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Yacht Club House Drinks 2025

Published on June 2nd, 2025

Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the ... Read More


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Conversations with Classic Boats

Published on December 10th, 2025

Conversations with Classic Boats is a podcast about classic boat designs and the stories behind them. Hosted by Tom Darling, he shares in this episode a highlight event in 2025: For the first time since 2009, ... Read More


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Sitting down with Will Harris

Published on December 10th, 2025

In this episode of Shirley Robertson’s Sailing Podcast, the double Olympic gold medalist and host Shirley Robertson talks to British offshore sailor Will Harris to discuss all things offshore, IMOCA sailing, and his career to date. ... Read More


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AC75 ‘RB3’: World’s Coolest Yachts

Published on December 10th, 2025

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and SailGP champion Dylan Fletcher nominated the AC75 ‘RB3’. Here’s the report: ‘RB3’ was ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on December 9th, 2025

Whoever said death and taxes were the only guarantees in life obviously never had to do laundry. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest ... Read More


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Lessons learned from a boat collision

Published on December 9th, 2025

The thing I remember most about the initial boat collision was the noise. The seconds before impact, the whole crew had gone silent. No more yelling of ‘starboard’ or expletives, just acceptance that we were about ... Read More


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Off season SailGP roster shuffle

Published on December 9th, 2025

It’s the off season for SailGP, but only for the racing. Behind the scenes, a flurry of high profile moves could reshape the championship before a single F50 hits the start line. From bold rebuilds to ... Read More


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Behind the Scenes, December 2025

Published on December 9th, 2025

The walls of Scuttlebutt HQ include the Ultimate Sailing calendar by Sharon Green, with this behind-the-scenes story by Sharon detailing the December 2025 images. There’s nothing quite like a Transpac finish. After more than 2,200 nautical ... Read More


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Strengthen, grow, and elevate the sport

Published on December 8th, 2025

The US Sailing Strategic Plan Overview for 2021-2024 expired a year ago, so it was overdue for the national federation to unveil its 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. This follows a member survey in July that sought input ... Read More


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Self-preservation in action?

Published on December 8th, 2025

These have been challenging times for the ORC rating system due to an anomaly in their Velocity Prediction Program, which is the basis for which they seek to fairly handicap dissimilar boats. The focus of this ... Read More


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Students navigate toward Hawaiʻi’s future

Published on December 8th, 2025

Sailing has proven to be a powerful educational platform. US Sailing has developed curriculum to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), which adapts to both sailing programs and traditional schools. But there are even more ... Read More



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