Published on November 13th, 2024
The Vendée Globe, raced in the 60-foot IMOCA, is the elite race round the world, solo, non-stop, and without assistance. On November 10, 40 skippers started the 2024-25 edition which begins and ends in Les Sables ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
The Global Solo Challenge is a single-handed, non-stop round the world yachting event, and for the second edition on 2027-28, Ronnie Simpson (USA) returns with unfinished business. During his participation in the 2023-24 edition, he had ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
The Magenta Project (TMP), a pioneering force in advancing equity and inclusion in the world of sailing, has appointed Victoria Low as its first Chief Executive Officer. The UK-registered charity works with individuals and organizations around ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Don Casey’s, one of SAIL magazine’s most popular and prolific writers, died suddenly of a heart attack in his backyard in Miami Springs, Florida, on January 25, 2025. He was 77 years old. His very first ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
The United States SailGP Team has no shortage of swagger, but their racing performance has not kept pace. Their recent calamity of incorrectly pressing the wing invert button caused sufficient damage to keep them from racing. ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Before the USA won an Olympic medal in the Men’s Skiff event at Paris 2024, the nation was far from the world standard in the 49er Class. After legacy teams moved on, the USA was 15th ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
As the Port of Barcelona reveals losses from hosting the 37th America’s Cup, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wants to play a role in bringing the America’s Cup back to the New Zealand city if he’s elected ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Since the Royal Yacht Squadron was announced as the Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup, the British team which represented the club for the past three editions had imploded. With skipper Sir Ben Ainslie ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Since 1976, the US Sailing Championship of Champions is that annual competition when one design title holders gather to compete in the same boat for ultimate bragging rights. The 2025 edition will be held in the ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
The eagerness of sailing to capture commercial attention has led marketers toward car racing comparisons: • SailGP is the NASCAR of sailing • America’s Cup is the F1 of sailing “We have always said SailGP is ... Read More →
Published on February 18th, 2025
“One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.” – Franklin P. Jones Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a ... Read More →
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