Youth Sailing Archives

Venture Beyond Age-Based Sailing

May 26th, 2016

As youth sailing has evolved, it has separated itself from mainstream sailing. While this has strengthened its structure and schedule,

May 17th, 2016

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt One of those impressionable moments for me as a teenage sailor was when I sailed with

April 29th, 2016

Much has been said recently about the lack of young talent in big-boat sailing these days, and how the growth

April 22nd, 2016

Helly Hansen is helping to lower the average age of keelboat competitors. Report by Sailing World… Sailing is a pastime

April 10th, 2016

The state of the sport, and how to encourage young people to continue sailing into adulthood, varies from harbor to

April 5th, 2016

by Geoffrey Emanuel I would suggest that all aspects of sailboat racing are in decline. Why? Junior training. It can’t

March 30th, 2016

Here are some moments in sailing history stored in the Scuttlebutt archives… 5 years ago: Britt Viehman, a U.S. national

March 6th, 2016

Sailors from New Zealand dominate the keelboat conversation. They are among the best, if not the best… but why? One

February 15th, 2016

There are few aspects of life that aren’t trying harder than previous generations. Parenting has not been immune in this

February 10th, 2016

The February 2016 edition of SpinSheet is already thinking about summer with several articles discussing youth sailing. Here’s one of