Published on March 25th, 2024
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Congratulations to all the players in 2024 Scuttleball as they proved that making something fun and affordable will nearly double participation over the prior year. Hey regatta organizers… take notice. ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2024
David Yule, a significant contributor to Canadian sailing, has died. A member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto, Ca), David was President of Sail Canada (known as the Canadian Yachting Association) in 1978 and 1979. ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2024
“When it comes to candy bars, the term fun-sized is misleading. There is nothing fun about your candy bar being ⅛ the size of a regular bar. You should call them what they are: disappointment-sized.” – ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2024
Matt Sheahan and his PlanetSail team share the latest episode in a regular series of features about the road to the America’s Cup that will take us from the first official event in Vilanova to the ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2024
The Atlantic hurricane season officially gets underway on June 1 and runs through the end of November, and AccuWeather’s team of long-range forecasters say now is the time to prepare for a frenzy of tropical systems. ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2024
“If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing, how poor we would be.” – Antonio Porchia Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2024
Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and since this is little more than a popularity contest hosted by a British publication, Scuttlebutt is leaning in to support North American interests: CHRIS SHERLOCK ... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2024
Promoting environmental causes has become an attention-seeking tactic in sailing to gain commercial interest, and while it often seems self-serving, protecting the earth is never a bad thing. This has been a foundational aspect of the ... Read More →
Published on March 25th, 2024
by Kai Yves I have to admit, I went into the New Zealand SailGP event with my usual enthusiasm a little bit dampened. While last year’s event in Christchurch had been beautiful and engaging to watch, ... Read More →
Published on March 25th, 2024
For the Rio 2016 Olympics, if the local news wasn’t focused on pollution in Guanabara Bay, it was warning about the mosquito-borne virus Zika. And now, France is racing to stop virus-carrying tiger mosquitoes from disrupting ... Read More →