The RS Aerocup at Malcesine is now confirmed and the 2016 event is heading for the Italian lakes paradise of Malcesine on Lake Garda. This follows the success of the inaugural RS Aerocup in last year in Barcelona with 40 boats from 9 countries competing. Malcesine lies on the eastern shore of Lake Garda towards…
Royal Torbay Yacht Club hosted the last of the RS Feva SWOT Winter series events over the bank holiday weekend. Once again it was a superb weekend, with sailors representing 10 clubs from across the West Country and South West. The fleet enjoyed beautiful sunshine and perfect wind on Saturday, particularly welcomed by…
The 49th edition of Antigua Sailing Week was a very memorable one with superb conditions throughout the week and a fairy tale ending that showcased the secret to the success of this celebrated regatta. Over 1,000 sailors from more than 20 different countries raced and it became obvious from the outset that they were hell-bent…
Antigua Sailing Week burst back into action after Presidente Lay Day with some terrific rock and roll action off the South Coast of Antigua on the Peters & May Race Day 4. The trade winds were back with 16 knots from the south-east, piping up to full-on foam up in 20 knot gusts. Brilliant blue…
It is not often that you can watch world class sailors duking it out within yards of an Antiguan beach party, especially when there is an award winning luxury resort providing superb food and a fantastic atmosphere. Antiguan sunshine with a brisk breeze provided perfect conditions for the 4th Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge; all…
13 RS Aero sailors (11 with boats!) gathered on a bright sunny and gusty day for the inaugural Broadwater Open Meeting. There was a good mixture of “7 rigs” and “9 rigs”. It was great to see all six Broadwater Aeros on the water including Peter “I’m going for style points with a windward capsize”…
The Hamble-based Royal Southern Yacht Club has been granted the exclusive right by the Island Sailing Club (ISC) to be the mainland HUB Club for this year’s Round the Island Race, the last under J.P. Morgan’s 12-year title sponsorship. The Royal Southern, who also acted as a South Coast HUB in 2015, will be showing…
Project Scaramouche is a mission for Greig City Academy to be the first student led team to enter the Fastnet Race in 2017. In 2013, Greig City Academy (GCA) set up a school sailing club to allow inner-city London students access to the sport of sailing. To put things into perspective, 73.1% of students who…
Reading Sailing Club held their second RS Aero Open meeting. The forecast was variable with expected winds from the west of 9 – 12 knots. This was good news as it meant it would be blowing straight down the lake. 14 boats entered with a strong contingent of nine 9 rigs with many of the…
Over an action-packed weekend (9-10 April), teams from across Europe descended on the Royal Southern Yacht Club for an exciting ISAF Grade 4 match racing competition – the qualifying round and prelude to the main event, the ISAF Grade 2 Match Racing Final taking place 15-18 June. After some really close racing the ‘home’ Royal…
