commentary Archives - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

How Giving Away Free Memberships Can Secure a Club’s Future

September 18th, 2014

by Damian, The Final Beat Sailing clubs and yacht clubs aren’t (or at least, shouldn’t be) about making money. They

April 28th, 2014

Peter Ilgenfritz is done with racing sailboats. After competing in a variety of fleets, including Snipe, T-10, J/24, and PHRF,

February 11th, 2014

by Matt Wierzbach, Program Director, Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan Having spent the better part of the last week at

February 5th, 2014

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt There are three prominent mountains in the sport of sailing: The Olympics The Volvo Ocean Race

January 23rd, 2014

By Don Finkle, RCR Yachts A frequent topic of discussion is the difficulty in growing our sport, or in fact

January 14th, 2014

Ken Legler, longtime college coach at Tufts University, and well known event PRO, shares his observations on race course trends…

January 13th, 2014

We have never met Becky Sodon, but we became fans after reading her plea for change in sailboat racing. Can

January 7th, 2014

While the competition of the 34th America’s Cup may have concluded on September 25, 2013 with a win by Oracle

December 12th, 2013

When it was time to get my ‘crew’ an engagement ring, the solution was to trade my beloved Jet 14

December 9th, 2013

Those involved with planning events for 2014 have been handed over the files from this year’s organizers, and are now