The 2016 RS800 Magic Marine Inland Championships were sailed at Grafham Water Sailing Club over the weekend of 8th and 9th October. A puffy North Easterly breeze ranging in strength from 12 to 17 knots greeted the fleet of 18 boats on Saturday morning as Race Officer, Peter Saxton, got the first of three races…
Ben Saxton and Toby Lewis (Nacra 17) once again won the Endeavour Championship after some epic sailing hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch, thus successfully defending the title they lifted in 2015. This win means Toby has been the winning crew a record six times now, which equals Nick Craig’s helming record. Saxton…
With Mike Slade at the helm of his Maxi Leopard 3, the crew has completed a sensational double finishing the Mediterranean season unbeaten. With back to back wins at two of sailing’s most prestigious regattas, Slade’s team now turn their attention to the 3000-mile RORC Transatlantic Race this November. Following on from Leopard’s win at…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, organisers of the Rolex Fastnet Race starting on Sunday 6th August 2017, has relaxed the limit of a maximum monohull length of 100ft (30.48m). The biennial event is the world’s biggest offshore race and the last edition attracted a record-sized fleet of 356 starters. The 47th race is expected to…
The inaugural Hamble Classics Regatta got off to a glorious start over the weekend of 24-25 September with a big entry, big parties, and big weather to match. A total of 65 boats ranging from two tiny Herreshoff gaffers to the mighty Swan 65 Desperado put on show the most inclusive range of classics of…
This weekend (24/25 September) saw Stewartby Powerboat Racing Club become home for the 2016 UIM European F2, F4 and GT15 Championships. The weekend hosted by Powerboat GP saw 50 teams from 11 European countries make the journey to Stewartby in Bedford for the two day competition. The line up was World Class with reigning World…
Another awesome day. Wind arrived on time with 10kn from the south at 13:00hrs steadily increasing to 15kn during the afternoon. Per Christian of Norway continued his domination with a string of firsts showing magical downwind speed through the waves. Peter Barton fought back with some upwind speed to take a string of 2nds. Ben…
Originally staged twenty-six years ago as La Nioulargue, the regatta gathers together the most extraordinary modern sailing boats alongside the most beautiful traditional yachts. The event, this year its 18th edition, will run from September 26th to October 2nd. Racers from around the world come to do battle in the bay of Saint-Tropez while sailing enthusiasts…
After a race briefing and a fantastic lunchtime opening ceremony spread, washed down by a couple of glasses of bubbly waiting for the afternoon breeze, racing got underway on time on a pristine blue sky day. 3 great races were held with the breeze increasing from 12kn to 16kn in the southerly Ora. Defending champion…
The Gold Cup has long been the pinnacle of Armed Forces Dinghy and Dayboat sailing. For many years it was sailed with sudden death heats and a one race winner takes all final. It remains a difficult to win but ever so coveted trophy and still draws the cream of serving and retired sailors from…
