The eighth Vendée Globe has only just begun and for the frontrunners, the Bay of Biscay will soon be in their wake. The fleet has split into three distinct groups spread over 120 miles, while the leaders have only sailed 300. Britain’s Alex Thomson has taken the lead. As expected, the conditions in the Bay…
Cowes Week Limited, organisers of Cowes Week, one of the worlds best-known sailing regattas and a highlight of the British sporting summer, are delighted to announce that they will continue their youth initiative which offers discounted entry fees to boats with crews of under 25 year olds. The Cowes Week Under 25 Youth initiative, which…
Maidstone Powerboat Racer Ben Jelf (16), this week made a 350 mile journey to compete at the 46th Annual Powerboat Records week at Coniston waters. The week long competition sees Powerboat racers from all disciplines of the sport gather in search of World and British speed records. Ben Jelf and team made the journey in…
The Storm Trysail Club has flip flops on the ground in Key West, the southernmost point of the continental U.S., and advance preparations are underway for the 30th anniversary Quantum Key West Race Week, scheduled January 15-20, 2017. The entry list for the must-attend regatta of the winter is fast approaching 90 boats, the nightly…
On the back of successful UK Inland champs and River Champs the weekend’s prior, Chew was planned as a small open supporting the growing local fleet. However through the mist that shrouded the lake on our arrival it soon became apparent that, together with the RS200s with whom we were sharing, there were a significant…
Two offshore powerboat champions from Saundersfoot have secured sponsorship from the Port of Milford Haven’s £70 million regeneration scheme ‘Milford Waterfront’. Brother and sister Daisy and Sam Coleman claimed the P1 Superstock National Championship title in Bournemouth last month and were the first team in the series’ history to podium at every event. The achievement…
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas catches up with Skipper Giovanni Soldini of the Italian MOD70 Maserati Multihull in an exclusive interview. The stunning Italian multihull is berthed at Grand Harbour Marina for The Rolex Middle Sea Race starting Saturday 22nd October, before she heads off for the RORC Transatlantic Race next month ending in Port Louis…
We love short snappy races in the 100 fleet, it really keeps everyone on their toes. For day 1, with a big chunk of south in the breeze, OOD Barry Harding took us nearly back to England, where the order of the day was seven 2-lap, 20 minute races with a strong tide under us up…
Racing across the Atlantic evokes the primal desires of any offshore sailor and the Grenada-bound RORC Transatlantic Race, departing from Calero Marinas Marina Arrecife, Lanzarote on Saturday 26th November, has attracted a highly diverse range of boats and crews to compete in the third edition. (Entry List) Leopard out to break the monohull record Whilst…
“Cracking weather and free beer” Six Vareos attended this year’s Dutch event: two locals, two from Germany and two from UK. We raced in open class 2. This was a fleet of 22 including 8 Isos, 3 D ones, 2 4000s, 2 Aero 7s and 1 Alto. There was also a large fleet of RS500s…
