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 September 23rd, 2025
I’m not saying I’m old but I just had to increase my font size to ‘Billboard’. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2025
Sail Canada annually celebrates the nation’s top recreational and competitive sailors, coaches, volunteers, and events via the Sail Canada Annual Awards. Here are some of the 2025 recipients: • Lucas Henderson (Brockville, ON) has been selected ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2025
Among the top nightmares for any offshore sailor is a container collision. They’re hard to see, hard as steel, and very hard on boats. Containers frequently fall off ships, and a new ship has set a ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2025
The 2025 Formula Kite World Championships on September 30-October 5 will gather Olympic kiteboarding athletes in Cagliari, Italy. In this first major milestone on the road to the Los Angeles Games, the men’s fleet has 64 ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2025
Annapolis calls itself “America’s Sailing Capital” while Newport is often considered the “Sailing Capital of the World”, but The British Virgin Islands has taken it a step further. The BVI trademarked “The British Virgin Islands – ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2025
Twenty-nine teams from ten nations will compete in the 2025 Six Metre World Championships on September 22-26 in Oyster Bay, NY. The fleet comprises 17 Open Division boats and 12 Classics, both racing on the same ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2025
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When I fell overboard on a Caribbean bareboat charter, due to a failed lifeline lashing, I was holding a small cooler. Conditions were mild, and my ‘flotation device’ kept me ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2025
San Diego Yacht Club won the 2025 Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational title on September 19-21, bringing the trophy home for the first time. Eight teams from across the USA and England competed in the multi-format event ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2025
Brian Doyle from Lake Sunapee (NH) Yacht Club conquered big waves and wind to win the 2025 Sonar North American Championship on September 20-21 in Darien, CT. Doyle, sailing with Shane Wells, Kelsey Wheeler, and Steve ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2025
For the most dominant singlehanded dinghy in the sport, it has not been smooth sailing for the International Laser Class Association (ILCA). The latest incident has been a dispute with one of its original builders which ... Read More →
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