Published on February 1st, 2026
The five teams entered in the 38th America’s Cup have agreed to extend the late entry deadline, originally set for January 31, 2026. The new deadline is March 31, which may be sufficient for rumored efforts ... Read More →
Published on February 1st, 2026
by Michael Moradzadeh, Latitude 38 AI beats humans at chess, Go programming, and Jeopardy! Is sailing next? As a Pacific Cup race board member, I wanted to share some of our thoughts about what keeps the ... Read More →
Published on January 31st, 2026
by Mark Chew, Southern Woodenboat Sailing If the dinner party is getting a little dull, and you are not feeling enriched by drunken theories on how to fix American Politics, then throw this question into the ... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2026
Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for February 2026. Click here to open the image, then put your cursor over it, right click to open the drop down menu and indicate you ... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2026
Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and the February 2026 winner is Molly Vandemoer (USA). Here are the details: Her nomination: US Sailing Board, World Sailing Events Committee, Director of the US ... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2026
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News An internet search for 6500 comes up with answers such as a cool, bluish-white color temperature for light bulbs, an Apple computer from the late 90s, and a long-range business ... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2026
The 750-mile Race to Alaska was an annual event until it wasn’t, with fans having to endure a biennial shift after the 2024 edition. Good news – that was two years ago and the 9th edition ... Read More →
Published on January 29th, 2026
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I wrote the report, The Soccerization of Sailing, in 2009 which noted how the organization of youth sailing had been modeled after other sporting options (baseball, soccer, etc.). This trend ... Read More →
Published on January 29th, 2026
Stories about orca attacks along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts began in 2020, with Peter Swanson reporting on a deterrent tactic that seems to be working: We’re not supposed to call ’em attacks because that, I ... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2026
It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, ... Read More →