Eight Bells Archives

This news hits us a bit hard

August 1st, 2025

Scuttlebutt learned in SpinSheet magazine that Bary Gately died in June 2025, following his wife Vicki who had passed two

July 30th, 2025

Legendary sailor, multihull designer, and Australian Sailing Hall of Fame Inductee Lindsay Cunningham AM has passed. Widely known as the

July 21st, 2025

Sailors around the world will be sad to hear that British offshore sailing legend Paul Antrobus has crossed the bar.

July 14th, 2025

Peter Pun Tong passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday July 9, 2025, in Bellingham, Washington, leaving behind

July 9th, 2025

Former Long Beach Yacht Club Commodore Dave Hood, a retired inventor and businessman who was also a 2025 Congressional Cup

July 8th, 2025

William J. Baxter Jr. of Stuart, Fla., and Cutchogue set sail for his final destination on July 4 at 91

June 25th, 2025

Hugh Treharne OAM, Hall of Fame Inductee and Australian sailing legend, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June

June 16th, 2025

Well-known California yachtsman Tom Shadden died on May 31, 2025 in Long Beach, CA. He was 90. He attended a

May 20th, 2025

Pat Healy, International Sailing Official, Coach, Mentor and Sailor, passed away on May 17, 2025 in Toronto, Ont. A 1972

May 20th, 2025

Mark Ellis, 80, an American-Canadian naval architect, passed away recently in Essex, CT. He had moved to Essex many years