Published on September 14th, 2026
It’s game time for 20 teams for the 2026 New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship to be held September 15-19 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, RI. Thirteen nations are represented ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2026
Sailing isn’t dying, but it is moving away from week-long marathons. Yachting World’s Matt Sheahan ponders, the two things no sailor ever has enough of are time and money. So, what’s the magic balance to creating ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2026
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has confirmed the field for the 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup, featuring an expanded fleet of 12 invited skippers, up from eight in the past. The regatta will take place from October ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2026
World Sailing announced the 12 skippers and teams who will be competing at the 2026 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship (September 30 to October 4), hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club. This invitation-only event ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2026
When the fleet gathers in Harbor Springs for the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship, September 19-26, every team will arrive with its own story. Some will bring professional campaigns built around years of international competition. Others ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2026
The legendary 12 Metre yachts that defined the America’s Cup for nearly three decades will return to Newport, Rhode Island waters for the 2026 North American Championship, running Friday, September 18, through Sunday, September 20. Hosted ... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2026
Sail Canada announced that Guylain Noël from Lévis, QC, has been selected Sail Canada Instructor of the Year, as the country celebrates National Coaches Week, an annual event which ends on September 20, 2026. The Sail ... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2026
When you throw mud, you lose ground. 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 and dock talk…with ... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2026
While competitive sailing gets a lot of attention, Hal Smith suggests we can’t forget what is good for the soul: I believe there is plenty of sailing that would not be characterized as being pursuit of ... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2026
Bad decisions make the best stories, and in the Scuttlebutt series of grounding stories, George Harvey shares his tale from the Pacific Northwest: Many years ago, I was racing aboard Snake Oil, a Tripp 40 owned ... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2026
There’s an accelerating shift away from paper charts, but how best to use predicted data from digital aids in real-world situations? Practical Boat Owner’s Craig Burton, head of training operations at the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), ... Read More →