US Coast Guard - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Coast Guard sets Star-Spangled Buoy

July 2nd, 2020

This specially designed star-spangled buoy marks the approximate location where Francis Scott Key wrote the country’s National Anthem. Removed just

June 11th, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard has released its 2019 Recreational Boating Statistics Report, revealing that there were 613 boating fatalities nationwide

April 29th, 2020

Built to guide mariners through safe waters, the Valiant Rock Lighted Whistle Buoy 11 was dangerously adrift in the Long

March 13th, 2020

St. Petersburg, FL (March 13, 2020) – The Coast Guard is suspending its search for a missing sailor who was

January 4th, 2020

A bit of searching on YouTube reveals how the platform is providing a funding stream for sailing adventures. Best known

December 20th, 2019

A month after being rescued from a sailboat stranded at sea, two of the three people on board are sharing

December 11th, 2019

The 911 call that prompted a two-day search last month for a sailboat off Mount Desert Island (Maine) came from

December 4th, 2019

While the crew of Charlotte Kirby, Nathaniel Davis, and Wilfredo Lombardo have fallen short of qualifying for a Darwin Award,

November 29th, 2019

As much freedom that sailing offers, we remain thankful there exists a community for support. This story could have been

November 19th, 2019

After three people set off on a 40-foot sailboat (above) from Down East, Maine, and for three days were believed