Published on February 4th, 2013
There must be a cadre of sailors who were sailing Hobie 16s or P Cats in the 70s that are now saying “I told you so”. The early converters to multihull sailing have long known about ... Read More →
Published on January 31st, 2013
For most of the North Ameican sailors with Olympic aspirations, the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami (Jan 28-Feb 2) is the first event of their new quadrennium. Prior to the event, Scuttlebutt publisher Craig Leweck met ... Read More →
Published on January 25th, 2013
Steve Benjamin, a founding member of the High Performance Rule (HPR) and co-owner with wife Heidi of the Carkeek 40 SPOOKIE, invited Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck to experience HPR racing during Quantum Key West. SPOOKIE proved ... Read More →
Published on January 23rd, 2013
Charlie Buckingham came up short in his quest to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic Games, but he may now be one of the team’s strongest sailors going forward. Since graduating from Georgetown University in ... Read More →
Published on January 21st, 2013
The pendulum has swung back. Interest in multihull sailing is on the rise. Heck, even ISAF decided a new catamaran design – the Nacra 17 – was Olympic worthy. So for the next four years, the ... Read More →
Published on January 21st, 2013
It all starts again. The Olympic quad. The four year cycle that leads – for a select few – to the Olympic Games. Symbolic of the beginning for North American sailors will be the six-day ISAF ... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2013
After skippering the past two Volvo Ocean Races, Kenny Read is looking forward to sleeping in his own bed,and getting connected with his local sailing scene in Newport, RI. However, despite all the existing boat options ... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2012
Wildcard entry Taylor Canfield (23 years) from the US Virgin Islands won the most coveted event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, the Monsoon Cup (Dec. 3-8, 2012). As the tour’s final stop, it is ... Read More →
Published on December 9th, 2012
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Published on December 7th, 2012
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