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SCUTTLEBUTT 2715 - Octover 31 2008: The latest news in the sport of sailing, letters from the 'buttheads, and the Curmudgeon's Observation.

There are under 600 miles remaining for the crew onboard Ericsson 4 before they cross the finish line in Cape Town. Whilst Torben Grael and his crew look fairly safe for taking line honours, the battle for second, third ...

Change of rhythm on board IDEC since the middle of the night. After having driven his boat hard for three days and three nights, Francis Joyon has come to the strategic part of his record attempt. In the absence ...

A while back I posted something about the Disney movie, Morning Light, about 15 teenagers competing in the TRANSPAC race. Someone just asked about the movie so I thought more readers would be interested. Showings are limited and I have not found any in the Orlando area, but it will be playing around the country.

Humor Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 2:20:42 pm PST When my late father T. Coddington Van Voorhees VI founded the iconoclastic conservative journal National Topsider in 1948, he famously declared that "Now is the time ...

The meeting was called for by the Defendera TMs event organising entity AC Management and chaired by Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth.

We had 8 souls out in 4 boats. Winds were 6-14 mph. Sunny with few clouds. If you weren’t here, you missed a great opportunity.

Mike (Harbormaster)