World’s Fastest Ocean Rower Fiann Paul Becomes the First Person in History to Row Four Oceans, Alongside a Team of International Athletes In an epic world first expedition led by Icelandic polymath Fiann Paul, five international athletes have completed the first of the Polar Row’s two rows shattering the previous Arctic Ocean speed record. Upon…
Bastiaan de Voogd’s Dutch Carkeek MkIII Hitchhiker was the winner on the first day of Lendy Cowes Week, taking Line Honours in just over five hours to win the Royal Southampton Yacht Club Hillhead Salver. Hitchhiker’s Boat Captain, Rogier van Overveld, spoke about the Dutch team’s win. “This is the first regatta with our new…
Another fantastic day of fresh breezes on France’s Brittany Coast graced the third day of the Rooster RS Aero Worlds in Carnac. 96 worn out but elated RS Aero sailors came ashore with faces beaming again from the exciting downwind rides that they had once again experienced. The top players in the RS Aero 9…
George David’s American Canting Keel Maxi, Rambler 88 has won the 2017 RORC Channel Race, making it two wins in a row, having also won the RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race. Rambler 88 took Line Honours in the 160 nautical mile race, and after IRC time correction, was the overall winner out of 109…
Pre-regatta report: The 10th RS Feva World Championship will start on Sunday 23rd July 2017. The International Regatta Centre in Medemblik, The Netherlands will host 177 boats from 17 nations with the support of two amazing sponsors – Allen and PA Consulting. As the dinghy park begins to fill up it is great to see…
Thirteen examples of the FAST40+ Class will make up the largest Grand Prix class, racing at Lendy Cowes Week. From the 29th July to 4th August, the FAST40+ Class will be the first start of every day at Britain’s most famous regatta. Racing a mixture of tight Solent courses, and longer coastal races, Lendy Cowes Week marks…
2017 Cowes Dinard St Malo Race Course: Cowes – Casquets – Les Hanois – St Malo. Approximately 151 miles. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with UNCL, Yacht Club de Dinard, Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo, Junior Offshore Group (JOG) and the Royal Yacht Squadron. George David’s American Canting…
Last weekend (1/2 July) saw 10 competitors from Great Britain, Poland and Estonia head to Stewartby, Bedford for the UIM GT30 European Championships. Competitors would compete over the weekend first battling for pole position during qualifying and then competing in four heats of racing with the best three heats to count. Quickly getting down to…
Start: Friday 7th July. First Warning Signal: 0950, RYS Cowes, to the West. Cowes – Casquets – Les Hanois – St Malo. Approximately 151 miles. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with UNCL, Yacht Club de Dinard, Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo, Junior Offshore Group (JOG) and the Royal…
The RS100s were joined by the RS Vareos at Llandegfedd on July 1st and 2nd for some classic snakes and ladder sailing. In the absence of your normal correspondents the literary genius Clive and smarty pants David the report was written by a small committee with a game of pass the tablet. The course for…
