Craig Leweck Archives

What Was Old Becomes New Again

November 28th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt For years I raced Snipes on a lake-like venue with permanent marks around its perimeter. Race

November 27th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The Melges 24 class has ridden a remarkable rollercoaster. It was a breakthrough design in the

November 10th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When I interviewed World Sailing President Carlo Croce during the Rio 2016 Olympics, I asked him

November 1st, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt When the Viper 640 Class gathers in Bermuda for its International Championship on November 16-19, there

October 20th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Every summer junior sailing program requires an annual review, and while each program is unique, they

October 17th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Being the Curmudgeon comes with responsibility, which occasionally means you need to stand up on a

September 22nd, 2016

The debate over professional sailors in our amateur sport rages on as classes and events come to terms with competitive

September 8th, 2016

With Sailing events at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games soon to be held September 12-17, Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck stokes

August 31st, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt After the US Sailing Team got shut out of the Olympic medal count in 2012, and

August 28th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The ten Sailing events at the 2016 Olympic Games were supposed to continue on for Tokyo