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AC34: None of this is true

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 22 May 2013

We still wait to hear the basic cause for the America’s Cup training accident incurred by challenger Artemis Racing on May 9, 2013 that led to the destruction of their AC72 and the death of crewman Andrew Simpson. It seems...

COMMENTARY: If I Was In Charge of the Sport

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 22 May 2013

The sport of sailing lives in the free market. Demand drives the bus, with new boats, handicap rules, and events entering the sport – often...

Welcome to Women’s Professional Match Racing

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 22 May 2013

When the Women’s Match Race event was added to 2012 Olympics, it quickly led to significant growth of both interest and events for the girls....

AC34: The next 40 days are going to be turmoil

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 20 May 2013

As C.W. Nevius of the San Francisco Chronicle reported over the weekend, “This was the week that Larry Ellison lost control of the America’s Cup.”...

Virtual Youth Sailing World Championships

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 16 May 2013

quino00 shared this story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News. For the second year in a row, the award-winning sailboat racing simulator SailX.com will ...

Artemis Racing Update: Speculation Clarification

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 16 May 2013

Since the training accident on May 9 wherein America’s Cup challenger Artemis Racing incurred significant damage and suffered the loss of crewman Andrew Simpson, the...

America’s Cup Investigation and Review

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 15 May 2013

At a press conference today (May 14) that included Tom Ehman, Vice Commodore of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and Race Director Iain Murray, the...

Possibly the largest Finn event… ever

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 14 May 2013

The Finn class returns en-masse to La Rochelle, France for the 2013 Finn World Masters on May 20-24. To date some 307 sailors from 27...

Says the Prez

by Sailingscuttlebutt.com · 14 May 2013

The 2013 ISAF-Mid Year Meeting came to a close over the weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark. This was the first meeting for new ISAF President Carlo...

Giovanni Belgrano e il foiling

by The Sailing Times · 10 May 2013

Questa intervista è stata realizzata qualche mese fa, ma diventa di estrema attualità in questi giorni… Giovanni Belgrano è uno dei progettisti più esperti in...