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Barcelona, Spain (April 24, 2024) – Each of the six America’s Cup teams have mapped out their training schedule, and for NYYC American Magic this was the final day of their two-boat race training program. Their AC40s will now move to Badalona where the Youth & Women’s teams will be based going forward. Out on [&hellip
After a new ownership group for United States SailGP Team made significant personnel changes when they took over in December 2023 during Season 4, more changes are coming following the team’s performance in four events. When the new team leadership did not retain America’s Cup winning coach Philippe Presti (FRA) who had been with the [&hellip
The 76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race will commence on April 26, 2024. The 125nm course from Newport Beach, CA to Ensenada, Mexico has long been a rite of passage for Southern California sailors, with the more recent option of an 88 nm course to San Diego, CA The entry list has 164 boats [&hellip
Sailing Hall of Famer Buddy Melges is famous for saying how “instruments are great, but you have to look at the water and present the boat to Mother Nature.” While it is computers that have created the latest batch of America’s Cup AC75s, Mother Nature will get the final vote on which team got it [&hellip
Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and in May 2024 they matched the offshore talents of Cole Brauer (USA) against Chris Sherlock (GBR). As this is little more than a popularity contest, these polls are often not a fair fight, and pity for Sherlock to be up against the tidal wave [&hellip
We’ve haven’t used our bikes here in Buenos Aires as much as we’d expected. Quite
Thank you to everyone who came out last night for dinner at Culver’s and to support the team.My apathy is at an all-time whatever. 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, opinions, features and dock talk…with a North American focus. For newsletter information: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/newsletter-read-or-subscribeThe first major sailing event of 2024 in Marblehead Harbor, the Boston Yacht Club’s annual Jackson Cup, will be held April 27-28, celebrating its 25th anniversary. The New York Yacht Club will defend their 2023 title, and last year’s runners-up, the Royal Thames Yacht Club from the UK, are returning to renew their challenge. In [&hellipWith entries closed for the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race, 171 boats have signed up to participate. The Official Program for the 53rd edition is available with articles and information regarding the 636nm race which starts on June 21. Held biennially, the 2022 race was first to urge captains to designate an “environmental steward” aboard each [&hellip
Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam has claimed its fourth win on the 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, topping the fleet of eleven 70-foot yachts on the longest and toughest race on the circuit. The team finished the North Pacific Crossing from China to the USA in 25 days, 19 hours, 26 minutes and [&hellipIn a humorous movie scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Jack Sparrow and his mutinous helmsman-turned-ally Hector Barbossa stomp down the deck of the Black Pearl barking orders at the crew. “Trim that sail!” one of them shouts. “Slack windward brace and sheet!” another roars. “Haul the pennant line!” they bellow [&hellip
The 2024 Yacht Racing Image award competition invites professional photographers from all over the world to submit their best image, taken between October 14, 2023 and October 13, 2024. The 15th edition of the contest will conclude in Amsterdam alongside METSTRADE, where the best images will be exhibited, with the prize giving on November 20. [&hellip
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has published the 2025 Admiral’s Cup Notice of Race, setting out the conditions under which the prestigious regatta will be run. Expressions of interest have been received from 14 different countries, with multiple teams from several nations. “The Admiral’s Cup has a long and distinguished history, attracting the leading [&hellip
: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature College Nationals Fantasy Competition Published on April 22nd , 2024 There will be 16 schools competing for the Open Team Race National Championship on April 25-27 with 12 schools meeting for the Women’s Team Race National Championship on April 28-29. To make it interesting , SailRank has launched Fantasy Sailing for entrants to complete brackets on who will win . Once the event starts , SailRank will have a leaderboard thatThere’s always a lot going on at the top end of the sailing world, but 2024 is a particularly big one and two British journalists are in the thick of it. In the first of a series of quick updates they’ve titled ‘5 Minute Warning’, the sharp end of the sailing world will get reviewed [&hellip
: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Maiden wins Ocean Globe Race Published on April 22nd , 2024 Cowes , UK April 22, 2024 The Bruce Farr designed 58-foot aluminum Maiden has won the 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race , taking first in IRC handicap rankings against the 14-boat fleet . They have also been written into the history books as the first ever all-women crew to win an around the world yacht . race The former Whitbread yacht , sailed by an international crew took: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Key hire for US Olympic Sailing Program Published on April 22nd , 2024 Rosie Chapman has been hired by US Sailing to fill the position of Olympic Development Program ODP Manager . She will be focused on supporting the development of athletes in the Olympic disciplines as well as developing and mentoring the next generation of high-performance coaches . The position was vacated a year ago by Lenando Spina Developing future: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Transat into the heart of New York City Published on April 22nd , 2024 The 2024 Transat CIC is set to bring solo ocean racing’s biggest , most modern IMOCA and Class40 fleet to the very heart of New York . City The city of New York is inextricably linked to the long history of solo ocean racing . Some years before anyone had really worked up the idea of racing solo around the globe , in 1957 English yachtsman Colonel Herbert
Scotty Dickson won the 2024 Ficker Cup, held April 19-21 in Long Beach, CA. As the opening event of the 2024 World Match Racing Tour, an eight team field was seeking the title and opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Congressional Cup. Dickson won the event for the 14th time across a 24-year span. - Full report
A nice cool Monday morning with a cooler week ahead of us, so enjoy the short ANZAC Day week. I took
Come to Culver’s tomorrow night to dine, be served by the sailing team and support a good causThe 2024 Charleston Race Week attracted some 180 boats racing in sixteen classes on April 19-21 in Charleston, SC. Circle 1 (Melges 20, J/24, J/22) completed eight races, (PHRF Inshore sailed seven races), Circle 2 (Melges 24, J/70, VX One) sailed seven races, Circle 3 (J/88, Melges 32, J/105, ORC D) all completed six races for the regatta. In the Offshore Racing Pursuit division distance courses were sailed for Non-Spinnaker, Spinnaker A, B, and C classes. - Full report
: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature America’s Cup : Winning requires risks Published on April 20th , 2024 The fastest boat always wins the America’s Cup , and with the AC75 Class Rule still in its infancy , the design teams are still navigating how best to exploit the measurement opportunities . With their boat completed here are comments from the Alinghi Red Bull Racing : team Marcelino Botin , Principal Boat : Designer You spend three years seeing the boatWhen it was learned that Josh Belsky (USA) would be a member of the 2024 induction class for the America’s Cup Hall of Fame, The Aspen Times tracked down their famous resident for this story: Growing up in the shadow of Newport, much of Josh Belsky’s childhood was spent idolizing the world’s best sailors. From [&hellipHost Newport Harbor Yacht Claim won their 2024 Baldwin Cup Team Race, held April 18-20 in Newport Beach, CA. Twenty teams from across the USA plus Canada, Italy, and the UK raced in Harbor 20s, with the event changed from 4v4 to now 2v2. The NHYC team of Sean Segerblom, Clare Dahl, Chris Segerblom, and [&hellip
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: : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Eight Bells : Linda Merkle Published on April 20th , 2024 Linda Milam Merkle of Decatur GA passed away March 4, 2024, at a residential hospice facility , where she had been a patient for the past several days . Linda was born in Bartlesville , Oklahoma , the daughter of the late John Max Milam and Lola Bess Goolsbay Milam . She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at . Austin From: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature To make sailing fair for everyone Published on April 20th , 2024 A group of the world’s leading sailing experts gathered on April 6-7 for the first 2024 ORC International Technical Committee ITC meeting in Winchester , UK . Their goal To ensure that yacht racing is as fair and exciting as possible , whether for any monohull sailing boat , luxurious superyachts , or speedy . multihulls The ORC’s International Technical
: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information News British America’s Cup AC75 sees the light Published on April 20th , 2024 After the Alinghi Red Bull Racing had a swanky reveal for their AC75 on Friday and the Kiwis splashed their new boat for its first sail on Friday now its the INEOS Britannia , the British Challenger of Record , that pulled back the curtain on their AC75 race boat for the very first time . The week’s end is for boat . shows Code-named RB3, it emerged from
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: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Crew set for UpWind by MerConcept Published on April 19th , 2024 The UpWind by MerConcept project begins in 2024 with this new racing program seeking to provide female sailors with racing opportunities at the highest levels of the sport . Francesca Clapcich , two time Olympian and the only Italian to win The Ocean Race , will lead the team in the Ocean Fifty offshore trimaran circuit in a multi-event . series Following anSara Stone (USA), who has been selected by UpWind by MerConcept as crew on their Ocean Fifty trimaran, shares her story in this interview: What path led you to ocean racing? I actually started out as a competitive rower, which is an asset for ocean racing, where the sails are heavy to handle, and for [&hellip
Allegra (Leggie) Mertz Torrey, daughter of James M. Mertz and Allegra K. Mertz, passed away on April 13, 2024 in Newport, RI. Leggie was born on February 5, 1944 and spent her childhood in Rye, NY.
She sailed Blue Jays (notably #94 Rosy Future) in the sailing program at American Yacht Club. After graduating from Rye High School in 1962, she attended Vassar College before moving to New York City, where she worked at the New York Junior League's International Children's School and then later for Compugraphic. - Full report
The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honoring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. The 25th edition has South African Kirsten Neuschäfer as the sole sailing nominee being recognized for achievement in 2023. Neuschäfer crossed the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne in [&hellip: . : Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Eight Bells : John B.B . Whitton Published on April 19th , 2024 Capt . John B.B . Whitton , 82, passed April 9, 2024. He graduated from Western Michigan University 1963 and UCLA Graduate School of International Business 1966. He was a well known sailor , had the Peterson Quarter Ton Flying Circus first in Grand Haven , MI in the 1970s then Los Angeles area until 2013. B.B . was a Master Mariner 51 races in the IslandAndy Du Port explores which rules need to be followed to the letter to avoid collisions at sea and considers those which can be safely ignored: Saying ‘International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea’ is something of a mouthful, let alone learning all of them verbatim. Commonly called the ‘Colregs’, they are a [&hellip: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Race to Alaska Podcast Published on April 18th , 2024 The Race to Alaska will hold its 8th edition in 2024 continuing with its 750-mile course from Port Townsend , WA to Ketchikan , AK . And now there is a podcast series prior to the June 9 start . Featured in this episode are perhaps the two most different teams in pursuit of : glory Team Stranger Danger Yet another team only shaking hands for the first time just days
: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Top teams in College Team Racing Published on April 18th , 2024 Spring nationals is the annual highlight and conclusion of the College sailing season , with a new format pairing the Open and Women’s Team Race Championship to be held a few weeks before the corresponding fleet race dinghy nationals . Giving an early preview of the hot teams for team racing is SailRank What a weekend for college sailing While the remaining: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Clipper Race arrival imminent in USA Published on April 18th , 2024 Over 170 non-professional sailors , including 25 Americans , are on board a fleet of eleven 70-foot yachts en route to the USA on the latest leg of the 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race . Teams are currently crossing the world’s biggest ocean , having started March 27 in China and are expected to arrive by April 22-26 in Seattle , . WA Known to be: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Shawyer qualified for NY to Vendée Race Published on April 18th , 2024 It is a big year for the IMOCA solo skippers as they prepare for the 2024-25 Vendée Globe , and one of the early tests for the solo , non-stop , round the world race will be New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne . With 30 boats anticipated for the start on May 29 from the USA to France , among the fleet will be Scott Shawyer , the Canadian skipper of the: Facebook About Subscribe Calendar Store Contact Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Search Navigation Home Photos and Videos Photos Videos Newsletter Read it Subscribe to it Resources Sailing Calendar Store Sailing Club Library Suppliers Information Feature Is your name on the 2024 storm list Published on April 18th , 2024 The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, and early speculation is that this could be a hyper-charged year as far as the number of storms is concerned . The Atlantic basin includes the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean . Sea What that also means is the possible need for more than the annual allotment of 21