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 5th, 2025
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 →
Published on September 5th, 2025
Adam Loory may have retired from sailmaking and racing, but it remains hard to dispense with the performance approach on a passage. In this report, he shares his idea of fun sailing: On August 23, we ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2025
American offshore sailor Erica Lush will line up on September 7 for the start of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2025, one of the world’s most prestigious solo offshore sailing regattas. Held in the Figaro BENETEAU ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2025
The Croatian city of Split will host the 2025 International Star Class World Championship, with racing for 107 teams from 20 nations on September 8-13. Fourteen past Star World Champions will seek to engrave their name ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2025
Time is an interesting thing. As my kid went from 13 to 19, I aged 50 years. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2025
The doublehanded Melges 15 was designed by Reichel/Pugh and launched in May 2020, with now over 1,000 boats worldwide. Hoping to continue their success, Melges Performance Sailboats has again recruited R/P, stretched the design by four ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2025
Genova, Italy (September 3, 2025) – Ambrogio Beccaria’s Italian-flagged entry Allagrande Mapei Racing team has pulled off a spectacular home-team victory after winning Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe 2025. Beccaria and his all-French crew ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2025
The second edition of the Star Sailors League Gold Cup will take place November 18-December 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Based at the Marina da Glória, with racing on Guanabara Bay, the 2026 event anticipates ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2025
(September 3, 2025; Day 4) – A crew member on board Team Qingdao, Andrew Smith, sustained an injury during the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2025-26 and was airlifted off the boat near the western ... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2025
The “earth” without “art” is just “eh.” Providing wisdom 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 ... Read More →