On Thursday 21st July, ahead of the America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth, all six America’s Cup teams will be holding a Pro-Am event on the Solent in aid of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (ASSF). This ultimate sailing experience will allow 12 lucky individuals to join the best sailors in the world, on board one…
The Kent based Powerboat Racing Team of Jelf Racing this weekend (2/3 July) headed to Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire for the Powerboat GP Kingsbury Grand Prix at the half way point in the 2016 championship campaign. In what was set to be a fantastic weekend of high octane racing confidence in the team was…
Entries for next month’s Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week look set to be up yet again this year, standing at over 180 as the event goes into the late entry period. Entries are open to the 8 July. There are some exciting newcomers to the event this year. Cowes Classics Week will be hosting the…
In a fast-paced and action-packed day that started at a later than usual 0830 with the firing of the first gun by HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO, Sir Keith Mills’ FAST 40+ Invictus missed out on winning the coveted Gold Roman Bowl for the first IRC yacht on corrected time, having to settle for…
This year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island will go down in history as a windy edition of the event. Having shattered the multihull race record in the MOD70 trimaran Phaedo 3, in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes, 23 seconds, owner Lloyd Thornburg and skipper Brian Thompson have stepped ashore to give…
Entries have closed at a very respectable 1,533 for the 2016 Round the Island Race, sponsored for the twelfth and final year by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The oldest boat competing in this year’s Race is almost certain to be Thalia (Sail #11). Built in 1888, she was one of the last yachts by George Wanhill…
MDL Marinas, Europe’s leading marina operator, is looking forward to supporting the prestigious Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth, where they will be showcasing their extensive marina network, now comprising of over 100 destinations in the UK, France, Spain and Italy. As the Official UK Marina Partner to Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing and the…
British Powerboat Racers this weekend (2/3 July) head to Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire for the third Grand Prix of the 2016 season. 40 of Britain’s top Powerboat racers from all over the United Kingdom are set to kick it up a gear for rounds five and six of the RYA Powerboat GP British Championship. …
After another commanding performance in last year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, France is lining up to claim further silverware from the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s trophy cabinet – this time the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup. A win for France would mark the tenth anniversary of their last victory in the RORC’s biennial event for three boat…
With 61 yachts from seven nations, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s three day long IRC National Championship, starting tomorrow (Friday 24th June), will feature one of the strongest line-ups of recent years. In addition to the new high speed, adrenalin-fuelled box rule classes, the FAST40+ and HP30, several competitors are using the IRC Nationals as…
