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 →
Published on December 5th, 2025
Sailing for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics was expected to be held in Long Beach, as it had been for the 1984 Olympics, but politics moved some of the events to the Port of Los Angeles. ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2025
In the history of the America’s Cup, there has always been a USA competitor. This record has been teetering since American Magic (USA) revealed they would not return for their third campaign, but a new effort ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2025
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When World Sailing announced in January 2025 the launch of the first World Sailing Inclusion Championships, I was confused. Aside from not having a host for the 2025 event, there ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2025
The path to the podium during each Olympic quadrennial includes events which prepare athletes for their moment, and identifying prominent training opportunities is the mission of the Sailing Grand Slam (SGS). After trialing the concept in ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2025
by John Bertrand At 46, Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer is simultaneously: • Executive Director of the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation (PYSF) • Member, US Sailing Board of Directors • Member, World Sailing Events Committee • Freshly crowned ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2025
The three-part series, Did XR-41 outwit a measurement rule?, detailed how the ORC handicap system had penalized the XR-41 after they won the 2025 ORC World Championship – a penalty of 10 seconds per nautical mile ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2025
A 500-plus audience (in-person and online) hung off every gem of wisdom offered by three “rockstar” offshore sailors at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) Downwind Sailing in Heavy Air Information Evening. The event was ... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2025
The best part about getting older is… nothing. Getting older sucks. 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, ... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2025
It is not uncommon for a national sailing federation to announce the retirement of an athlete, but for a sport with participants from 8 to 80, what does this mean? Are they moving on to golf? ... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2025
The new Gitana/Verdier designed Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has been unveiled, revealing the 32-metre giant, adorned with revolutionary appendages, which seeks to pave a new way forward for a whole new generation of flying offshore multihulls. ... Read More →
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