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Rules evolve as does offshore sailing

Published on December 5th, 2025

The World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) govern offshore racing for monohulls and multihulls, structural features, yacht equipment, personal equipment and training. The OSR is republished every two years, and the 2026-2027 edition becomes effective on ... Read More


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The Geometry of Performance

Published on December 5th, 2025

For more than four decades, the name Reichel/Pugh has been synonymous with the pursuit of results. From IOR, to IMS-era pioneers to IRC thoroughbreds, few design houses have shaped the language of performance quite like this ... Read More


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Evicting Scout camp for 2028 Olympics

Published on December 5th, 2025

Sailing for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics was expected to be held in Long Beach, as it had been for the 1984 Olympics, but politics moved some of the events to the Port of Los Angeles. ... Read More


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Riptide Racing aims for America’s Cup

Published on December 4th, 2025

In the history of the America’s Cup, there has always been a USA competitor. This record has been teetering since American Magic (USA) revealed they would not return for their third campaign, but a new effort ... Read More


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Setting a new standard of inclusivity

Published on December 4th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When World Sailing announced in January 2025 the launch of the first World Sailing Inclusion Championships, I was confused. Aside from not having a host for the 2025 event, there ... Read More


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Designed to help Olympic campaigns

Published on December 4th, 2025

The path to the podium during each Olympic quadrennial includes events which prepare athletes for their moment, and identifying prominent training opportunities is the mission of the Sailing Grand Slam (SGS). After trialing the concept in ... Read More


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The Indomitable Molly

Published on December 4th, 2025

by John Bertrand At 46, Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer is simultaneously: • Executive Director of the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation (PYSF) • Member, US Sailing Board of Directors • Member, World Sailing Events Committee • Freshly crowned ... Read More


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XR-41 owners appeal directly to ORC

Published on December 4th, 2025

The three-part series, Did XR-41 outwit a measurement rule?, detailed how the ORC handicap system had penalized the XR-41 after they won the 2025 ORC World Championship – a penalty of 10 seconds per nautical mile ... Read More


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Downwind heavy-air sailing knowledge

Published on December 4th, 2025

A 500-plus audience (in-person and online) hung off every gem of wisdom offered by three “rockstar” offshore sailors at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) Downwind Sailing in Heavy Air Information Evening. The event was ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on December 3rd, 2025

The best part about getting older is… nothing. Getting older sucks. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, ... Read More


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