Safety Archives

Online testing fails to improve safety

March 5th, 2026

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I am in my sixties, and all tests of some consequences were taken 40+

March 5th, 2026

In the USA, all children under 13 years old are required to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket while

February 23rd, 2026

Greg Kiely is a World Sailing International Umpire and is worried about the direction the sport is headed: At the

February 22nd, 2026

by Peter Swanson, Loose Cannon I don’t often tout YouTube videos, but this one was different because the material it

February 10th, 2026

There’s an old saying that the sea and inland waterways find out everything you did wrong—eventually. Maybe not on day

December 30th, 2025

It was during The Ocean Race 2022-23 when eventual winner 11th Hour Racing Team was on the return leg to

December 22nd, 2025

More than 700 youth sailors are set to arrive in Coconut Grove for the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta —

November 24th, 2025

Just after midnight, the Grand Soleil 43 Trustmarque Quokka left the River Hamble in the UK, bound for Malta and

November 22nd, 2025

The key to safety, especially when you sail solo, is not gadgets but proficiency earned through time and experience. Yachting

October 2nd, 2025

by Craig Warner The Great Lakes, specifically Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, host two iconic offshore races: The Chicago and