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Published on August 31st, 2012
Remember shackles? How about ring dings? So yesterday! Mike Lee from Harken Technical Service explains how we have progressed all the way back to the beginning. Soft attachment sounds as exciting as sewing a button back ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
Melges 32 U.S. National Championship – July 27-29, 2012 Newport, RI (event website) – Photos by Sara Proctor... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
Ben Barger, who was the U.S. windsurfing representative at the 2008 Olympics, is now focused on supporting all Olympic sailors. He is the ISAF Athletes Commission Chairman, and also an alternate to the USOC Athletes Advisory ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen, who dominated the Men’s Skiff (49er) event at the 2012 Olympics, revealed some of the factors behind the stunning success of the Australian sailing team. One of the factors behind the ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
By Nicholas Hayes, author Look it up. According to my dictionary, a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” And while ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
When it comes to offering cutting edge grand prix racing, the Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco never seems to skip a beat. This year, the event – scheduled for its 48th edition on September ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
* Kingston, ONT (August 16, 2012) – CORK International Regatta completed today for the 281 youth entrants from Canada, USA, Mexico, and Bermuda competing in four events. Winners were Alexander Burke (Laser), Kalin Hillier (Laser Radial), ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
Some of the random photos from the sport received this week at Scuttlebutt include aerial arrival, dragons, 2000, kid stuff, back flip, all terrain, 5 o’clock somewhere, and cruising speed. Here are this week’s photos: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/12/0817/ ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
This week’s video is a parody titled “I’m Bringing Sailing Back”, a sort-of music video that uses Justin Timberlake’s song ‘Sexy Back’. The dialogue begins like this…. First dude – “Dude, this is so chill.” Second ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2012
Scuttlebutt strongly encourages feedback from the Scuttlebutt community. Either submit comments by email or post them on the Forum. Submitted comments chosen to be published in the newsletter may be limited to 250 words. Authors may ... Read More →