The Montgomery canal is to be re-opened on Monday 17 August after emergency repairs were carried out to a leak in the embankment near Queen’s Head in Shropshire. The leak was adjacent to Aston Nature Reserve in the middle of a Site of Special Scientifi…
This morning at the RORC’s new Cowes clubhouse, a select cross-section of competitors in this Sunday’s Rolex Fastnet Race shared their observations about the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial 600 mile flagship event. By way of introduction, RORC CEO E…
A damp morning, with challenging winds around the rain clouds, failed to squash spirits at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week today. The weather cleared during the afternoon, giving competitors a chance to dry out while enjoying post-race drinks and…
B&G, the world’s leading sailing navigation and instrument specialist, is pleased to announce the latest in its software updates for the award winning Zeus2 series multi-functional displays (MFD) and Glass Helm systems. The new software focuses on…
Today was a beautifully warm day with a stable east-north-easterly air flow over the Solent area that mostly averaged 9-11 knots, with a few stronger gusts, making for excellent racing conditions. The day saw the first racing for the five 60-72f…
London’s biggest celebration of historic and traditional boats. Central London’s only marina, St Katharine Docks, will again host its annual celebration of beautiful classic boats this September with a display of just under 50 sail and power vessels, a…
With no wind predicted for the Solent area today racing for all classes was abandoned. “It was really unfortunate to lose a day’s racing,” says race director Stuart Quarrie, “but with no wind there was no other option. We waited until 1100 to see if an…
With Cowes Week in full swing and with a 2nd and a 3rd already in the bag, the racing duo of Pip Hare and Ashley Harris are feeling buoyed up on board Cazenove Capital Management. The weather last weekend was amazing and the blistering hot sunshin…
After two brilliantly sunny days this morning saw increasing cloud over the Solent, accompanied by a band of rain that provided competitors with interesting and challenging wind shifts. While Black Group yachts in the Western Solent saw winds of up to…
PlainSailing.com is a recently launched online market place for hiring yachts in the UK. Unique to the marine industry, PlainSailing.com allows users to compare charter boats and locations, and upload sailing qualifications online, in a simple and stra…
