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Scuttlebutt Sailing News [1]
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Issue 6556
Four innovative programs to remove barriers and help younger sailors get into Lightning racing.
This newsletter is provided through the support of its sponsors, delivering a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk…with a North American focus.
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FUN FACT
There are no such thing as zero-calorie foods. Even low-calorie foods, such as celery [2] and watercress, contain more energy than the body needs to process them [3].
Autopilots, and who gets to decide [4]
The 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing [5] state under RRS 52 that “A boat’s standing rigging, running rigging, spars and movable hull appendages shall be adjusted and operated only by the power provided by the crew.”
To date, it has been permissible for Organizing Authorities to modify this rule as it pleases, but that could be changing as World Sailing seeks to strengthen its control of the sport.
World Sailing’s Oceanic and Offshore Committee has approved a new Oceanic and Offshore Code that would bar Organizing Authorities from permitting autopilots for fully crewed boats — three or more crew — in any Category 4 through Category 0 race, and recommends separate scoring for boats sailing under different versions of Rule 52.
A tipping point may have been the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race [6] when seven of the top ten in the overall standings were doublehanded teams using autopilots, racing boats from 32 to 35 feet.
Currently, the Fastnet, Transatlantic Race, Pacific Cup, both Mackinacs, Newport Bermuda, and Marion Bermuda all permit autopilots in some or all divisions. At least eleven organizations across four countries asked World Sailing to consult before the vote. It went ahead without them.
The proposals reach the 2026 World Sailing Annual Conference [7] in November for review and decisions, with the papers to be published in October. Storm Trysail Club Commodore Andrew Weiss shares the position of his club: click here [8]
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Don't Miss the Sailing Event of the Year [10]
Each October, the Sailing Capital of America hosts one of the world's most celebrated in-water events: the Annapolis Sailboat Show (October 15-18). It's not just an expo — it's a reunion bringing together industry insiders, racers, cruisers, and boat-curious landlubbers alike.
Across two miles of floating docks, you'll find more than 150 boats and 550 exhibitors showcasing the latest in performance design, sail tech, and onboard systems. Step aboard cutting-edge multihulls, one-designs, and offshore-ready monohulls — then talk to the people who build, rig, and race them.
The real draw might be the crowd: pro racers, cruisers, designers, and old salts, all swapping ideas over dock lines and dark & stormies. No matter what you sail or where, you'll find someone who speaks your language. By day, it's hands-on window shopping. By night, it's cocktails, crab cakes, and shop talk in a town built by sailors.
The season's winding down — but in Annapolis, the party's just getting started. Plan Your Trip [10]
Male sailors still have work to do [11]
The Mighty Mary movie [12] has been getting a lot of buzz since its opening in AMC Theaters, and it does well to retell the story [13] of the women’s campaign of the same name for the 1995 America’s Cup. Gus Carlson offers an observation after watching the film:
I once asked Dawn Riley, team captain on Mighty Mary, to speak to my daughter's all-girls U-12 hockey team as a highly accomplished woman who broke the glass ceiling in global sports. She agreed, but only if the boys' team was in the room as well.
Dawn's logic: It wasn't enough for the girls to hear that they could do anything they put their minds to; the boys needed to hear that about the girls, too.
I was reminded of that story as I watched the Mighty Mary film. It's much more than a great sailing story and a great sports story. It's a stark reminder of the neanderthal mindset of those at the top of our sport only 30 years ago and, more discouraging, how little things seem to have changed. - Full report [11]
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Keeping conduct from being misconduct [15]
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The bar at my club was busy on a holiday weekend when I noticed a younger member past his limit. Bad things were going to happen, so I offered him a ride home. He accepted but while enroute, he got angry and grabbed the steering wheel. When I got him home, he kicked in my car door. No good deed goes unpunished.
More recently, the club had to take action against a long-time member after an investigation revealed sufficient offenses. This person had been a disrupter over the years and the leadership found it was time to rescind their membership. Clubs provide a safe space that brings together people with common interests, and balance had to be restored.
At another club, a late-night incident during a tune-up regatta for the 2026 Melges 24 Worlds led to a person’s entry being voided. The situation allegedly required police, and a decision was made by club and event volunteers to protect their members, local community, and event competitors from future disruption. Private clubs are private, and guest privileges have limits.
Personally, I think back to a Halloween regatta party decades ago in which hay bales and fire extinguishers were inappropriately used. There was another time when I chipped someone’s tooth with a champagne bottle. At a prominent keelboat regatta, the host club railed on my owner for something I had done. But there’s a much shorter leash today, exemplified by the US Sailing Code of Conduct [16] I just had to sign. Wish me luck…
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Push them hard. Watch them quit. [18]
British sailing coach Dom Barnes offers this reminder [19][0]=AZjgfvuqkFES1pRhNkl2-qv2fY06JSWyCxRWiIyJgCzheucu19QWei7qh2ouOFDyx_FkoieYSN5yPGkst2t4ooCbFBZ0XABF56Yrp8ejkvugQwwryKG6Tq6VF0KHVj0IBeuqUEleVMkfe9wwjxh_zGunw372VozM&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R]for parents with youth sailors:
I watched a parent rig their kid's boat while impatiently telling the kid not to touch it and to go and get changed instead. It wasn't about helping or saving time. The message was pretty clear: I've spent a lot of money on this, don't mess it up.
Then this tiny human emerges from the changing room in a drysuit two sizes too big and the parent's parting words are not to come off the water unless they've won.
That has stuck with me, because somewhere in that moment the sailing had stopped being about the child enjoying the day, learning something, and finding out what they could do, and had become about delivering a result for the adult standing on the shore. - Full report [18]
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Calling for modernization of 2032 Games [21]
The final list of sports and disciplines for Brisbane 2032 has not yet been finalized, and while Sailing is expected to remain an Olympic sport, the number of medal events, and the equipment to be used, have not yet been confirmed.
With the push toward broadcast and commercial appeal, Sailing has felt like the “red-headed stepchild” for some time, and the conversation around the dinner table is less comforting when the Chief Executive Officer at Australian Sports Commission initiates uncomfortable topics.
Kieren Perkins has called on the International Olympic Committee to think about the long-term sustainability of the Games.
"I would wager, if that program doesn't look different, then yes, we should start to worry," he said, adding that while there are some traditional sports that are dearly loved, “they have no modern relevance whatsoever.” - Full report [22]
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Maximizing time on and off water [24]
Olympian Odile Lambriex van Aanholt talks to Andy Rice in Yachting World about maximizing time on and off water:
Time is always the most precious commodity for any racing sailor, whether part-time or professional. For Odile Lambriex van Aanholt going for another Olympics, life should get more simple the second time around.
Having won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 with her experienced crew Annette Duetz, she knows how to run a successful campaign, yet she is more time crunched than ever before – partly because she gave birth to her daughter in mid-2025, and also because Duetz retired from competition after the Games. - Full report [25]
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Choose Your Path to Performance with North Sails [27]
This September, North Sails is offering exclusive savings on both Custom Sails and One Design Sails, making it the perfect time to upgrade your inventory and invest in performance.
Get ahead of the competition with our North Sails One Design Annual Savings [27] event. Now through September 30th, save 15% off plus free shipping on all Inshore One Design sails. Built for speed, consistency, and durability, North Sails delivers the performance you need when every minute matters.
Not a One Design sailor, but looking for a sail tailored specifically to your boat? Order custom sails [28] during September to secure special promotional pricing. Your custom North sail is engineered around your boat, your sailing goals, and how you want to spend your time on the water, ensuring the right balance of performance and handling.
And don’t forget, as the season comes to an end, protect your performance with proper off-season sail care and repair [29]. Talk to a North Sails expert and request service today.
Request a Quote [28]
Demonstrating their full potential [30]
Once a superpower in Olympic Sailing, the USA has been on the descent for the past two decades. US Sailing appointed Paul Cayard [31] in March 2021 to lead the turnaround, but that relationship imploded two years later [32]. Cayard, with the same commitment to support US athletes in their pursuit of excellence, launched a new organization.
America One Racing [33] (A1R), as the largest private financial supporter of elite USA sailors, pivoted in 2023 to a hands-on organization with coaches and training plans. A1R identified athletes [34] worth supporting, and gave them more support than the national team previously provided. It was a bet on USA excellence, and that bet is starting to pay off.
This was a pretty good week for USA in two of the ten Olympic events:
• Charlotte Rose won the 2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship held September 7-12 in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Rose becomes only the third American sailor to win the title, following Paige Railey USA in 2005. She’s also the first non-European winner in 20 years, since Lijia Xu (CHN) claimed the title in 2006, breaking a European hold on the championship that had lasted two decades. - Details [35]
• Barcelona 1992 was the last Olympics when an American man won a windsurfing medal, but Paris 2024 Olympian Noah Lyons is working hard to change that, finishing second at the 2026 iQFOiL Men’s World Championship on September 7-12 in Weymouth-Portland, GBR. Lyons led for much of the event, with teammate Makani Andrews chasing in 18th. Also making progress toward the podium was Dominique Stater, finishing 20th in the women’s fleet. - Details [36]
“We’re so happy to see our athletes able to demonstrate their full potential,” shared Cayard. “It takes a village and thankfully we have great supporters who believe.” - Full report [37]
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When royalty meets for battle [39]
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News
A one design class brings people together for a shared experience, with membership creating a community of like-minded sailors. While the Class Champions are admired, what happens when you take them out of their village? That question gets annually asked at the US Sailing Championship of Champions [40] when the kings and queens face-off in the same boat.
I was runner-up at the 1984 Flying Scot Class Championship, and was recruited to crew in 1987 when it used that boat. We would have won if not for my blunder, losing our lead to Paul Forester in the final race. In 1988, I was the Snipe National Champion and the event was in Snipes. My advantage evaporated when a “former friend” claimed I didn’t cross cleanly on port tack in a no-discard, no alternative penalty format. Ed Adams won.
I finally got it together as Lido 14 Champion, a tubby double-hander in which its fastest point of sail is tacking. The 1990 Championship of Champions was in the new (and now extinct) Hobie 18-SX, so pretty much the opposite of my expertise. However, we conquered the catamaran champs on Lake Tahoe, CA. Go figure!
Matt Reynolds was my crew that year, and we’re rekindling the magic – 36 years later – as I crew for him at the 2026 Championship of Champions [41] on September 17-20 in Syracuse, IN. Twenty teams [42] are racing E-Scows, and since Matt is coming in as the Windsurfer LT National Champion, it’s pretty much unlike his (and my) skill-set. Thankfully we also have some scow experts. Stranger things have happened… standing by.
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Martine Grael exits SailGP league [44]
So much for progress.
During SailGP’s second season, the league introduced a mandatory female crew position in October 2021, marking a major step in the league's drive toward gender equity. This coincided with the crew expanding from five to six sailors, and most teams adapted the female crew as strategist on the F50.
However, a longer-term goal was for the league’s first female helm, and that occurred in Season 5 when the Brazil SailGP Team entered with two-time Olympic gold medalist Martine Grael to helm for the 2024-25 schedule. But nearly two years later, Grael is off the boat. - Full report [44]
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ARC Team USA getting their feet wet [46]
The second preliminary regatta for the 38th America's Cup is set for September 25-27 in Naples, Italy [47]. Aside from Australia sitting out due to their late start, the other six teams will be competing.
After missing the previous event, ARC Team USA has ramped up their program and is now training on-site [46]. After his grandfather won in 1992, Harry Melges IV is on the wheel for this edition, continuing on his journey from scow land.
Whereas most modern USA professionals toiled for eight years with high school and college sailing, H4 skipped that step and had a higher focus. His success in the Midwest led him to Melges 24s, 49ers, TP52s, Youth America's Cup, and now at 24 years of age, he's on an America's Cup team. - Full report [48]
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Team Australia is seriously stacked [50]
The last time an official Australian team competed in the America’s Cup was 2000, and despite the nation's return for the 38th America’s Cup skipping a generation, the crew reveal for Team Australia is seriously stacked. The Aussies have been involved, but in 2027 they finally get to wear the Green and Gold.
Led by Head of Sailing Tom Slingsby OAM, the seven-strong team brings together some of the world’s most accomplished sailors across Olympic, America’s Cup, SailGP, offshore, skiff, and international foiling competition.
The Australian team comprises Luke Parkinson, Tash Bryant, Tom Needham, Jason Waterhouse, Sam Newton, and Kinley Fowler. It will be the first time any of the seven sailors has challenged for the America’s Cup representing Australia. - Full report [50]
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Building an Easy Path to Lightning Sailing [52]
The International Lightning Class wants you – or someone you know! Four innovative programs to remove barriers and help younger sailors get into Lightning racing.
• Award Winning U32 Lightning regattas: We supply boats, housing, crew, etc. for sailors 21-32 years old. 3rd Annual, October 24-25 Charleston Yacht Club [53], 38+ boats – Registration is still open!
• Award Winning Boat Grant: Class-sponsored provides teams with a nearly new boat, plus travel and regatta expenses. 2027 Applications due by January 22, 2027 [54].
• NEW Local Boat Grant: Local fleets provide fully equipped Lightnings ready to race.
• NEW Pipeline Program: Creating a pipeline of race-ready affordable Lightnings, matching boats to potential owners, helping them purchase, upgrade and maintain them. Mentoring them through the process and beyond. Sellers get help finding buyers, and as a 501(c)3 organization, tax benefits are possible for donated boats to the program.
Facilitators/mentors have been assigned geographic areas. Financial opportunities further help younger sailors become boat owners, with stipend payments or loans, coupled with first-year participation guidelines.
Do you know of a Lightning that needs a good home?
Are you interested in owning your own boat?
Contact the Pipeline Program Team [55]
Keep innovating, keep growing – that’s the Lightning Class way. Too fun to quit!
www.lightningclass.org [52]
DOCK TALK
Elite women ready for keelboat classic [56]
It's game time for 20 teams for the 2026 New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship to be held September 15-19 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, RI. Thirteen nations are represented in the inaugural edition, with mandatory practice familiarizing the field with the Club’s fleet of IC37s. - Full report [56]
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Taylor Canfield out for SailGP Geneva [58]
Taylor Canfield, driver for the United States SailGP Team, is ruled out [59] for the next league event on September 19-20 in Geneva, Switzerland [60]. The team reports that Canfield sustained an upper body injury, but no specifics were offered. Harry Melges IV, as reserve crew, is available to helm. Canfield is also listed as crew for Laura Grondin at the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship [61] on September 22-26 in Harbor Springs, MI.
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Brazil wins J/70 World Championship [63]
The 2026 J/70 World Championship attracted 100 teams from 26 nations for the 10-race series on September 8-12 in Cascais, Portugal. Haroldo Solberg (BRA) and crew Mario Tinoco, Gabriel Silva, and Carlos Robles finished with a 16-point margin to take the title, ahead of Corinthian champion Luis Bugallo Arriola (ESP) in second place. American teams completed the top five with John Heaton in third. - Details [64]
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36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup [66]
Thirty-eight elite teams came for the 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup on September 7-12 in Porto Cervo, Italy. The 2026 event had a full range of conditions, from the light winds of the opening days to an intense Mistral with gusts exceeding 28 knots. - Full report [66]
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GUEST COMMENTARY
Scuttlebutt strongly encourages feedback from the Scuttlebutt community. You can add your comments directly to stories on the website [68] or submit commentary by email [mailto:editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com]. Please save your bashing and personal attacks for elsewhere.
FINANCIALLY LEVERAGING OLYMPIC MOMENT ( #6555 [69])
Local politicians convinced the powers that be how the busiest container port in the entire Western Hemisphere is a better venue than the one the sailors wanted, and now are leveraging selection to get money to help their local citizens.
This decision also means event administrators need to prepare twice as many venues as normal, heaping expense on the sport. Additionally, the bridge that connects the two venues will be closed later this year for construction, which likely will extend through the Olympics. Can’t make this stuff up.
- Kyle Davis
SAILGP BULLISH ON MIDDLE EAST ( #6555 [69])
While the Sheikhs may have convinced SailGP, Iran has demonstrated time and time again that they will flash power against anyone. Hoping for the best and planning for the worst is a bad plan.
- Dennis Delaney
Nothing makes "for a day of adrenaline by the water" like a drone missile strike - ask the US military now serving in that region.
- Clark E. Chapin
CHARTED DEPTHS MAY NOT BE THAT DEEP ( #6555 [69])
A possible explanation for the famous 1992 QEII grounding near Martha's Vineyard is called the 'squat effect'. It is a hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a displacement vessel moving quickly through shallow water creates an area of lowered pressure under its bottom that causes the ship to "squat" lower in the water than would otherwise be expected. It can lead to unexpected groundings and handling difficulties.
At the time of the grounding, the QE2 was reportedly traveling at 24 knots and her normal draft was 32 feet. The rock upon which she grounded was an uncharted shoal later determined to be 34.5 feet deep, which should have given her room to spare, if not for the "squat effect." Investigators concluded that her squat at that speed and depth would have been between 4.5 and 8 feet.
- Andreas Duus
CURMUDGEON'S OBSERVATION
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Scuttlebutt Sailing News [1]
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Issue 6556
Four innovative programs to remove barriers and help younger sailors get into Lightning racing.
This newsletter is provided through the support of its sponsors, delivering a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk…with a North American focus.
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FUN FACT
There are no such thing as zero-calorie foods. Even low-calorie foods, such as celery [2] and watercress, contain more energy than the body needs to process them [3].
Autopilots, and who gets to decide [4]
The 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing [5] state under RRS 52 that “A boat’s standing rigging, running rigging, spars and movable hull appendages shall be adjusted and operated only by the power provided by the crew.”
To date, it has been permissible for Organizing Authorities to modify this rule as it pleases, but that could be changing as World Sailing seeks to strengthen its control of the sport.
World Sailing’s Oceanic and Offshore Committee has approved a new Oceanic and Offshore Code that would bar Organizing Authorities from permitting autopilots for fully crewed boats — three or more crew — in any Category 4 through Category 0 race, and recommends separate scoring for boats sailing under different versions of Rule 52.
A tipping point may have been the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race [6] when seven of the top ten in the overall standings were doublehanded teams using autopilots, racing boats from 32 to 35 feet.
Currently, the Fastnet, Transatlantic Race, Pacific Cup, both Mackinacs, Newport Bermuda, and Marion Bermuda all permit autopilots in some or all divisions. At least eleven organizations across four countries asked World Sailing to consult before the vote. It went ahead without them.
The proposals reach the 2026 World Sailing Annual Conference [7] in November for review and decisions, with the papers to be published in October. Storm Trysail Club Commodore Andrew Weiss shares the position of his club: click here [8]
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Don't Miss the Sailing Event of the Year [10]
Each October, the Sailing Capital of America hosts one of the world's most celebrated in-water events: the Annapolis Sailboat Show (October 15-18). It's not just an expo — it's a reunion bringing together industry insiders, racers, cruisers, and boat-curious landlubbers alike.
Across two miles of floating docks, you'll find more than 150 boats and 550 exhibitors showcasing the latest in performance design, sail tech, and onboard systems. Step aboard cutting-edge multihulls, one-designs, and offshore-ready monohulls — then talk to the people who build, rig, and race them.
The real draw might be the crowd: pro racers, cruisers, designers, and old salts, all swapping ideas over dock lines and dark & stormies. No matter what you sail or where, you'll find someone who speaks your language. By day, it's hands-on window shopping. By night, it's cocktails, crab cakes, and shop talk in a town built by sailors.
The season's winding down — but in Annapolis, the party's just getting started. Plan Your Trip [10]
Male sailors still have work to do [11]
The Mighty Mary movie [12] has been getting a lot of buzz since its opening in AMC Theaters, and it does well to retell the story [13] of the women’s campaign of the same name for the 1995 America’s Cup. Gus Carlson offers an observation after watching the film:
I once asked Dawn Riley, team captain on Mighty Mary, to speak to my daughter's all-girls U-12 hockey team as a highly accomplished woman who broke the glass ceiling in global sports. She agreed, but only if the boys' team was in the room as well.
Dawn's logic: It wasn't enough for the girls to hear that they could do anything they put their minds to; the boys needed to hear that about the girls, too.
I was reminded of that story as I watched the Mighty Mary film. It's much more than a great sailing story and a great sports story. It's a stark reminder of the neanderthal mindset of those at the top of our sport only 30 years ago and, more discouraging, how little things seem to have changed. - Full report [11]
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Keeping conduct from being misconduct [15]
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The bar at my club was busy on a holiday weekend when I noticed a younger member past his limit. Bad things were going to happen, so I offered him a ride home. He accepted but while enroute, he got angry and grabbed the steering wheel. When I got him home, he kicked in my car door. No good deed goes unpunished.
More recently, the club had to take action against a long-time member after an investigation revealed sufficient offenses. This person had been a disrupter over the years and the leadership found it was time to rescind their membership. Clubs provide a safe space that brings together people with common interests, and balance had to be restored.
At another club, a late-night incident during a tune-up regatta for the 2026 Melges 24 Worlds led to a person’s entry being voided. The situation allegedly required police, and a decision was made by club and event volunteers to protect their members, local community, and event competitors from future disruption. Private clubs are private, and guest privileges have limits.
Personally, I think back to a Halloween regatta party decades ago in which hay bales and fire extinguishers were inappropriately used. There was another time when I chipped someone’s tooth with a champagne bottle. At a prominent keelboat regatta, the host club railed on my owner for something I had done. But there’s a much shorter leash today, exemplified by the US Sailing Code of Conduct [16] I just had to sign. Wish me luck…
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Push them hard. Watch them quit. [18]
British sailing coach Dom Barnes offers this reminder [19][0]=AZjgfvuqkFES1pRhNkl2-qv2fY06JSWyCxRWiIyJgCzheucu19QWei7qh2ouOFDyx_FkoieYSN5yPGkst2t4ooCbFBZ0XABF56Yrp8ejkvugQwwryKG6Tq6VF0KHVj0IBeuqUEleVMkfe9wwjxh_zGunw372VozM&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R]for parents with youth sailors:
I watched a parent rig their kid's boat while impatiently telling the kid not to touch it and to go and get changed instead. It wasn't about helping or saving time. The message was pretty clear: I've spent a lot of money on this, don't mess it up.
Then this tiny human emerges from the changing room in a drysuit two sizes too big and the parent's parting words are not to come off the water unless they've won.
That has stuck with me, because somewhere in that moment the sailing had stopped being about the child enjoying the day, learning something, and finding out what they could do, and had become about delivering a result for the adult standing on the shore. - Full report [18]
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Calling for modernization of 2032 Games [21]
The final list of sports and disciplines for Brisbane 2032 has not yet been finalized, and while Sailing is expected to remain an Olympic sport, the number of medal events, and the equipment to be used, have not yet been confirmed.
With the push toward broadcast and commercial appeal, Sailing has felt like the “red-headed stepchild” for some time, and the conversation around the dinner table is less comforting when the Chief Executive Officer at Australian Sports Commission initiates uncomfortable topics.
Kieren Perkins has called on the International Olympic Committee to think about the long-term sustainability of the Games.
"I would wager, if that program doesn't look different, then yes, we should start to worry," he said, adding that while there are some traditional sports that are dearly loved, “they have no modern relevance whatsoever.” - Full report [22]
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Maximizing time on and off water [24]
Olympian Odile Lambriex van Aanholt talks to Andy Rice in Yachting World about maximizing time on and off water:
Time is always the most precious commodity for any racing sailor, whether part-time or professional. For Odile Lambriex van Aanholt going for another Olympics, life should get more simple the second time around.
Having won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 with her experienced crew Annette Duetz, she knows how to run a successful campaign, yet she is more time crunched than ever before – partly because she gave birth to her daughter in mid-2025, and also because Duetz retired from competition after the Games. - Full report [25]
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Choose Your Path to Performance with North Sails [27]
This September, North Sails is offering exclusive savings on both Custom Sails and One Design Sails, making it the perfect time to upgrade your inventory and invest in performance.
Get ahead of the competition with our North Sails One Design Annual Savings [27] event. Now through September 30th, save 15% off plus free shipping on all Inshore One Design sails. Built for speed, consistency, and durability, North Sails delivers the performance you need when every minute matters.
Not a One Design sailor, but looking for a sail tailored specifically to your boat? Order custom sails [28] during September to secure special promotional pricing. Your custom North sail is engineered around your boat, your sailing goals, and how you want to spend your time on the water, ensuring the right balance of performance and handling.
And don’t forget, as the season comes to an end, protect your performance with proper off-season sail care and repair [29]. Talk to a North Sails expert and request service today.
Request a Quote [28]
Demonstrating their full potential [30]
Once a superpower in Olympic Sailing, the USA has been on the descent for the past two decades. US Sailing appointed Paul Cayard [31] in March 2021 to lead the turnaround, but that relationship imploded two years later [32]. Cayard, with the same commitment to support US athletes in their pursuit of excellence, launched a new organization.
America One Racing [33] (A1R), as the largest private financial supporter of elite USA sailors, pivoted in 2023 to a hands-on organization with coaches and training plans. A1R identified athletes [34] worth supporting, and gave them more support than the national team previously provided. It was a bet on USA excellence, and that bet is starting to pay off.
This was a pretty good week for USA in two of the ten Olympic events:
• Charlotte Rose won the 2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship held September 7-12 in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Rose becomes only the third American sailor to win the title, following Paige Railey USA in 2005. She’s also the first non-European winner in 20 years, since Lijia Xu (CHN) claimed the title in 2006, breaking a European hold on the championship that had lasted two decades. - Details [35]
• Barcelona 1992 was the last Olympics when an American man won a windsurfing medal, but Paris 2024 Olympian Noah Lyons is working hard to change that, finishing second at the 2026 iQFOiL Men’s World Championship on September 7-12 in Weymouth-Portland, GBR. Lyons led for much of the event, with teammate Makani Andrews chasing in 18th. Also making progress toward the podium was Dominique Stater, finishing 20th in the women’s fleet. - Details [36]
“We’re so happy to see our athletes able to demonstrate their full potential,” shared Cayard. “It takes a village and thankfully we have great supporters who believe.” - Full report [37]
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When royalty meets for battle [39]
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News
A one design class brings people together for a shared experience, with membership creating a community of like-minded sailors. While the Class Champions are admired, what happens when you take them out of their village? That question gets annually asked at the US Sailing Championship of Champions [40] when the kings and queens face-off in the same boat.
I was runner-up at the 1984 Flying Scot Class Championship, and was recruited to crew in 1987 when it used that boat. We would have won if not for my blunder, losing our lead to Paul Forester in the final race. In 1988, I was the Snipe National Champion and the event was in Snipes. My advantage evaporated when a “former friend” claimed I didn’t cross cleanly on port tack in a no-discard, no alternative penalty format. Ed Adams won.
I finally got it together as Lido 14 Champion, a tubby double-hander in which its fastest point of sail is tacking. The 1990 Championship of Champions was in the new (and now extinct) Hobie 18-SX, so pretty much the opposite of my expertise. However, we conquered the catamaran champs on Lake Tahoe, CA. Go figure!
Matt Reynolds was my crew that year, and we’re rekindling the magic – 36 years later – as I crew for him at the 2026 Championship of Champions [41] on September 17-20 in Syracuse, IN. Twenty teams [42] are racing E-Scows, and since Matt is coming in as the Windsurfer LT National Champion, it’s pretty much unlike his (and my) skill-set. Thankfully we also have some scow experts. Stranger things have happened… standing by.
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Martine Grael exits SailGP league [44]
So much for progress.
During SailGP’s second season, the league introduced a mandatory female crew position in October 2021, marking a major step in the league's drive toward gender equity. This coincided with the crew expanding from five to six sailors, and most teams adapted the female crew as strategist on the F50.
However, a longer-term goal was for the league’s first female helm, and that occurred in Season 5 when the Brazil SailGP Team entered with two-time Olympic gold medalist Martine Grael to helm for the 2024-25 schedule. But nearly two years later, Grael is off the boat. - Full report [44]
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ARC Team USA getting their feet wet [46]
The second preliminary regatta for the 38th America's Cup is set for September 25-27 in Naples, Italy [47]. Aside from Australia sitting out due to their late start, the other six teams will be competing.
After missing the previous event, ARC Team USA has ramped up their program and is now training on-site [46]. After his grandfather won in 1992, Harry Melges IV is on the wheel for this edition, continuing on his journey from scow land.
Whereas most modern USA professionals toiled for eight years with high school and college sailing, H4 skipped that step and had a higher focus. His success in the Midwest led him to Melges 24s, 49ers, TP52s, Youth America's Cup, and now at 24 years of age, he's on an America's Cup team. - Full report [48]
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Team Australia is seriously stacked [50]
The last time an official Australian team competed in the America’s Cup was 2000, and despite the nation's return for the 38th America’s Cup skipping a generation, the crew reveal for Team Australia is seriously stacked. The Aussies have been involved, but in 2027 they finally get to wear the Green and Gold.
Led by Head of Sailing Tom Slingsby OAM, the seven-strong team brings together some of the world’s most accomplished sailors across Olympic, America’s Cup, SailGP, offshore, skiff, and international foiling competition.
The Australian team comprises Luke Parkinson, Tash Bryant, Tom Needham, Jason Waterhouse, Sam Newton, and Kinley Fowler. It will be the first time any of the seven sailors has challenged for the America’s Cup representing Australia. - Full report [50]
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Building an Easy Path to Lightning Sailing [52]
The International Lightning Class wants you – or someone you know! Four innovative programs to remove barriers and help younger sailors get into Lightning racing.
• Award Winning U32 Lightning regattas: We supply boats, housing, crew, etc. for sailors 21-32 years old. 3rd Annual, October 24-25 Charleston Yacht Club [53], 38+ boats – Registration is still open!
• Award Winning Boat Grant: Class-sponsored provides teams with a nearly new boat, plus travel and regatta expenses. 2027 Applications due by January 22, 2027 [54].
• NEW Local Boat Grant: Local fleets provide fully equipped Lightnings ready to race.
• NEW Pipeline Program: Creating a pipeline of race-ready affordable Lightnings, matching boats to potential owners, helping them purchase, upgrade and maintain them. Mentoring them through the process and beyond. Sellers get help finding buyers, and as a 501(c)3 organization, tax benefits are possible for donated boats to the program.
Facilitators/mentors have been assigned geographic areas. Financial opportunities further help younger sailors become boat owners, with stipend payments or loans, coupled with first-year participation guidelines.
Do you know of a Lightning that needs a good home?
Are you interested in owning your own boat?
Contact the Pipeline Program Team [55]
Keep innovating, keep growing – that’s the Lightning Class way. Too fun to quit!
www.lightningclass.org [52]
DOCK TALK
Elite women ready for keelboat classic [56]
It's game time for 20 teams for the 2026 New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship to be held September 15-19 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, RI. Thirteen nations are represented in the inaugural edition, with mandatory practice familiarizing the field with the Club’s fleet of IC37s. - Full report [56]
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Taylor Canfield out for SailGP Geneva [58]
Taylor Canfield, driver for the United States SailGP Team, is ruled out [59] for the next league event on September 19-20 in Geneva, Switzerland [60]. The team reports that Canfield sustained an upper body injury, but no specifics were offered. Harry Melges IV, as reserve crew, is available to helm. Canfield is also listed as crew for Laura Grondin at the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship [61] on September 22-26 in Harbor Springs, MI.
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Brazil wins J/70 World Championship [63]
The 2026 J/70 World Championship attracted 100 teams from 26 nations for the 10-race series on September 8-12 in Cascais, Portugal. Haroldo Solberg (BRA) and crew Mario Tinoco, Gabriel Silva, and Carlos Robles finished with a 16-point margin to take the title, ahead of Corinthian champion Luis Bugallo Arriola (ESP) in second place. American teams completed the top five with John Heaton in third. - Details [64]
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36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup [66]
Thirty-eight elite teams came for the 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup on September 7-12 in Porto Cervo, Italy. The 2026 event had a full range of conditions, from the light winds of the opening days to an intense Mistral with gusts exceeding 28 knots. - Full report [66]
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GUEST COMMENTARY
Scuttlebutt strongly encourages feedback from the Scuttlebutt community. You can add your comments directly to stories on the website [68] or submit commentary by email [mailto:editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com]. Please save your bashing and personal attacks for elsewhere.
FINANCIALLY LEVERAGING OLYMPIC MOMENT ( #6555 [69])
Local politicians convinced the powers that be how the busiest container port in the entire Western Hemisphere is a better venue than the one the sailors wanted, and now are leveraging selection to get money to help their local citizens.
This decision also means event administrators need to prepare twice as many venues as normal, heaping expense on the sport. Additionally, the bridge that connects the two venues will be closed later this year for construction, which likely will extend through the Olympics. Can’t make this stuff up.
- Kyle Davis
SAILGP BULLISH ON MIDDLE EAST ( #6555 [69])
While the Sheikhs may have convinced SailGP, Iran has demonstrated time and time again that they will flash power against anyone. Hoping for the best and planning for the worst is a bad plan.
- Dennis Delaney
Nothing makes "for a day of adrenaline by the water" like a drone missile strike - ask the US military now serving in that region.
- Clark E. Chapin
CHARTED DEPTHS MAY NOT BE THAT DEEP ( #6555 [69])
A possible explanation for the famous 1992 QEII grounding near Martha's Vineyard is called the 'squat effect'. It is a hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a displacement vessel moving quickly through shallow water creates an area of lowered pressure under its bottom that causes the ship to "squat" lower in the water than would otherwise be expected. It can lead to unexpected groundings and handling difficulties.
At the time of the grounding, the QE2 was reportedly traveling at 24 knots and her normal draft was 32 feet. The rock upon which she grounded was an uncharted shoal later determined to be 34.5 feet deep, which should have given her room to spare, if not for the "squat effect." Investigators concluded that her squat at that speed and depth would have been between 4.5 and 8 feet.
- Andreas Duus
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