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Living in the Scuttlebutt World

Published on December 16th, 2024

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News This has been the 27th year of Scuttlebutt Sailing News, with 2024 having 94 newsletters distributed and 1900+ reports to the website. I joined the“firm” in 2002 when my kids ... Read More


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Follow the Vendée Globe 2024-25

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


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Deaths, dropouts in Sydney Hobart Race

Published on December 26th, 2024

(August 27, 2024) – There have been two separate deaths overnight in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, involving the yachts Flying Fish Arctos (McIntyre 55) and Bowline (Beneteau First 44.7). The Race Committee were ... Read More


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Early attrition for Sydney Hobart Race

Published on December 26th, 2024

The 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race got underway in sunshine, blue skies, and building 18-24 knot northeasterly for the 104-boat fleet on December 26 from Sydney, Australia. First to exit Sydney Heads and enter into ... Read More


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Friendly forecast for Sydney Hobart start

Published on December 24th, 2024

When the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race gets underway on December 26, the 105-boat fleet can expect a fast start according to the latest information from the NSW Bureau of Meteorology. Gabrielle Woodhouse, Senior Meteorologist ... Read More


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Vendée Globe: Records set at Cape Horn

Published on December 24th, 2024

(December 24, 2024; Day 45) – It was yesterday at 23h 27min 20sec (UTC) when Yoann Richomme passed the last of the three major capes of the solo non-stop race around the world, the infamous Cape ... Read More


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Good Jibes with John Vandemoer

Published on December 24th, 2024

The Good Jibes podcast, provided by the team at Latitude 38 magazine, share stories and tips from West Coast sailors on the topics of community, cruising, and racing. The guest in this episode is former Stanford ... Read More


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Joy To Your Boating World

Published on December 24th, 2024

by Paul Kaplan, Keefe Kaplan Maritime A recent study revealed that 59% of Americans considered the highest measure of success to be happiness – and the ability to spend money on the things or experiences that ... Read More


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Only USA entry in Rolex Sydney Hobart

Published on December 23rd, 2024

The 2024 Sydney Hobart Race extends 628-nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to Hobart, the state capital of Tasmania. The start on December 26 takes place in the heart of the Australian summer, with 105 yachts set ... Read More



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