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Published on April 8th, 2013
With winter weather persisting in northern parts of the U.S. and Europe, sailors could be envied for heading to the Caribbean to extend their racing calendars. Over 60 yachts and crew are on the island of St Barths, in the French West Indies, preparing for the start of Les Voiles de St. Barth on Tuesday. ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
Long Beach, CA (April 8, 2013) – Some of the world’s best match racing sailors from six countries and the U.S. Virgin Islands are competing in Long Beach Yacht Club’s 49th Congressional Cup starting Tuesday. Two round-robin rotations will be followed by sailoffs through Saturday. Competition will be at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier on the ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
To mark the 30th anniversary of Australia’s famous win against the US in the 1983 America’s Cup yacht race, former Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke speaks about the 74-year-old Alan Bond, who bankrolled the challenge, describing ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 8 April 2013 have been released, with seventeen nations taking the top three ranking positions among the ten Olympic events. The U.S. team holds the top ranked positions in North ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
Over 100 yachts from all over the world are expected to compete at the 46th edition of Antigua Sailing Week on Apr 27-May 3. The week-long event is considered the ‘last night at the prom’ for ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
The International Kiteboarding Association has updated the course racing world rankings. German Florian Gruber leads the men with American Adam Koch in third, while Steph Bridge (GBR) leads the women with American Erika Heineken in ninth. ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
It is with great sadness that I have heard that Warwick Collins, the author, screenwriter, inventor and yacht designer has passed away at 64 years (on Feb 10). Warwick wrote many excellent books and screenplays and ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
There are a lot of regatta reports submitted to Scuttlebutt World Headquarter, and we need to vet through the stack to determine what is most worthy to be celebrated within the limited space of the Scuttlebutt ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
Tom Hubbell, President of US Sailing, provides successful examples of how one design classes can remain healthy… Introducing newcomers to their boats… Picture me about five years ago getting acquainted with a J/22. Step one, how ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
Since 1958, PCYA has awarded the Carr Trophy to the winner of a regatta that featured skippers over 50 and crew members over 40 years of age. In 2012 the decision was made to partner with ... Read More →