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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 designed a series of fine wood epoxy cruising boats and was, of course, the inventor of the tandem keel. ... 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 →
Published on April 8th, 2013
The world’s toughest sailing race is back! The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 route will take in 10 cities in nine countries – Spain, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, United States, Portugal, France and Sweden ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2013
Alicante, Spain (April 8, 2013) – The complete route for the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race is now revealed, detailing the nine legs that will provide the race track in 2014-15 to test the ... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2013
Long Beach, CA (April 7, 2013) – Taylor Canfield and Scott Dickson already had their Congressional Cup berths locked up when they raced into the championship match of Long Beach Yacht Club’s Ficker Cup Sunday but, ... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2013
“I don’t think there is that much difference actually in the U.S.,” assessed Russell Coutts, Oracle Team USA CEO, regarding the response for the America’s Cup compared to other countries. “Let’s wait and see after this ... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2013
The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry has confirmed the fatality of a crewmember on board JFA’s 33.5m catamaran sailing yacht Mousetrap. Mousetrap is a 33.5m catamaran sailing yacht built by JFA Chantier Naval last year and launched ... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2013
(April 6, 2013) – Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy (34 years) became the second person from Asia to sail non-stop solo circumnavigate the world. Lt Cdr Tomy of the Indian Navy returned to Mumbai on March 31 ... Read More →