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Ken Read: Changing sailing for America

Published on April 13th, 2026

Ken Read, who has been President of North Sails since 2013, resigned to lead the USA challenge for the 2027 America’s Cup. As CEO of the American Racing Challenger Team USA, Read provides this exclusive update ... Read More →

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Meet the best baller in sailing

Published on April 8th, 2026

When the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies 69-63 on April 6, 2026 to win the NCAA men’s basketball national championship, the outcome enshrined Ben Capuco as the 2026 Scuttleball ... Read More →

Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on April 21st, 2026

I never realized how funny I was until I started talking to myself. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, ... Read More →

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In praise of something new

Published on April 21st, 2026

By Lydia Mullan, SAIL magazine editor In the May issue, Charles Scott writes about sailing OPBs—other people’s boats—and a host of voyages that he’s been on thanks to generous invites, offers to lend a helping hand, ... Read More →

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These aren’t your parents’ maxi boats

Published on April 21st, 2026

The International Maxi Association (IMA) was established in 1979 to represent the owners of maxi yachts from all over the world. This was the heyday of the IOR rating rule when iconic monohulls such as Bumblebee, ... Read More →

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Unjust enrichment in yachting

Published on April 21st, 2026

The Yacht Law Podcast answers your legal questions about buying, selling, and owning superyachts; working aboard them; and more. Does big money leads to big drama? Here’s the latest episode: A lot of yacht disputes don’t ... Read More →

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Quiet revolution still demands respect

Published on April 21st, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach Rhode Island, 1983 America’s Cup. I’m the mast man — sewer rat in the language of the foredeck — aboard the 12-Metre Victory, and my morning prep list reads: ... Read More →

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Thirteen ways to go faster offshore

Published on April 20th, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach After enough miles offshore, the kind where the watch system stops feeling fresh around day two and the decisions start to blur — you stop pushing for every last ... Read More →

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Command at sea and why it is serious

Published on April 20th, 2026

Stuart Greenfield, a RYA Yachtmaster and racing coach, offers a reminder that command at sea is serious: There is a group that goes by the name The Foredeck Union. You may have encountered them online — ... Read More →

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Sailing tech trickles down to defense

Published on April 20th, 2026

American Magic Services (AMS), based at the American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida, has been retained by Saildrone, a maritime defense company best known for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), for their newly unveiled Spectre ... Read More →

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Limitations of the Saffir-Simpson scale

Published on April 20th, 2026

From category 1 to category 5, hurricane forecasters’ famous rating system has become ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans from Texas to Maine. The scale — known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale — ... Read More →

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Decisive test for Sailing at 2028 Olympics

Published on April 19th, 2026

Dan Ibsen reviews the situation Sailing is facing to provide a better broadcast competition format at the Olympic Games. This report is translated from Danish publication Baad Magasinet: Sailing is at a crossroads leading up to ... Read More →