High speed, adrenalin pumping, ultra-competitive racing came to the Solent today in what many agree is the most exciting development to have taken place in big boat keel boat racing in the UK for decades. The long-awaited advent of competition for the new FAST40+s, the big boat class at the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Easter…
This Friday’s opening regatta of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s domestic calendar, the RORC Easter Challenge, provides an opportunity for the 50 or so crews to ramp up their programs for the 2016 season. To help, for the three day duration of the regatta the RORC lays on free coaching, led by the eminent Jim…
Lloyd Thornburg’s American MOD70 Phaedo3 will be attempting a record run from Antigua to Bermuda this April with a view to joining the Antigua Bermuda Race next year. Phaedo3 has set multiple world records over the past 12 months, including the Antigua to Newport passage, taking just 3 days, 5 hours, 55 minutes and 12…
RS Sailing and the RS500 Class Association are aiming to mobilise the RS500 club fleets this year, and tempt new sailors to the class. Dinghy show sales and enquiries certainly suggested a renewed interest in the class, and RS Sailing are supporting the initiative with charter boats available for training and the Nationals. The key…
For three days over the bank holiday weekend, the yachting world’s eyes will be glued to the Solent as the Fast 40+ class makes its debut en masse at the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s domestic season opener, the RORC Easter Challenge. Between eight and 10 Fast 40+s will be competing and with the fleet expected…
With the decision being made to remove sailing from the Paralympics, the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation pledges to use the funds raised through Bart’s Bash in 2016 to help promote and develop disabled sailing globally. The funds raised from the event will be distributed via national sailing federations or through the official ASSF grants process,…
Gill is proud to continue its technical clothing partnership with the French premier sailing regatta, Spi Ouest-France,held in the iconic venue of La Trinite sure Mer, for the second year running. To celebrate the partnership with this great event, which runs from 24th–28th March, Gill will launch a line of bespoke regatta merchandise, which…
The first event of the RS200 Scottish Tour will take place on the 9th and 10th of April at Largs Sailing Club. Saturday will be a coaching day to dust off the cobwebs and introduce newcomers to the fleet. Sunday will be the start of the series and will be a Sprint format. We are…
For the first time, a VX One fleet of eleven boats will be mixing it up with its larger brethren out on the turquoise waters of the British Virgin Islands in the 45th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. The VX One is a relatively new one-design sport boat that’s gained much…
The Island Sailing Club, the organisers of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, are delighted to welcome back last year’s Gold Roman Bowl winner, Giovanni Belgrano and Whooper. This duck-egg blue 1939 Laurent-Giles one-off, is owned and skippered by Giovanni who comments that he is bringing the same group of friends who…
