Craig Leweck Archives

Great decisions born on bar stools

February 5th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When the Finn dinghy was removed from the Olympic sailing program after Tokyo 2020,

February 2nd, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When I finished second to Steve Grillon in the 1994 Melges 24 US Nationals,

January 30th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News An internet search for 6500 comes up with answers such as a cool, bluish-white

January 29th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I wrote the report, The Soccerization of Sailing, in 2009 which noted how the

January 28th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News To win US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards is to

January 28th, 2026

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

January 9th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been reimaging their Games, which for Sailing has

January 7th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News In the realm of sailing in North America, California is an island. Surrounded by

December 19th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News One of the features of the Yacht Scoring program was to not just list

November 6th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I have my gripes with the World Sailing Awards. What’s new? The 2025 edition