The first of the Fox’s Marine and Country Great Eastern RS 200 series will be hosted by Waldringfield Sailing Club on 9th and 10th April, the club is on a beautiful tidal estuary near Ipswich, Suffolk and is a club with a superb track record of generating world class sailors. It has a developing fleet…
Following recent media reports about the finding of deceased German sailor Manfred Fritz Bajorat in the Philippines last week, and subsequent misleading speculation regarding the involvement of the LMAX Exchange in this discovery, we would like to make the following clarification: At 0624 UTC on 31 January, the LMAX Exchange team ceased competition during Race 7, from Airlie Beach,…
Optimum Time has given the RS Tera International Class Association two fantastic OS315 Optimum Time Watches to sponsor the RS Tera Worlds 2016. One of the watches will be raffle between all the sailors who have entered and paid the event before the early entry deadline of 31st March 2016. The association are therefore…
Lincoln’s Jonathan Brewer (13) was yesterday awarded the RYA North West Regional Youth Champion Award for 2015 in a presentation at The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace. The Priory Academy LSST student has been racing powerboats for 4 years now after following into the sport after his father and grandparents before him, he…
The 2016 RS200 SW Ugly Tour, sponsored by www.2ndhanddinghies.com is only a month away from launching us into what promises to be another great year. The first event is our traditional season opener, at Bristol Corinthian YC on April 2nd, for our first slice of 2016 action. Bristol Corinthian has long been the first event,…
During 2015 the new RS Aero Class enjoyed a rapid spread throughout the UK, reaching over 130 UK locations with nearly 400 boats. Last years ‘UK Series’ of 4 events attracted a massive total of 123 sailors. This included 13 Ladies, 15 Youths (under 19) and 24 Masters (55 and over) and was generously supported…
Take a look at the glorious 2016 RORC Caribbean 600 Race. 70 Boats from 30 different countries, 600 nautical miles, 11 Caribbean Islands. 1 Amazing Race Records set in the 2016 race. Spectacular aerial footage from the start and from around the course. On board footage from some of the competitors. Phaedo3 arrival, Comanche and…
Helly Hansen, has announced a three-year deal that will see the technical clothing brand become Title Sponsor of the prestigious Warsash Spring Series. Renamed as the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series, Helly Hansen will be the exclusive provider of technical sailing clothing to all competitors and race organisers until 2018. As a long established event,…
On the fifth day of the RORC Caribbean 600 three yachts were still racing: RORC member, Peter Hopps, skipper of British Sigma 38, Sam was just five miles from completing his eighth RORC Caribbean 600. Aleksandra Jankowska’s Polish team racing Dufour 40, Porfavor was 15miles from the finish and Girls For Sail’s British First 40.7,…
George Sakellaris’ Maxi72, Proteus (USA) has been declared the overall winner of the 2016 RORC Caribbean 600. Whilst several yachts are still racing, by the afternoon of Thursday 25 February the remaining teams will be unable to better Proteus’ corrected time under IRC. Sakellaris was awarded the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy for the best corrected time…
