The 19th edition of the Rolex Swan Cup will run from 11-18 September 2016 in the spectacular waters of Porto Cervo, Italy. This iconic Nautor’s Swan event will be the perfect setting for the 50th Anniversary celebrations: a beautiful venue, an array of passionate owners who are talented sailors, an international fleet, pros and amateurs,…
Bright sun and tight racing in a glorious 14-16 knot sea breeze, with occasional stronger gusts, made for fabulous racing on the opening day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. Racing got underway after a two-hour postponement to allow the breeze to build and by the first start of the day, for the J/70 class,…
Following the Class’ World Sailing (ISAF) International Status last November the RS Aero International Class wasted no time in scheduling their first European Championship. The world renowned Travemunder Woche were selected as hosts, joining 4 other RS Classes and 230 RS sailors in total for a huge bonanza of competitive racing and camaraderie. 57 pre…
This weekend (6/7 August) The Jelf Racing Team head to their home club for the 2016 Powerboat GP RYA British Sprint Championships looking to secure 4 of the 6 Championship titles up for grabs. The Sprint Championships are a stand alone competition separate from the Powerboat GP British Championship in which each class battles it…
The reason why the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup stands as a pinnacle event within the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s sizeable calendar was made abundantly evident during its 13th running in late July. The club’s biennial flagship event for three boat teams with Corinthian crews is a supreme test, held on the navigationally complex waters of…
The final day of the RS800 European Championship provided the best sailing conditions yet: the North wind was very weak and the temperature well in to the mid 30s by 1000hrs. It wasn’t long before the Ora arrived and all the talk, in the boat park, was about how Big the day would be and…
20-25 knot winds and glorious sunshine made for one of the most memorable races around the Isle of Wight on record for the penultimate day of the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup. With a win for Eric de Turkheim’s A13, Teasing Machine (despite destroying a kite), and a second for Daniel Andrieu’s Sun Fast 3200, Cifraline…
Day 3 of the RS800 European Championship gave the fleet the opportunity to catch up the race schedule, so after a leisurely morning spent tinkering with boats and enjoying a light lunch (or late breakfast for some), the fleet entered the water just before 1300hrs to sail 3 races. Race 1 was sailed in a…
The 2016 RYA Powerboat GP Championship campaign headed to Chasewater Water Sports Park for the Chasewater Grand Prix last weekend (16/17 July) for the penultimate weekend in the British Championship. Four of the championship classes made the journey to the Staffordshire country park to battle it out for vital points in the championship as…
55 RS Aeros from 11 Nations are already entered and with many sailors from across Europe and the World having not yet met, the form guide remains wide open. This leaves potential event leaders hard to pick, however, here is a short summary of those with form so far this season. Ants Haavel (EST) –…
