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Those were the days, my friend

November 5th, 2026

What had made the America’s Cup fascinating was that first moment off the start line between the Defender and Challenger.

January 28th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When my team won the 2011 Etchells World Championship in San Diego, no one

December 15th, 2025

We keep making the world better, but are we? Bill Crane reflects on how the good old days were pretty

June 14th, 2025

When race management blunders marred the United States Olympic Sailing Trials for the 1988 Olympics, it became headline news in

April 21st, 2025

Founded in 1993, the International Yacht Restoration School’s library recently acquired a unique film of Amaryllis II, a 33-foot Herreshoff

February 13th, 2025

by Carol Cronin Halfway through a group dinner at my first regatta of 2025, I realized: I’ve been sailing Snipes

January 10th, 2025

Raised at the steps of the Gucci fashion house, Maurizio Gucci and his daughters, Allegra and Alessandra, became avid sailors.

August 19th, 2024

The very esteemed Warwick ‘Commodore’ Tompkins is now 92 years young, and has spent his life racing, delivering, designing, rigging,

August 13th, 2024

The Italian sailing news source Vela is reminiscing and wants our help: Between the late 1960s and early 1990s we

July 2nd, 2024

The famous Canadian racer has new owners and will be on the lakes this summer. Story by Wendy Mitman Clarke