Published on June 2nd, 2025
Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2025
“The years between 50 and 70 are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.” – T.S. Elliot Providing “insight” since 1997, the ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2025
Dear Curmudgeon: As much as I appreciate the long history for sailing in the Olympic Games, and I respect and admire the commitment needed to participate, I am starting to wonder about it all. The Olympics ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2025
The New Bedford Community Boating Center (CBC) in Massachusetts has organized a youth offshore sailing team for the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race. With a crew of eight youth sailors and four adult coaches, the team on ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2025
The Women’s World Match Racing Tour has formed a new strategic partnership with The Magenta Project, the award-winning global charity founded in 2015 to promote and build greater equity and inclusion for women in the sport ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2025
The ability for the America’s Cup to maximize its commercial potential had long been hindered by the Deed of Gift. While this document had guided the competition through global wars to become the most prominent trophy ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2025
Don’t judge folks by their relatives. 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, features and dock talk…with a ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2025
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) 2025-26 season will host the Open and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships on November 8-9 and the Open Match Race National Championship on November 15-16. Entry appointments for these events is done ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2025
Running a successful offshore campaign on a budget requires some smart thinking. Winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race Young Skipper trophy, Lawrence Herbert shares some tips with Andy Rice in Yachting World: Lawrence Herbert loves his ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2025
America One Racing (A1R) has become a prominent program for American athletes with Olympic ambitions, and an alliance with the St. Francis Sailing Foundation (StFSF) seeks to bolster their efforts. StFSF, which has a long history ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2025
When Scuttlebutt launched in 1997, it rode an internet which has challenged print publications. Phil Ross shares his unique perspective from that side of the fence: I was the final editor of Australia’s Cruising Helmsman magazine, ... Read More →