A smaller than expected fleet of 10 boats, made the annual trip to Eastbourne, for what was to be one of the most exciting sails of the season so far! As both the RS400 and RS800 sailors received their briefing from the PRO, Gary Smith, in the calm and tranquillity of the lee of the…
This weekend (24/25 September) Stewartby Powerboat Racing club will become the stage for the 2016 UIM F2, F4 and GT15 European championships as Powerboat GP host a weekend of high octane boating. Top Powerboat racers from 10 nations across Europe will make the journey to the Bedfordshire village of Stewartby to battle for 3 European…
It was fifth time lucky for Morty, but the wait is now over. Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40+ Girls on Film has won the 2016 One Ton Cup. The Cowes based team were worthy winners having scored no worse than a fourth in nine races. Peter Morton has come second in the One Ton Cup on…
After six hours of intense racing on the second day of the One Ton Cup, Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40+ Girls on Film holds a significant points advantage at the top of the leader board. However, the devil is in the detail. The brutal intensity of the battle was personified by the fact that over the…
The Solent is the chosen playground for the FAST40+ Class and the first day of the One Ton Cup had swings, roundabouts and a few helter skelters. A northerly breeze, pumping out of Southampton Water, was flicking the windometer into the upper twenties, and a building sea state added to boat handling issues. Three tough…
The Powerboat GP British RYA Powerboat Championship comes to a close this weekend (17/18 September) as Britain’s top Powerboat racers head to Stewartby for the final event of the season the Bedford Grand Prix. 50 competitors have battled it out in 6 classes over the course of the summer at 4 separate Grand Prix weekends…
Saturday 10th September dawned somewhat grey and damp but that didn’t affect the spirits of the RS Aero fleet at Burghfield. The strong home fleet was complemented with many of the usual suspects, but also several new faces including new additions to the fleet from Rickmansworth and Bexhill in their sparkling new RS Aeros. With…
Porto Cervo, Italy. 12th September 2016. Mike Slade’s Leopard 3 wins the prestigious Maxi Racing Class at the 27th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. After a fascinating duel between Mike Slade’s British Maxi Leopard 3 and George David’s American Maxi Rambler 88, the winner of the biggest prize in Maxi Racing, hung on…
Big breeze arrived at the 2016 Etchells World Championship today; fully powered up, punching through Solent chop upwind and pulling the trigger down wind, several teams experienced gear failure. The conditions were unexpected, 25 knots of solid breeze with bullets of pressure, sending the wind speed past 30 knots. Race 6 was completed, guaranteeing a…
The day dawned bright and sunny with some sporty gusts across the dinghy park to add a touch of panic to the 28 sailors preparing their weapons for the wars ahead. There was much banter in the boat park as old friends met and new alliances formed among the gold and silver fleets helped by…
