The US federal holiday Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, 2014 will be observed at Scuttlebutt World Headquarters. Please spend a moment to consider the men and women who died while serving in the Armed Forces, whether you live in the USA or elsewhere. There will be no Monday edition of the newsletter, though the [&hellip...
The nine Wallys and three Js held a 32.5-mile long coastal race which saw both class leaders extend their advantage today. The curtain on the inaugural Menorca Maxi will come down on Sunday with two windward/leeward races ...
The first edition of the Menorca Maxi comes to a successful end after final day of racing was held in spectacular conditions. Magic Blue clinches the trophy in the Wally Class while Lionheart prevails in the J Class...
(May 25, 2014) – The Prologue Race of the IMOCA Ocean Masters regatta started in Newport, RI on May 24, with three of the Open 60 teams competing in the 240-mile race to New York City. The other two teams seek to arrive in time for the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York to Barcelona start on June 1. Neutrogena Sailing Team, led by co-skippers Spaniard Guillermo Altadill and Chilean José Muñoz, won...
E Scows on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin last weekend. Thanks to Susie Pegel for the video. ...
Capri, Italy (May 23, 2014) – For the second straight day, there was no further racing for the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES fleet in Capri due to the lack of a settled, suitable breeze. But on the strength of a promising outlook for Saturday, the scheduled final day, the race officers have moved the start [&hellip...
Medemblik, The Netherlands (May 23, 2014) – On the fourth and penultimate day at the Delta Lloyd Regatta the schedules took a battering with very light wind and passing rain clouds causing all starts to be postponed from around 11.00 onwards. Only the 49ers, Skud and Sonar classes got in a single race in the [&hellip...
Boston, MA (May 23, 2014) – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 10:00 pm on Friday (May 23, 2014) for the missing crew members of the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki who reported distress approximately 1,000 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The crew was delivering the boat to the UK after it had [&hellip...
Menorca lived up to its promises on Friday and delivered a day of spectacular and close racing that saw Magic Blue and Lionheart lead the Wally and J Classes respectively. More stunning sailing action is in store for Saturday with a 25 to 35-mile long coastal race scheduled...
Weather would be rough to go east to Antigua. So lets go to Montserrat. Well look at the squalls and seas. ABORT, ABORT! Lets try it again. It is the 13th got to be better…. Not really. But we forge on. We are learning with these volcanic islands, there are ledges off there shore that […] ...
Tango G scores a commanding victory in the Wally Class thanks to Marc Pajot's perfect tactics, while Lionheart prevails in the J Class after a close duel with Ranger on the first leg...
Mid-week racing on the Encinal estuary of San Francisco Bay. Photos by Erik Simonson...
It was exciting news when American Ryan Breymaier was selected to co-skipper the infamous HUGO BOSS in the upcoming Ocean Masters race on June 1. This double-handed transatlantic from New York to Barcelona, sailed in the IMOCA 60-foot monohull class, would place Ryan on an elevated platform. This is the same HUGO BOSS that was [&hellip...
Information on Yachting Australia’s youth program, Tackers. Takers values are… 1. Kids centric. 2. Non-competitive, games-based, and social. 3. Delivered by professional Yachting Australia qualified Instructors and Assistant Instructors. 4. Consistency across all Tackers Centre locations.; 5. Branded modern presentation. 6. Tackers is an entry program. 7. Value for money. 8. Fundamental...
Crew of Austrian catamaran Malisi spotted plank of wood and plastic board ‘Debris is not from Cheeki Rafiki’ – U.S Coast Guard statement U.S authorities caved to pressure to continue searching on Tuesday Yachts from around the world vowed to help out with search James Loy, former head of U.S. Coast Guard doesn’t believe crew [&hellip...
Medemblik, The Netherlands (May 22, 2014) – The day looked perfect for sailing, but the word from the sailors coming ashore was shifty, gusty winds that kept everyone on their toes through the day. Today was also the first day for the two new demonstration events – Kiteboarding and Moths. Both fleets enjoyed showing off what they could in waters off Medemblik. Forecasts of a significant drop...
In its delivery to the UK after participating in Antigua Sailing Week (April 26-May 2), the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki reported a leak on Thursday (May 15) before losing contact on Friday. A container ship on Saturday reported an upturned sailboat that fit the description, but was missing its keel. A search is underway [&hellip...
You know the drill… Who? When? Where? What event? How did the sailor in the picture finish in this regatta? What was for dinner on Saturday night? ...
An inquest into the death of British Olympic medalist Andrew Simpson (36 yr) occurred on May 21, 2014 in Bournemouth, England. Simpson had lost his life in an America’s Cup training accident with the Swedish Artemis Racing team on May 9, 2013. Andrew had been trapped under the hull of the AC72 after it flipped [&hellip...
Alicante, Spain (May 21, 2014) – Team Alvimedica’s young guns challenging for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 are already making up the experience gap with innovative solutions to make them as competitive as possible before the starter’s gun sounds in October. Capri, Italy (May 20, 2014) – The Capri, Italy (May 20, 2014) – The [&hellip...