Published on October 8th, 2026
The 2026 US Youth Sailing Championship is on October 9-12 in Long Beach, CA. For competitors who won’t turn 20 in 2026, there are 120 entrants for the five events: Doublehanded Dinghy (I-420), Doublehanded Skiff (29er), ... Read More →
Published on October 5th, 2026
Sixteen solo skippers started the 2026-27 Golden Globe Race on September 6 from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. The fourth edition continues the “retro race” format in which 32-36 foot production boats designed prior to 1988, without modern ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2026
The J/24 was the first J/Boats product in 1976, and it was a race boat. This was the cruiser-racer era, and its popularity established an elite one design class. The first World Championship was in 1981, ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2026
The SportsPro publication, which focuses on the business world of sport, looked at the challenge for three emerging sports competitions to build lasting loyalties. This excerpt is in regard to SailGP: SailGP starts with an advantage: ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2026
When a man says he’ll do anything for a woman, he means fight bad guys and kill dragons, not vacuum or wash dishes. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2026
College sailing produced its most consequential weekend of the fall as Atlantic Coast Championship qualifiers, a MAISA conference title, and more than a dozen other regattas delivered results that will echo through the rest of the ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2026
A Miami tugboat captain who pleaded guilty in last year’s crash in Biscayne Bay involving a barge and a sailboat carrying campers that killed three young girls was sentenced to prison on October 13, 2026.. Yusiel ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2026
Despite the next America’s Cup being raced in “used” boats, how they will be used will be brand new. A reduced crew on the AC75 will have a helm and trimmer on each side of the ... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2026
While the riches of the Middle East attracted the World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour to host their final events of the season, the volatility in the region has now required a ... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2026
Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. British sailing legend Keith Musto picked the Finn dinghy. Here’s the report: “The Finn ... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2026
The Route du Rhum is a legendary single-handed transatlantic yacht race held every four years, with the 2026 edition to start November 1 off Saint-Malo, France. There are 115 entrants competing on the 3,542 nm course ... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2026
The third edition of the Globe40 gets underway in just under two years, and among the doublehanded teams will be American skipper Brian McVickers and his co-skipper Graeme Esarey for the round-the-world race in Class40s. In ... Read More →