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 15th, 2026
America One Racing, as the largest private financial supporter of elite USA sailors, pivoted in 2023 to a hands-on organization with coaches and training plans. Among their areas of focus is the Switch Class, a 13-foot ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2026
A LaGuardia runway collision and tug captains asking why sailboats hide their AIS: why no single electronic system sees everything. Story by Teresa Carey for Cruising World: In March, an Air Canada flight collided with a ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2026
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I’m a coffee drinker, but black. The habit was born from offshore racing. No time for additives. It’s a purpose drink. My coffee maker, on a timer, grinds the beans ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2026
Sailing was introduced at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games as a demonstrative sport, using the triplehanded Sonar, and then became a medal sport at the Sydney 2000 Games. The singlehanded 2.4mR and doublehanded SKUD 18 were ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2026
They say there are oceans on the moon. I think that’s lunar sea. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2026
A lot of consideration goes into the selection of the US Youth Team for the 2026 Youth Sailing World Championships, and Mother Nature took those plans and did what she always does, which is whatever she ... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 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 →
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 →
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