Published on August 27th, 2026
The Lightning, designed by Olin Stephens and first built in 1938, has more than 15,000 boats built and hundreds of fleets worldwide. But for this 19-footer, remaining a strong one design class is not being taken ... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2026
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 September 1st, 2026
Why does the OB-GYN leave the room when a patient gets undressed if they are going to be looking later? Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2026
A record 26 nations and 102 teams are entered for the J/70 World Championship 2026 to take place September 8-12 in Cascais, Portugal. The venue offers outstanding racing conditions, a proven track record of organizing major ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2026
Pete Boland hosts Sailfaster, a podcast series where racing sailors discuss what it takes to sail faster and how races are won. In this episode, Boland meets up with Cascadia Sailing which is preparing for the ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2026
The six international IMOCA crews will need to wait for the start of the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic, a 3,300-nautical mile transatlantic “sprint” from New York to Lorient, France. Rather than starting on ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2026
America’s Cup challenger ARC Team USA and US Sailing have formed a strategic partnership designed to bring sailing communities across the United States closer to the team’s America’s Cup campaign. Working alongside US Sailing and the ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2026
Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for September 2026. Click here to open the image, then put your cursor over it, right click to open the drop down menu and indicate you ... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2026
(August 31, 2026) – New York Yacht Club Commodore Clare Harrington announced today that the Club has asked the New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau to examine whether the newly created America’s Cup Partnership (ACP) can ... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2026
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. In the Scuttlebutt series of grounding stories, here is the experience of others: Over the last 60+ years of racing and cruising ... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2026
There are sailing hubs in the United States which have deeper roots in the sport. San Diego (CA) and Newport (RI) come to mind, each involved in the early years of yacht design and build, and ... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2026
The passing of King Harald V of Norway brings to mind how the sport has changed: Here is the uncomfortable question his death forces into the open. King Harald’s career was extraordinary, but it was also ... Read More →
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