Published on May 17th, 2024
As the last competitor in the Global Solo Challenge 2023-24 crawls up the South American coastline, plans are underway for the follow-up edition in 2027-28. Here’s an update from race organizer Marco Nannini: Over 70 skippers ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2024
In the 5 Minute Warning video series, the sharp end of the sailing world gets reviewed by PlanetSail’s Matt Sheahan and Sailjuice’s Andy Rice. Here is the episode description: Andy Rice is on a beach in ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2024
World Sailing Council has voted to adopt new eligibility rules for transgender athletes at the federation’s 2024 Mid Year Meeting. The Transgender Participation Policy will apply to all World Sailing events – including World Sailing Championships, ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
The 2023-24 College season comes to a close with the Women’s and Open Fleet Race National Championships on May 20-27 in Boston, MA. Racing is on the Charles River, with the MIT Sailing Pavilion and the ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
The struggles of the US Sailing Team at the Olympic Games has much to do with the experience accrued for each athlete prior to their commitment to an Olympic campaign. As recent history shows, jumping off ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
The second edition of the New York Yacht Club Women’s Championship will feature 20 teams of four or five women from across the United States sailing in provided one-design Sonar keelboats. The 2024 event is scheduled ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
The walls of Scuttlebutt HQ include the Ultimate Sailing calendar by Sharon Green, with Betsy Senescu sharing this behind-the-scenes story regarding the May 2024 images. Blue on blue on blue. How can one word embrace so ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
Encouraging young people to sail not only supports the future of the sport, but also, as George Day offers in this Cruising Compass report, cultivates necessary life skills: The cruising kids we’ve known over the years, ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
The Race to Alaska will hold its 8th edition in 2024, continuing with its 750-mile course from Port Townsend, WA to Ketchikan, AK. And now there is a podcast series prior to the June 9 start. ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2024
by Carol Newman Cronin A few nights ago, I had a vivid dream that I was onboard Katrina—and we were approaching a crowded starting line. As the countdown wound down to zero, my father tacked onto ... Read More →