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REVERED: Captain Jack and the Mushroom Crew

Published on March 25th, 2013

If it weren’t for email, pity the postal carrier who would have shouldered the load for comments received at Scuttlebutt World Headquarters following the passing of Jack Sutphen, as reported on March 25. We include here some clips from a column Rich Roberts did on Jack Sutphen for ‘The Log’ publication in 2005: Regarding the ... Read More


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BIG BUCKET: Greatest spectacle in sailing

Published on March 25th, 2013

St. Barth, French West Indies (March 25, 2013) – St. Barth has been pretty quiet for the last 10 days or so, but that all changed this morning as the St. Barth Bucket (Mar 28-31), which we’ve often referred to as the “greatest spectacle in sailing,” starts later this week and the boats and support ... Read More


Dock Talk

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

Published on March 25th, 2013

The biggest international sporting event in the British Virgin begins this week with the 42nd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Seventy-seven teams are entered, with racing to start on March 26 with the 37-mile Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup. The Melges 32 INTAC set a new monohull record for the route ... Read More


Dock Talk

Chinese solo circumnavigation

Published on March 25th, 2013

Chinese sailor Guo Chuan is expected to return to Qingdao, China, on April 3 to finish as the first Chinese sailor to solo non-stop sail around the world. The 47-year-old Guo, the first Chinese sailor to ... Read More


Dock Talk

2012-2013 California Dreamin’ Series

Published on March 25th, 2013

Long Beach, CA (March 24, 2013) – Dustin Durant of Long Beach Yacht Club won the 2013 Butler Cup, and with it, the three stage 2012-2013 California Dreamin’ Series in the Grade 3 ISAF match race ... Read More


Dock Talk

Melges 32 Virgin Islands Sailing Series

Published on March 25th, 2013

The first two stages of the 2013 Melges 32 Virgin Islands Sailing Series are completed, with Roberto Tomasini Grinover’s Robertissima winning the BVI Sportboat Regatta (Feb 21-24) and Dalton DeVos’ Delta winning the International Rolex Regatta ... Read More


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EIGHT BELLS – Jack Sutphen

Published on March 24th, 2013

Jack Sutphen, who served as Dennis Conner’s sparring partner for multiple America’s Cup campaigns, passed away on March 24 at 95 years of age (January 4). Until his final day, Jack – with a sparkle in ... Read More


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