Published on October 18th, 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 November 4th, 2026
Tossing and turning at night should be considered exercise. 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 ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2026
Thirty-eight teams from 10 nations are entered for the 2026 J/24 World Championship on November 7-11 in Melbourne, Australia. But for Victorian skipper Warren Campbell, his campaign has been a race against the clock to reach ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2026
The 2026 A-Class Catamaran World Championship is on tap for November 9–14, bringing 79 boats and competitors representing 11 international associations to Tampa, FL. As a development class, the emergence of the boats’ foiling potential at ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2026
The International Sunfish Class Association (ISCA) continues its momentum with another sold-out championship series in 2026 as sailors from 17 countries come to compete November 6-13 in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Following the success of ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2026
If you’ve recently been to a boat show, you have seen offshore catamarans – lots of them. In arguably the biggest new yacht news of the season, Oyster Yachts is joining the party. Having built 1,300 ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2026
College sailing delivered its biggest weekend of the fall season as conference championships took center stage from Annapolis to Corpus Christi to Lake Champlain. Georgetown won the War Memorial, Harvard claimed the NEISA women’s crown, Yale ... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2026
The walls of Scuttlebutt HQ include the Ultimate Sailing calendar by Sharon Green, with this behind-the-scenes story by Sharon detailing the November 2026 images. There’s a reason the world’s best sailors return to Hyères year after ... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2026
I make chocolate disappear. What’s your superpower? 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 November 3rd, 2026
Solo ocean racing is a high-stakes game. Ollie Heer talks to Helen Fretter at Yachting World about why it’s worth the gamble: It takes a certain type of person to become a solo ocean racing skipper. ... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2026
The American windsurfing world will be on display as the US Windsurfer Class Association hosts the 2026 Windsurfer LT US National Championships on November 6–8 in Clearwater, FL. Launched in 2018, the Windsurfer LT is a ... Read More →