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Published on June 11th, 2010
Saving Sailing Author Nicholas Hayes continues to refine and improve the core ideas of his award-winning book. Let’s get two thing straight: 1.) Not everyone will be a sailor, just like not everyone will be a cellist or a fly fisherman; and 2.) Not everyone will be a mentor, just like not everyone will be ... Read More →
Published on May 12th, 2010
(May 12, 2010) When Brad Van Liew hits the start line in La Rochelle, France on October 17, it will be his third time competing in the race now known as the VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010-11, ... Read More →
Published on April 27th, 2010
Building a grassroots series (April 27, 2010) Soon after the Melges 24 was introduced to the sailboat market in 1993, local fleets dotted the western U.S. Hot racing was ripe, but over time as the class ... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2010
By Nicholas Hayes, Author of Saving Sailing If I had to make a chart to represent hours of fun I’ve had by originating location, it would show that a big slice of my fun begins at ... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2010
What’s Really Wrong with Yacht Clubs By Nicholas Hayes, Author of Saving Sailing (April 23, 2010) If I had to make a chart to represent hours of fun I’ve had by originating location, it would show ... Read More →
Published on April 15th, 2010
(April 15, 2010) Forty year old Shana Bagley will leave on Monday (April 19) from San Francisco as a crew-member aboard California, the only US entry in the current edition of the 2009-10 Clipper Round the ... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2010
(April 11, 2010) PUMA announced last week that it will participate in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 after placing second overall in the 2008-2009 competition. Led by skipper Ken Read in the last race, Read is ... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2010
(August 20, 2010) The International C Class Catamaran Championship (IC^4) will be hosted at New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI from August 22-28, 2010. The IC^4 is the successor to the Little America’s Cup as ... Read More →
Published on April 1st, 2010
Scuttlebutt is published each weekday with the support of its sponsors, providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. CHANGES ANNOUNCED FOR MARION ... Read More →
Published on March 23rd, 2010
(March 23, 2010) Scott Easom had a superb racing year in 2009. After overseeing the building and rigging of the King 40 SOOZAL, he joined the sailing team to win Key West, the Pineapple Cup, the ... Read More →