Published on June 3rd, 2024
Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2024
Is the America’s Cup a futures influencer? Or just a billionaire’s playground and a big waste of money? Jan Pehrson looks for answers following the4 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, Spain: Some people feel the money ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2024
The entry list for the 2024 Etchells World Championship (January 10-14; Melbourne, AUS) has attracted a new team looking to parlay their 2024 Star World title – John Kostecki and Austin Sperry (USA). However, this time ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2024
Italy’s Caterina Banti and her teammate Ruggero Tita have dominated the Olympic Mixed Multihull event, winning four World titles and Gold at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. But at age 37, Banti decided to retire from ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2024
It’s become a popular term – pathway. In sailing, how do you get to where you want to go? When pondering the pathway to The Ocean Race, event organizers asked some of the people that had ... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2024
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News There are a three things I can anticipate when the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe gets underway on November 10 from Les Sables d’Olonne, France: • My geography will ... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2024
San Diego Yacht Club (above) won the 2024 Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Challenge, held October 25-27 in San Diego, CA. Twelve club teams competed in provided J/105, switching boats throughout the 12-race series. It is the ... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2024
Yanked like a puppet from 20 feet above Sengekontacket Pond, Nevin Sayre was already unconscious when he hit the water in a nearly fatal accident earlier this month on Martha’s Vineyard. The sailing champion and hall ... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2024
Following a nomination request for six individual Cape Horners to be inducted into the International Association of Cape Horners (IACH) Cape Horn Hall of Fame, the Class of 2024 inductees were celebrated on October 26 in ... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2024
Travis Odenbach won the 2024 J/22 World Championship held October 23-26 in Annapolis, MD. With 48 boats representing 15 states and four countries, Odenbach and his crew Geoff Becker and Justin Damore avoided deep scores in ... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2024
The Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race starts and finishes in Les Sables D’Olonne, France, with 40 IMOCA sailors to get underway on November 10, 2024. Here’s a look at the line up and who might do ... Read More →