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 succeeded over Malizia in IRC Zero after corrected time. In the early morning hours of July 18, Malizia…
If you don’t like the weather at Volvo Cork Week – wait a minute. A mixture of clear blue skies and blankets of clouds made for highly changeable conditions for the first day of Volvo Cork Week. Thankfully the warm sunshine won the day, providing light air racing in beautiful Cork Harbour and the Celtic…
The sun continued to shine today at the start of racing in The Hague Offshore Sailing World Championship, with many thousands of beachgoers watching nearly a thousand sailors on their boats in the fleet start the long offshore race portion of the programme. Class A competitors were sent on a 155-mile zig-zag course off the…
With just one month to go before the start of the 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, a record 37 teams have taken up the challenge of one of the world’s toughest offshore races. Many of this year’s entries are crewed by passionate corinthian sailors, fulfilling a life-long ambition to complete the 1,800 nautical…
British Powerboat Racer Ben Jelf (18, Harrietsham) this weekend heads to Latvia for the UIM F4 European championships. The European championships will take place in Aluksne, Latvia over the 14th & 15th July. The British hopeful will make the journey 2800 mile round trip in a bid to add a 5th European championship crown to…
The subtropical island of Bermuda is globally known for its heartfelt hospitality and pristine sailing conditions, which all 150 participants of Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) were lucky enough to experience first-hand in the past few days and weeks. The regatta celebrates the jubilees of two of the most prestigious European yacht clubs. Leading up to the Bermuda…
In what will probably be regarded as one of the most challenging on record, the 87th edition of the Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay was won overall by High Potential. Ross Applebey and his team, based in Lymington, sailed an impressive race in the light, tactical conditions and after 8:30:03 was…
As we arrived at Lee On The Solent “local knowledge” suggested that given the sea state and wind direction a good sea breeze was building. It did not disappoint! The RS Aero 9’s started with the RS Aero 7 fleet but were on the larger windward course sharing it with the Phantom fleet. There was…
After two races Mike Bartholomew’s South African flagged Tokoloshe II leads the HYS FAST40+ National Championship by just half a point. Niklas Zennstrom’s Swedish Rán VII is second. Three teams are tied on points for third, Filip Engelbert’s Swedish Elvis is on the podium, but only on countback from Peter Morton’s British team Girls on…
A Spring of gentle breezes and too much inland sailing had wrought havoc on this correspondent’s well being; to understand what it is to sail an RS300 in downwind in the light wind requires a working knowledge of pilates, parkour acrobatics and fully honed “shoot dance” skills. The forecast in the run up to the…
