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Orcas just want to have fun

Published on June 3rd, 2024

For four years now, orcas have been ramming and sinking yachts in European waters, and scientists have struggled to work out just why these smart, social animals had learnt this destructive new trick. But it’s not ... Read More


Dock Talk

Leg 2 complete for Atlantic Cup

Published on June 3rd, 2024

Portland, ME (June 3, 2024) – The 2024 Atlantic Cup held its second leg – a 360-nautical mile race from Newport, RI to Portland which started June 1 – with mere minutes separating the top two ... Read More


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Yacht Club House Drinks 2024

Published on June 3rd, 2024

Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the ... Read More


Feature

Eight Bells: Ken Legler

Published on June 3rd, 2024

Ken Legler, head coach of the nationally-renowned Tufts University (Medford, MA) sailing program for 43 years and a member of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Hall of Fame, passed away peacefully with his family by his ... Read More


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Great Britain wins Halifax SailGP

Published on June 2nd, 2024

Emirates Great Britain has taken the win in a weather-hit final at the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix held June 1-2 in Halifax, NS. For driver Giles Scott, it was his first SailGP victory since stepping ... Read More


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Annually supporting disabled sailing

Published on June 2nd, 2024

The 15th annual Robie Pierce Regatta ran from May 30 to June 2 at the American Yacht Club in Rye, NY. The 2024 edition, co-hosted by the Larchmont Yacht Club, had 17 boats hit the starting ... Read More


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Positive sign for women’s team racing

Published on June 2nd, 2024

Courtesy of a unblemished 9-0 performance on day one, the St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco, CA) team narrowly held on among the ten teams to win the 2024 Women’s 2v2 Team Race on June 1-2 ... Read More


Dock Talk

2024 High School Doublehanded Nationals

Published on June 2nd, 2024

Twenty schools competed in the 2024 High School Doublehanded National Championship held June 1-2 in Charleston, SC. The 20-race series was won by Severn School (Severna Park, MD), led by Annie Sitzmann ’26 and Helena English ... Read More


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Jack Bouttell: Repairing a boat mid-ocean

Published on June 1st, 2024

In the 50-year history of The Ocean Race (ex-Whitbread/Volvo), Leg 3 of the 2023 edition from Cape Town, South Africa through the southern oceans to Itajaí, Brazil, was the longest ever. Jack Bouttell was crew on ... Read More



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