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John Glenn, USSR, and the America’s Cup

September 22nd, 2023

It’s party time in Fremantle as the city celebrates the 40th anniversary of Australia II’s famous America’s Cup win in

May 23rd, 2023

Dick Carter, one of the leading designers during the IOR era in the 1970s, will be celebrated at the Dick

October 9th, 2022

There are eight inductees in the National Sailing Hall of Fame from San Diego Yacht Club, and the bar can

June 14th, 2022

For every notable yacht designer, there is that one boat which launches their career. For Bill Tripp Jr, whose life

March 15th, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine may give professional sailors a new income stream as Arthur Christopher Bulger explains: The joke

February 23rd, 2022

David B. Vietor was a difference maker, and with his recent passing, Gus Carlson offers this tribute: It’s not a

February 4th, 2022

Carl Sarnoff shares this image from the “good ole days” when IOR designs, such as the S&S 45 Vago, proved

January 31st, 2022

Back in the day, maxi boats were 70 footers and they were the titans of the sport. So large and

January 6th, 2022

The recent passing of Jerome H. Milgram rekindled memories of how far ahead he was in the study and execution

May 9th, 2021

The Scuttlebutt Archives hosts over 20 years of sailing news but it doesn’t hold a candle to the knowledge and