Feature

Is handicap racing getting shook up?

Published on February 26th, 2026

Before the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600, yacht designer and past Seahorse magazine editor Julian Everitt wondered aloud if the IRC needed a reset. The scow-bowed Mach 50 Palanad 4 by Sam Manuard was a significant departure ... Read More


Feature

Expert navigator tips for weather models

Published on February 26th, 2026

Professional skipper Will Harris explains to Andy Rice in Yachting World about how to make a navigation plan using weather models to win a sailing race: When he’s working up a weather and routing plan for ... Read More


Feature

Is making it easier… better?

Published on February 26th, 2026

Most activities don’t come easy at first, and certainly not sailing. But with a certain amount of self-discipline, the connection with the sport is heightened as skills improve and is confidence gained. Technology, however, is replacing ... Read More


Feature

Eight Bells: Keith Taylor

Published on February 26th, 2026

Keith Taylor, who lived a life under full sail, died February 25, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was 87 years old. From a blue model yacht on a Christchurch mantelpiece to the helm of SAIL ... Read More


Feature

No whining about the weather

Published on February 26th, 2026

New England is digging out after record-setting snowfall and damaging winds from the historic Blizzard of 2026 shut down travel and buried communities across the region, but their misery gets some company from across the Atlantic. ... Read More


Feature

Leading cause of injury

Published on February 26th, 2026

“Advice” on Facebook from THAT SAILING LIFE: The leading cause of injury in old sailors isn’t the sea. It’s ego. There’s a certain grin that comes with trimming sails in 20 knots. A memory of how ... Read More


Curmudgeon's Observation

Curmudgeon’s Observation

Published on February 25th, 2026

You know times are tough when a Mormon polygamist has only one wife. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, ... Read More


News

2025 Coaching of the Year Awards

Published on February 25th, 2026

US Sailing selected the 2025 Coaching Awards recipients which were chosen from a pool of nominees submitted by the public. Volunteer Coach of the Year: Giff Constable, American Yacht Club The American Yacht Club Laser Fleet ... Read More


Feature

Elapsed winners for Caribbean 600

Published on February 25th, 2026

The 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 got underway from Antigua on February 23 for 56 teams, with the 17th edition sending them on the scenic 600 nm course that threads its way around 11 Caribbean islands. Here ... Read More


Feature

SailGP: Five things to watch in Sydney

Published on February 25th, 2026

The 2026 SailGP season will have its third event on February 28-March 1 in Sydney, Australia. With both France and New Zealand on the sidelines, here are five things to watch out for as Sydney Harbor ... Read More



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