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Refining the Kite Rules

Published on February 20th, 2013

Kiteboard course racing continues to grow, and while kiteboards ably compete on a typical buoy course, they have enough unique attributes that required the establishment of Appendix F – Kiteboard Racing Rules – in The Racing ... Read More


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Junior Program Fundraiser: 2013 Ultimate Sailing Calendar

Published on February 20th, 2013

Photographer Sharon Green has launched a youth fundraising program, offering her famous 2013 Ultimate Sailing Calendar at a significantly reduced price to allow junior sailing programs to resell for profit. Contact crew@ultimatesailing.com or (800) 827-3186 for details. Supplies ... Read More


Dock Talk

27th Calema Midwinters Windsurfing Festival

Published on February 20th, 2013

The 27th Calema Midwinters Windsurfing Festival, including the 2013 Techno 293 North Americans Championship, will take place Merritt Island, Florida, USA February 28-March 3. The Calema Midwinters Festival brings together World Cup pros, Olympic class competitors, ... Read More


Dock Talk

RORC Caribbean 600

Published on February 20th, 2013

(February 19, 2013; Day 2) – The first finishers in the RORC Caribbean 600 race are expected in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with every possibility that at least one record will be broken. Peter Aschenbrenner’s ... Read More


Dock Talk

Vendee Globe Update

Published on February 20th, 2013

(February 19, 2013; Day 102) – Eighty miles off Cape Finsterre, remaining quietly patient but on a state of high alert due to the high level of shipping traffic, Italian skipper Alessandro Di Benedetto is content ... Read More


Dock Talk

CORRECTION

Published on February 20th, 2013

There were two mistakes in Scuttlebutt 3778: 1) The intro to Dave Perry’s report on the definition change of Mark-Room mistakenly included a reference to “the new Trash rule”; and 2) The Curmudgeon’s Observation stated that ... Read More


Guest Commentary

From George W. Carmany, III

Published on February 20th, 2013

Regarding women sailing the 18 footers (Scuttlebutt 3778), I can’t speak for the JJ, but in the early 1970s a colorful all-girl crew who sailed under the name Boobs competed regularly in the Sydney Harbour fleet. ... Read More


Guest Commentary

From Scott Parker

Published on February 20th, 2013

We are doing something right when we can celebrate accomplishments that aren’t recorded in the race results. Thanks for doing this with the Katie Love interview in Scuttlebutt ... Read More


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