SailGP: British team gets off the dole

Founded and funded by billionaire Larry Ellison, the global sports league SailGP began in 2019 with six teams, and the mission of these teams was two-fold: put on a good show and become self-funded in five years. That clock hasn’t stopped ticking, and while the...

Golden Globe Race lifesaving regulations

Before the start, fulfilling the safety and qualifying requirements for the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race were a major hurdle. However, it was these unique regulations which played an important part in saving Tapio Lehtinen following the sinking of his yacht off South...

Did The Ocean Race just get smaller?

When the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 was one month from finishing, it was announced how the next edition of the race would start in 2021, under new ownership, without Volvo as a sponsor. It was a lot to take in, but the leadership was solid and the race remained iconic....

Bizarre Atlantic hurricane season

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30, bringing to a close the six-month period when the vast majority of tropical activity occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Prior to the season, forecasters generally expected a...

Orcas attack Robin Knox-Johnston

It is always a privilege when Sir Robin Knox-Johnston checks in with Scuttlebutt HQ. As the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, and then later to set the fastest time to earn the Jules Verne Trophy, RKJ is royalty. But as...