Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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Scuttlebutt Sailing News provides major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk …with a North American focus.
Scuttlebutt Sailing News was first launched in 1997, well before regatta organizers and the sailing media had embraced the Internet. Email had just emerged, and the early focus of the e-Newsletter for founder Tom Leweck was Southern California, but as interest in the publication grew both nationally and internationally, so did the content.
Rather than waiting each month for the print magazine, sailors could now enjoy daily email updates in near real time.
Since our launch in 1997, integrity has always been critical at Scuttlebutt. We take seriously our mission to strengthen the sailing community by way of delivering trustworthy sailing news on a daily basis. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesNew Partnership for US Sailing
Pacific Life and US Sailing announced a landmark partnership with Pacific Life being named the Presenting Partner of the US Sailing Team through 2028. The partnership marks one of the most significant sponsorship positions in the future of American sailing and will provide vital support for US Sailing Team athletes as they compete on the world stage.
J/70 momentum for US Nationals
2026 J/70 U.S. National Championship was held July 10-12 with David Jannetti’s Odd Racing winning the Open title, Ryan Cox’s DJ securing the Corinthian Championship, and Scott Deardorff’s CAKE taking Mixed-Plus honors. Beyond the podium, the championship reinforced the emergence of the West Coast as one of the strongest regions in North American J/70 sailing. More importantly, the weekend confirmed something many sailors on the West Coast already knew. The J/70 fleet out west has arrived.
Line honors for Whitehawk (again)
Mackinac, MI (July 12, 2026) – Peter Thornton’s 104-foot ketch, Whitehawk, claimed line honors in the 117th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. After starting with the Cruising Division on July 10, Whitehack finished today at 2:31 pm CT with an elapsed time of 1 day, 23 hours, 11 minutes. It marks the fifth consecutive year that Whitehawk has been the first boat to complete the 289 nm course from Chicago to Mackinac Island.
Canada does it again at 49er Europeans
For the second year in a row, Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance are the 2026 49erFX European Champions. Saving their best day for the last day of racing, the Canadian sisters posted a 3-1-1 to take the title over 54 teams on July 7-12 in Eckernförde, Germany. The Canadian team has now been on the podium for six of their last seven major events, finishing four times in first place during that run, while also registering a fourth-place result at the 2026 49erFX World Championship.
2026 505 World Championship
Dock Talk Published on July 11th, 2026 Jan-Philipp Hofmann and Felix Brockerhoff (GER) dominated the 2026 505 World Championship, claiming the title over 89 teams on July 5-11 in Hayling Island, UK. With three bullets and all finishes in the top four, they sat out the final day as the fleet completed the 10-race series. Howie Hamlin and Andy Zinn (USA) were nearly as good, finishing seven points off the lead in second, with Brits Paul Brotherton and James Fawcett in third.
Measuring impact of Olympic equipment
The governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport’s Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact. Alexandra Rickham, director of sustainability at World Sailing, said this first-of-a-kind life cycle assessment project will give the organization the evidence it needs to make smarter choices and shape the future of Olympic equipment. “Sailing naturally has a close relationship with nature, with the environment.
End of the fully-crewed offshore race?
Feature Published on July 12th, 2026 Double-handed racing is booming but as technology replaces people, who will train the next generation of offshore sailors? Offshore coach Stuart Greenfield asks the question: As Crew Boss on Giant Panda in the Admiral’s Cup in the 1980s, my job before the start was never just tactics. It was people.
Dramatic end to 2026 420 World Champs
Two final races on Lake Biscarrosse, France brought the 2026 420 World Championships to a thrilling conclusion, crowning new World Champions across the Men’s, Mixed, Women’s and U17 categories. The regatta was held July 3-11. After six days of challenging conditions, changing leaderboards and a weather-induced lay day, the championship was decided in spectacular fashion.
Boris Herrmann’s new IMOCA rocket
Team Malizia and Boris Herrmann have had an eventful week. It is the first week of a new era with the “Malizia 4”, which was launched on July 6, 2026 at La Base in Lorient. So far, almost everything is going according to plan. The first “in-flight shots” of the new yacht looked impressive, strongly reminiscent of the spectacular launch of the sleek “Paprec Arkéa” at the start of the Ocean Race Europe in Kiel last summer.
Fastest route to local community
Feature Published on July 11th, 2026 Cruising World’s Lin Pardey relates how a spinnaker run into Opua and a winter series in Gibraltar proved local regattas are the fastest route into any sailing community. My husband, Larry, had just lowered Taleisin’s anchor. As soon as it was set, I had hoisted our Q flag. With the bright yellow square flapping in the breeze, I turned to help Larry repack Taleisin’s colorful spinnaker, which lay in a messy pile along the side deck.