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It’s official – I know how to boat

Published on April 11th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News On September 18, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 941, which prohibits the operation of motorized vessels in California without a valid operator card. The program ... Read More


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SailGP cancels event due to wing defect

Published on April 10th, 2025

After identifying a defect in select wingsails across the F50 fleet, the SailGP league has canceled the next Season 5 event – planned for May 3-4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – in order to facilitate ... Read More


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Peter Burling leaves America’s Cup defense

Published on April 10th, 2025

The New Zealand America’s Cup defender will have to prepare for the 38th edition without their skipper Peter Burling who was unable to reach an agreement with the team. Here’s the official statement from Team New ... Read More


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Canadian focus on youth programming

Published on April 10th, 2025

Sail Canada 2025 Youth Fest, a sailing event focusing on training and development for U19 sailors, will be held August 1-5 in Kingston, Ont. The event will be hosted by CORK/Sail Kingston and will be held ... Read More


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Door still open for Women’s Championship

Published on April 10th, 2025

More than two dozen teams from 11 countries have officially requested an invitation for the inaugural New York Yacht Club International Women’s Championship, with racing in the club-owned IC37 yachts on September 12-19, 2026. With numerous ... Read More


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World Rankings need to be reset

Published on April 10th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The World Sailing Rankings for Olympic Classes are administered by World Sailing, and exist because, well, people love rankings. Golf has rankings. Tennis has rankings. It’s cool to say “I ... Read More


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Lessons from the Wizard

Published on April 10th, 2025

Quicklier Film Partners, which produced MELGES: The Wizard of Zenda, has released an educational film for sailing schools. Called Lessons from the Wizard, it is an instructional film that focuses on the attitude and character of ... Read More


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Meet the best baller in sailing

Published on April 10th, 2025

The 2025 College Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament saved its best for last as the championship game was one for the ages with Florida defeating Houston 65-63. That result also enshrined Matt Brock (aka Matt Depenbrock) ... Read More


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Border friction leaks into the sport

Published on April 10th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The Lake Ontario Offshore Racing is an organization that coordinates distance racing on the easternmost of the five Great Lakes of North America. With the US-Canadian border spanning the center ... Read More


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Women share views on future of sailing

Published on April 10th, 2025

World-class women sailors from the world’s toughest races share their views on the future of sailing, gender equality, and balancing motherhood with a sports career. Story by Heather Prentice for Yachting Monthly. Six of the world’s ... Read More


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