Published on September 23rd, 2026
Robert Hoffer is a technologist, doing stuff above our paygrade, but he’s also a lifelong sailor and shares how his two worlds are merging: It was 1979 when the sea killed fifteen sailors because the forecast ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2026
Bump Wilcox, based in Massachusetts, is with New Wave Yachts – the #1 dealer for Dehler, Hanse, and Sabre Yachts. He offered this assessment of the marine industry following the 2026 Newport International Boat Show on ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2026
The Youth America’s Cup began in 2013, hosting ten teams from eight nations in San Francisco, CA. It was a strong start, with many of the competitors making the step up to America’s Cup campaigns. The ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2026
If you stop dusting, you can use your coffee table as a message board. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2026
The ARC Team USA has confirmed the four sailors who will race aboard its AC40 at the 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta on September 24-27, 2026 in Naples, Italy. This is the second training event but ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2026
Pete Boland hosts Sailfaster, a podcast series where racing sailors discuss what it takes to sail faster and how races are won. In this episode, Boland meets up with three-time Etchells World Champion Steve Hunt. “We ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2026
by Steven Luna, Grunge Of all the years offering songs that qualify as yacht rock, that squishy, kinda-sorta soft rock sub-genre that became an unofficially recognized label in 2005, 1980 stands out as perhaps the finest ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2026
Ferrari Hypersail marks a key milestone in its journey, announcing the first Sailing Team members who will participate in sea trials and the future racing program for the 100-foot full-foiling monohull. Alongside Project Leader Enrico Voltolini, ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2026
The one thing that all teams battle in every America’s Cup is time. They never have enough, and after the first preliminary regatta in May in Sardinia that feels like yesterday, suddenly the second Prelim Regatta, ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2026
For too long, the ocean has been treated as a conservation issue, while the decisions shaping its future are made in finance ministries, boardrooms and development banks. As geopolitical tensions and climate pressures intensify, the Vision ... Read More →