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Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsSailing Calendar: November 2026 Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for November 2026. Click here to open the image, then put your cursor over it, right click to open the drop down menu and…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsAmerica’s Cup: Pots and Kettles New Zealand-based legal advisor Dr. Hamish Ross provided Scuttlebutt with an op-ed regarding the legal wrangling occurring in the 38th America’s Cup.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsReverse-engineered from a found relic Whirlwind II is the result of an intensive reverse engineering project, sprinkled with a healthy dose of creative license.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsSailfaster with data analytics Pete Boland hosts Sailfaster , a podcast series where racing sailors discuss what it takes to sail faster and how races are won.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsAdmiral’s Cup: No easy answers The return of the Admiral’s Cup is already influencing the design, purchase, and modification of serious raceboats.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsKeep the lead in a close race downwind Dave Perry, editor of The Dial Up publication which promotes match racing in the USA , provides the playbook on how to keep the lead in a close race downwind.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsWomen are all in on match racing There may be no bigger cheerleader for match racing in the USA than Dave Perry. He is a masterful educator, and his clinics are legendary.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsThe Three Life Phases of (Snipe) Sailing Smart one design classes make membership bigger than the racing. Create a social culture that allow deep relationships to form, and people stay involved.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsFun facts about boating terms by Buttons Padin Many years ago before the development of centerline rudders, boats were steered by a long oar hanging off the aft right quarter of the boat.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsFrom triathlon training to youth sailing Carlos Insa, Head Optimist Sailing Coach at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (Oyster Bay, NY), this past summer introduced a different way of planning and structuring their racing season.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsClarity needed for America’s Cup future Dr. Hamish Ross, a legal advisor for previous America’s Cup campaigns, provides an update on some of the legal wrangling now occurring in the 38th edition: On October 24, 2026, it was the 139th…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsCurmudgeon’s Observation I don’t want to look back one day and think, “I could have eaten that.” Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsHow many have you visited? The Platinum Clubs® of America was established to identify elite clubs in six categories, with the election taking place in the Fall of even years.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsCollege Season 2026-27, Week 8 The Open Atlantic Coast Championship came down to a single race in college sailing’s Week 8. At the regatta hosted by Brown, Yale led by one point going into the last B Division race and closed it…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsBuilding a better youth sailing culture Junior sailing in the USA got “soccerized” in the 1980s, using a system of age-based events and boats to help corral the kiddos.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsCurmudgeon’s Observation One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others. Providing “insight” since 1997, the Curmudgeon’s Observation has been a hallmark of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter which delivers a digest…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsSara Stone, Sailor of the Month Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and the November 2026 winner is Sara Stone (USA).
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsSome of the most complex monohulls Today’s mini maxis are enormously technical, with complex systems, rigs, rudders, and hydraulics. North Star, a Judel/Vrolijk 76 built by Persico and owned by Peter Dubens of Oakley Capital, the…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsHow Andre Hoek rewrote history by Kieran Flatt, Yachting World Andre Hoek, and his eponymous design company, has long been one of yachting’s disrupters.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsCoaching from the back of the boat by Gary Jobson, Sailing World Over the past several months I spent an afternoon each week with the U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sailing Team aboard their fleet of 44-foot sloops.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsWill AI technology reach beer can racer? There was a time when one design classes resisted allowing VHF radios to limit cost and complexity, but that dam has burst.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsGetting enamored with robot marks Scuttlebutt HQ has plenty of well-intended purchases but what seemed necessary didn’t always have a plan.
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsIRC considers direction for future Of the two prominent rating rule systems, the 2026 IRC Congress in London brought together delegates from throughout the international sailing community for IRC representatives to share experience…
Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsDetecting hazards on the water On November 1, some of the world's leading offshore sailors will set off from Saint-Malo in France for Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe for the 13th Route du Rhum .
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