Southern California yachtsman Doug Baker, a successful competitive sailor who regularly participated in the iconic Transpac race, has died. He was 85. Baker, who had cancer, died November 22 in his Naples home, surrounded by his family. Baker — who owned Banker Tanks Rentals, a family business started by his father — was most well-known [&hellip
From what began with 40 national teams, the fourth round (1/4 Finals) of the 2023 SSL Gold Cup further narrowed the field as 16 squads competed in four-boat fleets in the Canary Islands.
The best eight teams in the ranking - Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, and Spain - had been preseeded for this round, and they showed their ability by winning three of the four groups. However, Australia, Denmark, and Germany were eliminated. - Full report
Photographer Cory Silken provides us with a computer monitor calendar for December 2023. As a bonus, he also created a smartphone version. - Details
The sailing conditions along the second stage of the 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race could almost describe it as ‘too-perfect’ since the start on November 5 for the 7250 nm course from Cape Town, South Africa to Auckland, New Zealand. But now the Indian Ocean is finally baring its teeth and demanding serious strategic moves from the 13 competing yachts. - Full report
Facebook Twitter 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 Showtime in the Red Sea Published on November 30th , 2023 Jeddah , Saudi Arabia November 30, 2023 The gathering of members at New York Yacht Club to watch the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta sat in silence . It was unimaginable that their American Magic team , after winning the previous event , could have failed any worse on the first day of . competition OCS in all three races , and breaking other rules for the
Nominations have opened for six individual Cape Horners to be inducted into the International Association of Cape Horners (IACH) Cape Horn Hall of Fame. This follows the Class of 2023 inductees Dame Ellen MacArthur, Grant Dalton, Skip Novak, Jeanne Socrates, Franck Cammas, and Michel Desjoyeaux. - Full report
Bill Gates once said, “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.” The book ‘Unnatural Selection: Why The Geeks Will Inherit The Earth’ analyzes the impact of technology on human evolution and the rise of the geek class.
The problem for sailing is, just because emerging technology may function better than people, should we let it? Should we replace some of the mental challenges for sailors, and reduce them to passengers? Onboard instrumentation is already doing that, and now the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has gone a step further. - Full report
Americas’s Cup Preliminary Regatta – Vilanova i la Geltrú – 14 -17 September 2023“I see people out zip-lining and mountain climbing and here I am feeling good about getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.” For stories from November 29: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2023/11/29/ 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, [&hellipAs the Atlantic Hurricane Season comes to a close, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issues this report: This season was very active in terms of the number of named storms. The Atlantic basin saw 20 named storms in 2023, which ranks fourth for the most named storms in a season since 1950. Seven of [&hellip
: Facebook Twitter 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 : Marshall Souder Lawson Published on November 29th , 2023 Marshall Souder Lawson Marshall Souder Lawson died November 24, 2023. Born in Richmond , VA , she was the daughter of The Rev . W . Holt Souder and Isabel Coale Souder . Correll She was a graduate of St . Catherine’s School , Richmond and Colby Junior College in New Hampshire , former wife of John S . Winder of Annisquam , MA , and widow of Ralph
Facebook Twitter 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 Reviving the much beloved Windsurfer Published on November 29th , 2023 Windsurfing has gotten a boost in the USA with the newly formed United States Windsurfer Class Association . Here is the : update This is the first newsletter of our inaugural year and we’d like to thank you for your support in reviving the much beloved Windsurfer Class . It’s been a busy year and we haven’t even had a chance to tell our story , so
Facebook Twitter 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 Kiwis are shaking all the trees Published on November 29th , 2023 The choice of Jeddah for the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta on November 30-December 2 has been a conflict of . interests For an event seeking to be a leader in sustainability it throws a massive carbon footprint requiring the six teams travel to Saudi Arabia , a country famous for oil . For an event eager to expand its audience , no America’s CupFacebook Twitter 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 Canfield to skipper US SailGP Team Published on November 29th , 2023 Following the update that a new ownership group had bought the the United States SailGP Team , and that CEO and driver Jimmy Spithill AUS had been released , more details have now come from the . team Notable involvement includes from Taylor Canfield and Mike Buckley above who were the founders of Stars Stripes Team USA which unsuccessfully sought toWhen a kid says “Daddy, I want mommy” that’s the kid version of “I’d like to speak to your supervisor.” For stories from November 28: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2023/11/28/ 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 [&hellipSarah Newberry Moore balances life on the Olympic Nacra 17 campaign trail and raising her toddler. Story by Michelle Slade for Sailing World: Sarah Newberry Moore’s son, Iren, just turned 2. Not only is he already wreaking havoc at the New York YC—scattering Goldfish crackers across the manicured lawn at Harbour Court and spilling his [&hellipby Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The headline from the Antigua Observer stated, "Carrack Jones’ historic sailing triumph confirmed: A new World Record set"
Only problem is that no world record was set, at least not the kind that meets necessary standards. I mean, the other night I slept for more than six hours… it felt like a world record to me.
Only the World Sailing Speed Record Council can designate World Records, and they don’t accept every person’s idea of a record, and they were not involved in this adventure. - Full report
Britain’s Pip Hare explains for Yachting World how she’s turbocharged her IMOCA 60 Medallia ahead of next year’s Vendée Globe, the ultimate race for any singlehanded offshore sailor Ahead of me, the bow of Medallia is pointing at the sky. This is not poetic license; I am actually looking upwards at my bowsprit as it [&hellipFacebook Twitter 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 Getting the boats back to France Published on November 28th , 2023 After a record fleet of 40 IMOCAs competed in the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre from France to Martinique , the Class has organized a solo race for the 60-footers to get back to Europe . Starting November 30, over 32 boats will be taking on the inaugural Retour à la Base from the French Caribbean to . Lorient Ahead of them is the daunting challenge of sailingThe provincial marine associations from across the country, collectively representing over 80,000 jobs and $9.2B in national annual economic impact, announced the formation of a new national association whose mandate will be to represent the interests of recreational boating including recreational boat retailing and brokering, boat and engine & trailer sales, accessories, slip rentals, service, [&hellip
We spent a relaxing, wonderful eight nights in Beaufort before setting sail again for Isle of Hope.
Punta del Este lies on a peninsula which juts out into the sea with the Atlantic Ocean on one side aThe US Coast Guard often refer to the support received during a rescue from a Good Samaritan, which is a private vessel that renders voluntary aid without compensation to a person or vessel who is injured or in danger. A search area can be massive, so getting the support from the boating community can be [&hellip
: Facebook Twitter 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 : Jack Lynch Published on November 27th , 2023 Jack Lynch John Jack” Lynch , a top racing sailor and long-time race officer from Annapolis , MD , passed away on November 26, 2023. He was 93 years of . age Jack , as he was known , was an Eagle Scout at the age of 14, and later graduated from Cooper Union College New York with a degree in engineering in 1952. He was drafted soon after graduating from: Facebook Twitter 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 Noah Lyons : Pushing toward Paris 2024 Published on November 27th , 2023 The US Sailing Team has gained entry for six of the ten Sailing events at the Paris 2024 Olympics , but now has a conundrum as it will be hosting regattas to select the representative in the four other events without knowing if the USA will have entry in those . events Men’s Windsurfing is one of these events , with the athlete selection regattaIt is not April Fools, but don’t let the ‘wink-wink’ of this International Kiteboarding Association report hit you over the head: Helmet hair (definition from Cambridge Dictionary) /ˈhel.mət ˌheər/: 1. a person’s hair that is flatter than usual because they have been wearing a helmet (= a strong, hard hat that protects your head when [&hellip
In this episode of The Mini Transat Mission podcast, Peter Gibbons-Neff (USA) discusses the second leg of the 2023 race. He shares the experience of completely breaking off his rudder, stopping in Cape Verde for a 12-hour repair, and then spending the next two weeks racing across the Atlantic Ocean. To listen, click here.
Dutchman Nico Poons and his Charisma team took overall honors in the 2023 44Cup for a second consecutive year, following their third place finish in the final event of the year - the 44Cup Calero Marinas held November 23-26 ion the Canary Islands. - Full report
California Girls by The Beach Boys Well, East Coast girls are hip I really dig those styles they wear And the Southern girls, with the way they talk They knock me out when I’m down there The Midwest farmers’ daughters really make you feel all right And the Northern girls, with the way they kiss [&hellipChanges are underway for the United States SailGP Team as a new ownership group has bought the team, and has released CEO and driver Jimmy Spithill (AUS). Rumors have Taylor Canfield (USA) filling Spithill's role.
Spithill had taken over the team for Season Two, with the league now preparing for the sixth event of Season Four. An announcement regarding the new regime is planned for November 29. - Full report
Facebook Twitter 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 Top 16 teams now vie for SSL Gold Cup Published on November 25th , 2023 After the elimination of 14 national teams , the third round 1 8 Finals of the 2023 SSL Gold Cup had 16 more squads competing in four-boat fleets on November 21-25 in the Canary Islands . The goal Be one of the eight teams to advance to the next . round Racing in the SSL47 One-Designs , experience from the early rounds had been an advantage , and four
There is a sporting blitz along Fremantle’s coastline this summer with both regular coastal evThe team at Southern Woodenboat Sailing reminds us about the pros and cons of progress: “I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe.”- Robert Louis Stevenson I love a physical map, especially if its a chart. With only six years left of paper chart [&hellipIn partnership with Sail Canada, David Cripton hosts a podcast series focusing on Canadian sailing called Whitecap, with this episode meeting with Thomas Fogh and Signe Ronka - the authors of a new book called called Plan Sail Track: The Ultimate Sailing Guidebook. To listen, click here.
Facebook Twitter 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 Line-up set for Match Racing Finals Published on November 24th , 2023 Twelve of the world’s top match racing skippers from nine countries head to China for the final event of the 2023 World Match Racing Tour on December 13-17. Racing in the FAREAST 28R , the winner of the event in Shenzhen will be crowned 2023 Match Racing World Champion and take home a share of the USD 200,000 . purse The skippers qualified for theINEOS Britannia skipper Sir Ben Ainslie and Operations Director Dave Endean talk to Matt Sheahan of PlanetSail about how their challenge for the 37th America’s Cup differs from the last Cup attempt in 2021. Filmed during the first Preliminary regatta in Spain. Following the publication of the AC37 Protocol and AC75 Class Rule on November [&hellip
Photos from our Fall 2023 Regattas are finally posted on the Gallery Page of our webpage. http://www
Subscribe to continue reading Subscribe to get access to the rest of this post and other subscriber-Facebook Twitter 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 Auckland event cancelled for SailGP Published on November 23rd , 2023 The growth of the SailGP sports league took a hit as Kiwi media report how the Auckland event March 23-24, 2024 in Season Four has been cancelled due to unavailability of spectators stands for the harbor course . The league had expanded to 13 events in 2023-24 after hosting 11 for Season . Three The SailGP competition was expected to generate a revenueKevin Le Poidevin (AUS), who had a start date of October 28 for the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge, departed November 23 in north easterly winds of around 10 knots from A Coruña aboard his Open 40 Roaring Forty. A back injury and last-minute technical issues forced him to postpone his departure. - Full report
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you have a blessed holiday!When Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, they broke the Olympic Truce which began seven days before the start on February 4 of the 2022 Olympic Games, and ends seven days after the closing on March 13 of the Paralympic Games. At the time, the International Olympic Committee urged all International [&hellipFacebook Twitter 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 Getting from here to there Published on November 22nd , 2023 Once the Race Committee issues the course , that’s when the fun begins . Each race is different , and regardless of the outcome , the goal is to understand what happened . Don Finkle with RCR Yachts shares an example in this : report Recently a few racers were hanging out at the bar and one asked what we talk about on our boats once the race is over . I saidDeb Whitehorse reports how Canadian DN sailor Paul Chamberland was at Owlseye Lake near his hometown in Alberta, and found 5.5″ maximum depth for some perfect early season sailing on November