Thousands flocked to Henley on Thames to see the largest collection of classic river craft in Europe at the ruby anniversary Thames Traditional Boat Festival at the weekend. It is 40 years since the first festival at Fawley Meadows and it has grown int…
The 2018 Channel Race proved to be the windiest race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship to date, with competitors reporting gusts of up to 40 knots and a short sharp sea state for the blast to Beachy Head and back to the Solent. Effectively a 150…
Typhoon International is proud to introduce the brand-new Sirocco Smock, a stylish waterproof top from the iconic Typhoon brand. The Sirocco Smock is built using an extremely durable, waterproof and breathable 2.5 layer fabric construction. Its ergono…
The second day of the 11th edition of Cowes Classics Week, the Red Funnel Race Day, saw the English heatwave continue unabated but with lighter winds than yesterday’s opening day. After a postponement of two hours, and more for some classes, racing go…
The Cruising Association’s RATS (Regulations and Technical Services) Committee has been in discussion with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about the use of calls to HMCG on Channel 16 requesting radio checks. RATS has anecdotal evidence of a p…
Henry Bagnall and his crew were celebrating their hard fought win in the 45 strong XOD class today on the opening day of Cowes Classics Week in spectacular sunshine and perfect south westerly 15 knot breezes. Explaining how he triumphed over such a lar…
Luxury British boatbuilder, Fairline Yachts, announces it is hosting the global premiere of its Targa 43 OPEN at Europe’s leading in-water boating event, the Cannes Yachting Festival. Fairline’s star of the show is the all-new Targa 43 OPEN, which will…
The Canal & River Trust has announced a further package of measures on targeted sections of its canals to manage the severe water shortages it is facing in parts of Northern England as the exceptionally dry weather continues. June was the third dri…
With the best score of any of the 120 boats over the past week, Rory Fekkes’ Fn’Gr8 (Carrickfergus Sailing Club) has been confirmed as the overall winner of Volvo Cork Week following an intense three-race final day. The Antrim boat was a convincing ove…
It was the last chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalry between Jens Kellinghusen’s Varuna VI, and Boris Herrmann’s Malizia – Yacht Club Monaco. In the end, Malizia was the fastest boat on the water and first after elapsed time, but Varuna suc…
