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Yacht Club House Drinks 2026

Published on May 28th, 2026

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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Another R2AK in the books

Published on July 10th, 2026

For three weeks, you’ve read the 2026 Race to Alaska reports to discover what went sideways while you were pretending to work. The answers usually involved salt-crusted electronics, dismastings, bad decisions near nameless islands, or a ... Read More


News

Preview: 2026 J/70 U.S. Nationals

Published on July 10th, 2026

A new chapter in West Coast J/70 sailing begins on July 10-12, 2026. 38 teams from California, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, and Arizona will gather at Santa Barbara Yacht Club for the 2026 J/70 U.S. ... Read More


Dock Talk

2026 iQFOiL Youth & Junior Worlds

Published on July 10th, 2026

The 2026 iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championships was held July 3-10 in Costa Brava, Spain where a week of world-class competition ended with spectacular Medal Series in all four categories. After seven days of racing ... Read More


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38th America’s Cup: One year out

Published on July 10th, 2026

When Regatta Director Iain Murray, himself an America’s Cup finalist in 1987, begins the starting sequence for the start of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Match on July 10th 2027, it’s the moment when the ... Read More


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Field set for GovCup 2026

Published on July 10th, 2026

The 2026 Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship, hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club July 27 – August 1, is always competitive. However, this year there will be a number of matches that will be ... Read More


News

29er World Champs decided

Published on July 9th, 2026

The 2026 29er World Championship took place July 2–9 at the Kiel-Schilksee Olympic Sailing Center in Germany. Held just after Kiel Week, the event attracted top youth skiff sailors from around the world for a week ... Read More


Feature

Does the bowline matter?

Published on July 9th, 2026

The bowline, is it losing its grip? The knot is tied to the past, but is it now past its time? Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield ponders the relevance of the bowline: I learned the ... Read More


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Grainger 075: World’s Coolest Yachts

Published on July 9th, 2026

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Simon Hiscocks, British double Olympic medalist in the 49er skiff (silver at Sydney 2000 ... Read More


Feature

Eight Bells: John Ruf

Published on July 9th, 2026

The sailing community honors the life of John Ruf, a determined competitor, Paralympic medalist, World Champion, and lifelong advocate for the sport whose resilience inspired sailors around the world. John was born on March 4, 1968 ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on July 8th, 2026

Wife: Darling today is our anniversary, what should we do? Husband: Let us stand in silence for two minutes. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers ... Read More



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