Nine teams representing the United States, England, Sweden, Canada, France and Spain started the 2016 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing at 12:05 ET on Saturday in light rain and a northeast 10-15 knot breeze. The oldest boat in the fleet, Pleiad Racing owned the start line. Coming into the first mark teams had…
We are lucky enough to have not one but two event reports for the Slalom. Report number one by event organiser and RS300 joint Chair Steve Bolland and report number two by 2015 and 2016 Slalom Champion Tim Keen. Enjoy! Report One by Steve Bolland It’s funny what pressure does to a man. One minute…
The Island Sailing Club (ISC), organisers of the prestigious annual Round the Island Race off the Isle of Wight, has appointed Catalyst Consultants to act as its commercial partnerships agency. Catalyst is working with the ISC developing the commercial programme for the 2017 race onwards. Catalyst is undertaking a commercial review of how the Round…
This weekend’s Pacific NorthWest One Design (POD) regatta , Seattle, USA, was an exceptional event in terms of race management and conditions and this racer is honestly proud of the high quality racing that again characterized our yacht club. 11 RS Aeros shared a racecourse with Stars, 505s and a couple of Lasers. We spent…
13 lucky Aero sailors arrived at the distinctly Mediterranean Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club on the 8th May 2016 for the inaugural RS Aero open meeting. The forecast of warm sun and wind producing a great turnout of local sailors and travellers from Scotland and the south. With the temperature at 24 degrees and a warm…
The second round of the RYA Powerboat GP British Championships descends on Carr Mill Dam, St Helens over the Bank Holiday weekend (28/29 May) for the Lancashire Grand Prix. Over the course of the weekend 5 classes, ranging from the junior categories with racers as young as 9 years old up to the thrilling 120…
Downs Sailing Club held their first RS Aero open meeting at Deal in East Kent on Sunday the 15th May as part of their singlehander open. With a fleet of 6 RS Aeros now at Downs 4 locals made it out to be joined by 4 more visitors to make a nice fleet of 8…
The Kent based Powerboat Racing Team Jelf Racing are primed to continue their battle in the 2016 Powerboat GP British RYA Championship over the May Bank Holiday (28/29 May) as the series heads to St Helens for the Lancashire Grand Prix. The Jelf Racing Team already lead the way in two of the seven Powerboat…
The Land Rover BAR Academy, a new initiative set up by the British America’s Cup Challenger to find and support talented young British sailors and create a pathway into the America’s Cup, has been training at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) this week as part of their immediate goal to select a…
33rd Biennial Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race Returns with a February 3rd Start in Miami Cuba Cup Announced – 640 nautical mile race from Montego Bay to Havana starting February 17th Both races form Inaugural Western Caribbean Series The Montego Bay Yacht Club, the Storm Trysail Club and the Hemingway Yacht Club announced today…
