Published on December 20th, 2025
The 28th year of Scuttlebutt Sailing News is coming to a close, with Issue #6493 as the final newsletter for 2025. The past couple months have been hectic as we line up advertising for next year ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2025
Five teams are confirmed for the 38th America’s Cup, and with the rules requiring previously used AC75s, much of the activity has occurred behind closed base doors for the 2027 event. The mission for design teams ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2025
by Robert Beringer, SpinSheet So, what’s in a name? Well, for a boat it’s everything; those letters you see affixed to the hull are a long-time tradition of the sea and transform the average vessel into ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2025
by Kim Couranz, SpinSheet It’s New Year’s Resolution time. Getting healthier and sailing smarter and faster are two resolutions I’m sure many of us have in mind for 2026. How about combining them into one: Focus ... Read More →
Published on December 27th, 2025
Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and Scuttlebutt is leaning in for the February 2026 vote to support North American interests: MOLLY VANDEMOER (USA) US Sailing Board, World Sailing Events Committee, Director of ... Read More →
Published on December 25th, 2025
Christmas, here again. Let us raise a loving cup; Peace on earth, goodwill to men, and make them do the washing up. – Wendy Cope... Read More →
Published on December 24th, 2025
Strong southerlies and big ocean swell are shaping as the defining features of the opening stages of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts December 26. Given that the 628nm course is to the ... Read More →
Published on December 24th, 2025
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Published on December 23rd, 2025
The Magnus Olsson Foundation has named French offshore sailing sensation Charlie Dalin as the recipient of the 2025 Magnus “Mange” Olsson Prize, in recognition of his extraordinary impact on the sport of sailing. Charlie Dalin (Le ... Read More →
Published on December 23rd, 2025
There are five official entries for the 38th America’s Cup, with a massive omission among the field field. Five countries are represented, and none of them are the United States of America. If no USA team ... Read More →
Published on December 23rd, 2025
Oakley Capital, which acquired North Sails in 2014, with their support later extending to Quantum Sails, Doyle Sails, Southern Spars, and Future Fibres, now adds an America’s Cup team to its portfolio. The private equity group ... Read More →