Published on May 16th, 2026
The first stage of the 2026 College Women’s Fleet Race National Championship had 36 team compete on May 15-16 in St. Petersburg, FL. Divided into groups, the top nine in each group now advance to the ... Read More →
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 →
Published on May 18th, 2026
On May 17, 2026, marine retailer West Marine filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company issued a statement noting how their 200 retail locations will ... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2026
Peter Silvester owns the Q Class sloop Q7 Falcon which marks its 100th anniversary in 2026. Falcon was among the first class of yachts to race under the “Universal Rule” developed by Nathaniel Herreshoff in 1902 ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2026
Thirty nations across six continents competed in the 2026 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championship on May 12-17 in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon along the rugged Atlantic coast of France. Three first-time World Champions were named with the ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2026
Twelve teams from across the USA competed in the 2026 High School Team Race National Championship on May 15-17 at Christchurch, Virginia. After the round robin qualifying stage advanced the top six teams, the next round ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2026
by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach For offshore racers, routing software has moved a long way from being a glorified GRIB viewer with a few colored arrows on a screen. The serious systems now sit ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2026
Lauriane Nolot (FRA) and Maximilian Maeder (SGP) claimed the women’s and men’s 2026 Formula Kite World Championship titles on May 11-16 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Top North American finisher was Daniela Moroz (USA) in fourth. ... Read More →
Published on May 15th, 2026
The dominant narrative in American sailing right now feels like one of decline. There, we said it. Fleets are aging. Clubs are consolidating. The path from “I’m interested” to “I’m on the water” is, for far ... Read More →
Published on May 15th, 2026
History was made as Magpie (AUS 1526) with James Mayo, Paul Cayard, and Ben Lamb claimed their third consecutive Etchells World Championship, with the 2026 edition on May 11-15 in San Diego, CA. Seventy-six teams representing ... Read More →
Published on May 14th, 2026
Why do people say “heads up” when you should duck? 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 ... Read More →
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