Feature

First test for 38th America’s Cup teams

Published on May 21st, 2026

The AC40 foiling yachts will line-up for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America’s Cup on May 22-24, 2026 in Cagliari, Sardinia. While recent entrants from Australia and USA will be absent, the other four ... Read More


Feature

Yacht Club House Drinks 2025

Published on June 2nd, 2025

Is your Club drink missing from this list? The 2026 edition is coming. Send to editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, ... Read More


Dock Talk

Decision time approaching for SailGP

Published on May 27th, 2026

The Middles East conflict has provided a geography lesson about the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, and while the world waits for resolution, so does the SailGP league. Their final two events of the 2026 ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on May 26th, 2026

I suspect the person who put the first R in February also decided how to spell Wednesday. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest ... Read More


Feature

Racing’s most accessible on-ramp

Published on May 26th, 2026

by Bob Stephens, Stephens Waring Design Classic yacht racing is having a moment. As conventional sailboat racing suffers from dwindling participation, the enthusiasm of owners and sailors of older classic sailboats has only increased, and the ... Read More


Feature

Winners at ORC Double-Handed Worlds

Published on May 25th, 2026

The fifth edition of the ORC Double-Handed World Championship was held May 21-25 in The Hague, Netherlands. After four days of offshore racing on the North Sea, 29 double-handed teams from eight nations battled for the ... Read More


Feature

Melanie Roberts: Right place, Right time

Published on May 25th, 2026

by Andy Rice, The Athletic In the spring of 1995, a nine-year-old girl named Melanie Roberts sat glued to a television screen in San Diego, watching the America’s Cup unfold in her own Californian backyard. It ... Read More


News

Wet and cold Block Island Race

Published on May 24th, 2026

The Storm Trysail Club’s 79th Annual Block Island Race delivered a classic offshore challenge as just over 60 boats took on the wet and cold 186-nautical-mile course from Stamford, CT, around Block Island and back. After ... Read More


Feature

Italy grabs bragging rights in Sardinia

Published on May 24th, 2026

Luna Rossa (ITA) won the first Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America’s Cup on May 22-24, 2026 in Cagliari, Sardinia. Held in AC40s, eight fleet races advanced the Italians against Cup defenders Team New Zealand (NZL), ... Read More


Feature

Booting boaters from Palm Beach

Published on May 23rd, 2026

When living near a school, playground noise and car traffic are to be expected. Buying the house, and then complaining about inconveniences, is ignorance. The school isn’t going to move… unless you’re Sylvester Stallone. While Stallone ... Read More


News

ICSA Hall of Fame Individual Awards

Published on May 22nd, 2026

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association recognized individuals for their outstanding performance during the 2025-26 season: Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award The trophy honors Robert Hobbs (MIT ’64), past Executive Vice President of ICSA, past President of U.S. ... Read More


Dock Talk

Brown wins College Open Nationals

Published on May 22nd, 2026

Brown University won the 2026 College Open Fleet Race National Championship held May 19-22 in St. Petersburg, FL. The Bears were led by Blake Behrens ’27 and Caroline Keeffe-Jones ’26 winning B Division with Guthrie Braun ... Read More



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