Published on September 29th, 2026
Too often, the venue for the Olympic Sailing Program is not ideal. Paris 2024 was a mess and even LA 2028, with the excellent site from the 1984 Games, allowed a political moneygrab to relocate six ... Read More →
Published on September 29th, 2026
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Whenever a fleet or organization gathers to discuss the future, my fear is conversation will be directed by the trophy winners. People successful in sport tend to be more involved, ... Read More →
Published on September 28th, 2026
A patron with a salad walked past me in a restaurant to tell me how a cow died so I could eat my hamburger. I told them that if they weren’t eating its food, it might ... Read More →
Published on September 28th, 2026
The Storm Trysail Foundation and the Storm Trysail Club have three Intercollegiate Offshore Regattas (IOR) in 2026: Sept. 26-27 – Great Lakes, Chicago Yacht Club and Columbia Yacht Club Oct. 10-11 – Long Island Sound, Larchmont ... Read More →
Published on September 28th, 2026
During the major league baseball season, the Scuttlebutt editor is often distracted by his San Diego Padres. On this day, they return the favor... Read More →
Published on September 27th, 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 three-time Etchells World Champion Steve Hunt. In ... Read More →
Published on September 27th, 2026
Six of the seven entrants in the 38th America’s Cup competed at the Preliminary Regatta on September 25-27 in Naples, Italy. This was the second meeting of the teams in AC40s, with Italy once again taking ... Read More →
Published on September 27th, 2026
The American Racing Challenger Team USA was a late entry for the 38th America’s Cup, revealing their status on April 8, 2026. Without enough time to compete in the first Preliminary Regatta on May 22-24 in ... Read More →
Published on September 27th, 2026
It was breeze on for the 50th Anniversary Moore 24 National Championship as 74 boats with colored hulls and spinnaker raced on September 25-27 in Santa Cruz, CA. Philippe Kahn’s Pegasus dominated the 8-race series as ... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2026
Anthony Kotoun’s Wah Gwan (USA) dominated the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship, held September 22-26 in Harbor Springs, MI. With crew Grant Janov, Jordan Janov, Franny Schulte and Stu McNay, their scoreline of all top seven ... Read More →