Published on October 18th, 2026
Sixteen solo skippers started the 2026-27 Golden Globe Race on September 6 from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. The fourth edition continues the “retro race” format in which 32-36 foot production boats designed prior to 1988, without modern ... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2026
Smart one design classes make membership bigger than the racing. Create a social culture that allow deep relationships to form, and people stay involved. Why does the person in the back of the fleet keep coming ... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2026
Carlos Insa, Head Optimist Sailing Coach at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (Oyster Bay, NY), this past summer introduced a different way of planning and structuring their racing season. He found that most Optimist coaches plan their ... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2026
by Buttons Padin Many years ago before the development of centerline rudders, boats were steered by a long oar hanging off the aft right quarter of the boat. Starboard comes from the Old English “stéor” (meaning ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2026
I don’t want to look back one day and think, “I could have eaten that.” Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2026
The Open Atlantic Coast Championship came down to a single race in college sailing’s Week 8. At the regatta hosted by Brown, Yale led by one point going into the last B Division race and closed ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2026
Junior sailing in the USA got “soccerized” in the 1980s, using a system of age-based events and boats to help corral the kiddos. While this created structure and boosted participation at some levels, it impacted involvement ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2026
The Platinum Clubs® of America was established to identify elite clubs in six categories, with the election taking place in the Fall of even years. Fifty-five yacht clubs were recognized in the 2027-28 list. Not all ... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2026
One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others. 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 →
Published on October 27th, 2026
by Kieran Flatt, Yachting World Andre Hoek, and his eponymous design company, has long been one of yachting’s disrupters. They pioneered the concept – at first fiercely criticized, then widely copied – of combining a classic ... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2026
Today’s mini maxis are enormously technical, with complex systems, rigs, rudders, and hydraulics. North Star, a Judel/Vrolijk 76 built by Persico and owned by Peter Dubens of Oakley Capital, the private equity group that owns North ... Read More →
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