Published on June 3rd, 2024
Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the ... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2024
They used to time me with a stopwatch… now they use a calendar. Providing wisdom since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest of major sailing news, ... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2024
America One Racing, as the largest private financial supporter of sailors who strive to win at the highest levels, provides their 2024 Mid-Year Report: PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: The USA took home one bronze medal out of ... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2024
For home fans of the Team New Zealand, remaining interested in the 37th America’s Cup is a challenge. Beyond the sting of losing their home event to Barcelona, Spain, the Kiwi nation now must tune-in at ... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2024
Stephen Edwards, captain of the 58.6m Perini Navi built Seahawk, was previously Captain from 2015 to 2020 for the 56m Perini Navi Bayesian which sank August 19 with seven deaths while at anchor off the coast ... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2024
The Women’s Kite event at the Paris 2024 Olympics concluded on August 8 with American Daniela Moroz finishing fourth. With the top four competitors in the Finals, it was not the desirable outcome, particularly when she ... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2024
The health of one design dinghy classes was once secured by recruiting teen sailors as crew, and over time these young people would beg and borrow to become active class members. But in the 1980s, youth ... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2024
The most competitive Norwegian and Danish Knarr sailors will soon arrive at St. Francis Yacht Club to join the local San Francisco fleet for the 54th edition of the International Knarr Championships (IKC) on September 1-7 ... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2024
Mark Andrew White died on August 21, 2024. He was 70 years old and was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 28, 1954. Mark grew up in Bexley, Ohio. He attended Bexley and The Columbus Academy ... Read More →
Published on August 25th, 2024
Don Wilson (USA) and his Convexity team won the 2024 Melges 24 World Championship on August 20-24 in San Francisco, CA. Thirty-one entrants from five nation competed in the 12-race series, with Bora Gulari (USA) finishing ... Read More →
Published on August 25th, 2024
From the inception of the New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Regatta in 2010, Noroton Yacht Club (Darien, CT) was the undisputed champion of grandmasters team racing. While the club’s streak of six straight wins ended in ... Read More →