Published on November 13th, 2024
The Vendée Globe, raced in the 60-foot IMOCA, is the elite race round the world, solo, non-stop, and without assistance. On November 10, 40 skippers started the 2024-25 edition which begins and ends in Les Sables ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2025
The 2025 RORC Caribbean 600, which starts from Antigua on February 24, has 97 entrants for the 16th edition across IRC, CSA, Class40, and Multihull divisions. The non-stop 600nm race around 11 islands is a navigator’s ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2025
US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Cole Brauer will join Team Malizia as co-skipper on their 60-foot IMOCA alongside skipper Boris Herrmann and co-skipper Will Harris. Brauer made history as the first American woman to race ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2025
The 2025 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) marks the 25th Anniversary of the Tour, the longest running global professional sailing series and Special Event of World Sailing. The 2025 season features a 16-event schedule across 10 ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2025
Following his arrest for three cases of aggravated sexual abuse, Argentine sailing coach Leandro Tulia was removed from his position by the Yacht Club Olivos (Buenos Aires, ARG), where he worked as an instructor at the ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Stop thinking so much. It’s alright not to know all the answers. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, commentary, ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Before the USA won an Olympic medal in the Men’s Skiff event at Paris 2024, the nation was far from the world standard in the 49er Class. After legacy teams moved on, the USA was 15th ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
The Global Solo Challenge is a single-handed, non-stop round the world yachting event, and for the second edition on 2027-28, Ronnie Simpson (USA) returns with unfinished business. During his participation in the 2023-24 edition, he had ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
The Magenta Project (TMP), a pioneering force in advancing equity and inclusion in the world of sailing, has appointed Victoria Low as its first Chief Executive Officer. The UK-registered charity works with individuals and organizations around ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Don Casey’s, one of SAIL magazine’s most popular and prolific writers, died suddenly of a heart attack in his backyard in Miami Springs, Florida, on January 25, 2025. He was 77 years old. His very first ... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2025
Since the Royal Yacht Squadron was announced as the Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup, the British team which represented the club for the past three editions had imploded. With skipper Sir Ben Ainslie ... Read More →