’s April Fools edition

Published on April 1st, 2011

Scuttlebutt is published each weekday with the support of its sponsors, providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. Today’s sponsors: Doyle Sails ... Read More →

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Graham Biehl – Maintaining Speed to Succeed

Published on March 22nd, 2011

American Graham Biehl is seeking to compete in his second Olympics. Along with skipper Stu McNay, they were the U.S. representative in the Mens 470 at the 2008 Games, and they want to improve on their ... Read More →

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Peter Isler – Attrition for cause

Published on March 22nd, 2011

Two-time America’s Cup winner Peter Isler’s newest book, “Peter Isler’s Little Blue Book of Sailing”, was released this week by Wiley. Peter was going to celebrate the occasion by racing from SoCal to Mexico, but instead ... Read More →