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WATCH: AC Preliminary Regatta Naples

Published on September 24th, 2026

Six of the seven entrants in the 38th America’s Cup will compete at the Preliminary Regatta on September 25-27 in Naples, Italy. There will nine AC40s racing as teams are allowed to enter two boats, but ... Read More →


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Submissions for ORC Annual Meeting

Published on September 24th, 2026

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has confirmed the Submissions to its 2026 Annual Meeting on October 31-November 4. There are a total of 51 submissions from national authorities in nine countries around the world and the ... Read More →


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Care and feeding of a Class identity

Published on September 24th, 2026

The VX One Class is going to have a busy six months. This 19-foot speedy sport boat has its North American Championship, inaugural U.S. National Championship, four Miami Winter Series events, and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta. ... Read More →


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Hospitality always wins

Published on September 24th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News A flight from San Diego, a three-hour drive from Chicago, and we arrive at Lake Wawasee – the setting of the 2026 Championship of Champions. Twenty teams, all reveling from ... Read More →


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Bring on the college fall season

Published on September 24th, 2026

The start of university education in the USA varies between the semester system (mid-August/early September) and quarter system (late September). With winter around the corner, the 2026-27 college season is fully on with Clear Air providing ... Read More →


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The rule that disappears at the dock

Published on September 24th, 2026

by Rory Maher, Clear Air Gender parity in sailing hit a new high-water mark on September 2, when six IMOCA 60s began The Ocean Race Atlantic after departing Brooklyn the previous day — crews of exactly ... Read More →


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on September 23rd, 2026

If a telemarketer calls, give the telephone to a child and say the caller is Santa. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of ... Read More →


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How would you decide this?

Published on September 23rd, 2026

Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules in a fun format designed to help you become more familiar with The Racing Rules of Sailing. Here is one of the ... Read More →


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Mine is bigger than yours

Published on September 23rd, 2026

If size matters, Dutch builder Royal Huisman is in the final stage of completion for the 279-foot Project 410 – the world’s largest sloop-rigged sailing yacht – at the shipyard’s facility in Vollenhove, the Netherlands. Unveiled ... Read More →



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