It was a familiar sight on Sunday afternoon in Itajaí, where the two red boats at the top of the Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard set the pace at the start of Leg 8 to Newport, Rhode Island on the east coast of the United States. MAPFRE, in second place overall, led throughout the inshore portion…
The Spanish team MAPFRE won the Itajaí In-Port Race on Friday in Brazil, after battling with team AkzoNobel for the lead on the first of three laps of the race course. A large spectator fleet was on hand to watch the racing in a moderate 10 knot sea breeze and after taking the lead on…
Six teams will be on the start line on Friday afternoon for the Itajaí In-Port Race in Brazil, with Vestas 11th Hour Racing joining the fleet following its dismasting, and subsequent repair and relaunching. Team SHK/Scallywag, who only arrived in Itajaí on mid-afternoon on Thursday won’t be taking part as the team races the clock…
A foggy morning engulfed Burghfield as 34 RS Aero sailors descended on the club to compete for this year’s RS Aero UK Spring Champs. Our PRO for the day was Ian Bullock who did a fantastic job of keeping all the sailors hopes up in the briefing for the fog to clear and a breeze…
Preparation for the 11th Cowes Classics Week is officially underway. With the launch last week of the new 2018 website, competitors can now find information and enter the event. Racing takes place from 23rd to 27th July. Cowes Classics Week has grown strongly since its inaugural regatta and has in recent years been welcoming just…
The 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race starting on Sunday 12th August will feature a wide variety of yachts racing under the IRC rating rule as well as one design and open classes, such as IMOCA, Class40 and Multihulls. The majority of the fleet will race fully crewed, but with over 10 entries and…
Antigua Sailing Week is delighted to announce that the Greig City Academy (GCA) from London, UK will be competing at Antigua Sailing Week later this month. Pupils from the school in the London Borough of Haringey will compete in Cork 1720 Valiant owned by the National Sailing Academy of Antigua & Barbuda, whose youth squad will…
The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch (RCYC), and the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) announce the launch of the Keelboat Endeavour Trophy writes Sue Pelling. The aim of this new event, scheduled to take place on 22-23 September 2018, is to establish the UK keelboat champions of champions’, in a similar format to the long-running and…
The UK Launch of Volvo Cork Week 2018 was held at the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble, with an after party at the King & Queen Pub. Representing Volvo Cork Week was Director of Racing Rosscoe Deasy, Event Chairman Kieran O’Connell, and Gavin Deane General Manager of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. This July,…
Britain’s elite sailors rocketed up the rankings on day three of the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta as they excelled in the blustery conditions blowing through the Bay of Palma. Rio 2016 gold medallist Giles Scott took control of the Finn class with another display of consistency to go into the fourth day of racing with…
