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Kathy Alven wins 2024 Scuttleball

Published on April 11th, 2024

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Deservedly earning all the personal bragging rights and recognition we can offer, Kathy Alven is the clear winner of the 35th edition of Scuttleball, the annual college hoops pool for ... Read More


Dock Talk

Learning about the ORC rating system

Published on April 30th, 2024

The ORC Education Seminar Series was organized by New York Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club, and US Sailing Offshore Office, with four videos providing an introduction to the ORC rating system along with details about measurement ... Read More


Feature

What is the history of beer can racing?

Published on April 30th, 2024

Since the start of the Beer Can Racing season is upon the yachting community, the question has been asked: When and where was the first beer can race held? While we profess to know a little ... Read More


Feature

Preserving the memories and moments

Published on April 30th, 2024

The Scuttlebutt website hosts newsletters back to 1998, preserving the memories and moments in the sport. But not all the news has been good, and we share this 2002 report to remember the fallen: Jamie Boeckel, ... Read More


Feature

Big time for Bahamian sloops

Published on April 29th, 2024

The National Family Island Regatta is the largest and oldest of the 22 yearly Bahamian wooden racing sloop regattas. This year’s NFIR regatta, the first since sailing became the national sport of the Bahamas, was sailed ... Read More


Feature

Derrick Fries: Where are they now?

Published on April 29th, 2024

From the age of four, Eastern Michigan University professor Derrick Fries has been captivated by sailing, a sport that has brought him immense joy. His passion has led him to participate in sailing and triathlons for ... Read More


Feature

Lindsey Vonn supports US SailGP Team

Published on April 29th, 2024

The SailGP sports league moves to Bermuda for the next event on May 4-5, and while the US SailGP Team has slid down the Season 4 ranking since the new ownership group has taken control, they ... Read More


Dock Talk

Fourteen teams for 2024 Governor’s Cup

Published on April 29th, 2024

Fourteen skippers from five countries have been invited to the 57th Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club on July 22-27 in Newport Beach, CA. The Governor’s Cup will feature ... Read More


News

Stanford wins Women’s Team Racing Nationals

Published on April 29th, 2024

Stanford University won the 2024 College Sailing Women’s Team Race National Championship hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University on April 28-29 in Boston, MA. The winning team was Michelle Lahrkamp/ Ellie Harned, ... Read More


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Using tides and tidal currents

Published on April 29th, 2024

Olympian, America’s Cup winner and New Zealand Champion in multiple classes, Jon Bilger, explains how to use tides and tidal currents: We all know the tide ebbs and flows. It’s as predictable as the sun rising ... Read More


Dock Talk

Preview: 2024 J/70 North Americans

Published on April 29th, 2024

For the 2024 edition of the J/70 North American Championship on May 1-4, the Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Nayarit has attracted 26 teams from the USA, Mexico, Canada, and Argentina. Situated just around the famous ... Read More



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