Feature

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


Feature

Protecting integrity of one design class

Published on September 21st, 2025

For the most dominant singlehanded dinghy in the sport, it has not been smooth sailing for the International Laser Class Association (ILCA). The latest incident has been a dispute with one of its original builders which ... Read More


Feature

Do robot marks need a brain?

Published on September 21st, 2025

During the Switzerland SailGP event, the league reported how the Brazilian team collided with a mark moments before the start of racing on day two which caused the team to retire. But the league uses robot ... Read More


Feature

Germany win at SailGP Geneva

Published on September 21st, 2025

The tenth event of the 2025 SailGP season was held at the Swiss venue of Lake Geneva on  September 20-21, home of prominent sponsor Rolex. While the scenery was epic, the conditions weren’t, with light winds ... Read More


Feature

Updated northeast navigation proposal

Published on September 20th, 2025

When the U.S. Coast Guard asked in May 2025 for public input on their proposal to discontinue some aids to navigation in the northeast, the public didn’t hold back. While the initiative was to eliminate redundancy ... Read More


Feature

Aerospace work at American Magic HQ

Published on September 19th, 2025

The $20 million American Magic headquarters at the Port of Pensacola will not just be a sailing team base but also a manufacturing facility for maritime and aerospace work. Work at Warehouse No. 10 is progressing ... Read More


Feature

Sweden joins SailGP with Artemis Racing

Published on September 19th, 2025

The expansion of the SailGP league continues as Sweden has been named as the 13th entrant, with the internationally acclaimed sailing team Artemis Racing to join for the 2026 season. Under the leadership of CEO Iain ... Read More


Dock Talk

US Sailing Board of Directors election

Published on September 18th, 2025

The US Sailing Nominating Committee has advanced one candidate, Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer, who was appointed to the US Sailing Board of Directors in December 2024, for election to fill one board member position. US Sailing’s general ... Read More


Dock Talk

Bringing back the Sardinia Cup in 2026

Published on September 18th, 2025

Following the relaunch of the Admirals Cup in 2025 by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) is dusting off the Sardinia Cup following its last edition in 2012. Established in 1978, ... Read More


Feature

SailGP shifts to the Swiss alps

Published on September 18th, 2025

The SailGP league has moved from the glamorous Mediterranean resort town of Saint-Tropez to the land of Rolex watches and luxury goods, with the 12 teams to now race September 20-21 amid the stunning natural beauty ... Read More


Feature

Poster child for a bygone era of design

Published on September 18th, 2025

Sailing the Transatlantic Race on the iconic 1970s sloop Hound was a tonic for Conrad Humphreys, as he reports for Yachting World: It’s early morning on 25 June, and last night was tough. The wind peaked ... Read More



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