Keeping it real Archives

Leave them wanting more

October 29th, 2025

Participation is linked to event format. Long days with many races are great for the serious competitor, but reducing the

October 29th, 2025

The 35-foot J/105 turned heads in 1991 as the first production boat featuring a retractable bowsprit, and then established class

October 25th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News From Scuttlebutt HQ in San Diego, the sailing season may slow down in the

October 9th, 2025

The report, Time to find a better business model, prompted a lot of feedback. The following remarks are from an

October 8th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Sailing was removed from the Paralympic Games after Rio 2016, which was pretty much

October 7th, 2025

by Bob Bitchin, Bitchin Attitude Did you ever notice how people just love to see others mess up? If you

September 10th, 2025

The annual American Yacht Club (Rye, NY) Fall Regatta marks the close of the summer offshore sailing season on Long

September 5th, 2025

Adam Loory may have retired from sailmaking and racing, but it remains hard to dispense with the performance approach on

August 11th, 2025

For any crew who has sailed with enough people in dinghies, two things become obvious. Adapting to each skipper’s approach

August 7th, 2025

The dissertation, The State of the Sport in 2020, spoke of how regattas had evolved: At some point in time