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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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Canada rocked by rape allegation

Published on September 25th, 2025

A former Olympic hopeful who alleges she was raped in July 2024 by one of her fellow sailing competitors has launched a lawsuit aimed at the governing bodies of the sport, seeking $9 million in damages. ... Read More


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Where everyone wants to go

Published on September 25th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I learned about Ibiza when my son did a college semester in Spain. Rather than taking in the culture of Florence, he headed for the nightlife, beaches, and clubs of ... Read More


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How would you decide this?

Published on September 25th, 2025

Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules in a fun format designed to help you become more familiar with The Racing Rules of Sailing. Here is one of the ... Read More


Dock Talk

Hobie production returns to the USA

Published on September 25th, 2025

Bass Pro Shops, North America’s leading outdoor and conservation-focused company, has acquired legendary water sports brand Hobie. Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group, the world’s largest builder of fishing and recreational boats by ... Read More


Dock Talk

Celebrating inclusivity and excellence

Published on September 25th, 2025

Adaptive sailors have traveled west for the 2025 U.S. Para Sailing Championship on September 26-28 in Coronado, CA. US Sailing’s premier adaptive sailing event will host racing in the Hansa 303 for singlehanded with limited abilities ... Read More


Dock Talk

Team racing amateurs need not apply

Published on September 25th, 2025

Fourteen teams will be at the 2025 U.S. Team Racing Championship on September 26-28 in Larchmont, NY. The 3v3 format using 420s has attracted a who’s-who of college and post-college talent. More than one-fourth of the ... Read More


Dock Talk

Getting high for the Mallory Trophy

Published on September 25th, 2025

The U.S. Adult Sailing Championship will be at 6200 feet elevation in 2025 as ten teams compete on Jordanelle Reservoir in Park City, UT. With racing in J/22s on September 26-28, it’s the first time in ... Read More


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Measuring progress in the sport

Published on September 25th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News A woman who had been crewing on a boat at my club, recently required a restraining order due to harassment from the skipper. I think he now sold the boat, ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on September 24th, 2025

May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent. 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


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Are early achievers being overlooked?

Published on September 24th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The National Sailing Hall of Fame 15th Anniversary Induction on September 24-25 celebrates the Class of 2025 in Newport, RI. Eleven people join the 136 inductees, and while all worthy ... Read More



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