Seattle RS Aero Fleet Completes High Wind Regatta Oct 3-4 at CYC Seattle The Puget Sound Sailing Championships (PSSC) was held for small boats this past weekend October 3-4 at Shilshole Bay in Seattle. PSSC is the fall one design championship regatta held annually by Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle. Thirteen RS Aeros entered, though…
Grafham Water Sailing Club did not have any racing over the weekend due to complete lack of wind. But they did have two significant prize givings. RS400 Southern Tour Prize Giving: Congratulations to RS400 Southern Tour winners Paul and Mark Oakey. Full RS Southern Tour results here: http://uk.rs400.org/indexdetail.asp?selection=ResultsDetail&rid=3272 Unfortunately there was insufficient wind for any…
The 2015 Gazprom Swan 60 Circuit has been won by the Gazprom Youth Sailing Challenge racing their Swan 60, Tsaar Peter. This youth team is based out of Saint Petersburg Yacht Club, Russia and is the result of a programme working to support young talented sailors in Russia experience international level sport. The first initiative…
British solo sailor Lizzy Foreman speaks to Peta Stuart-Hunt after arriving in Lanzarote overnight on 29th/30th September, at the end of the first leg of her first Mini Transat. Bravo Lizzy. First woman and first British entry in the Series class to reach Lanzarote. How are you feeling after being alone at sea for nine…
Entry fees for 2016 event will rise by $4/foot after October 1st; nearly 80 teams from 10 countries already on the scratch sheet; boats entered in the Lauderdale-Key West Race get discounted entry fees of $5/foot; interest building in the new Performance Cruising Class. Larchmont, NY – Interest is building as the early entry discount…
A highly varied fleet with fascinating competitors will set off on 28th November from Lanzarote – the most eastern island in the Canary Islands chain – bound for the island of Grenada in the Caribbean in the RORC Transatlantic Race, organised by The Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with The International Maxi Association. Two MOD…
The exciting addition of two MOD 70s in the second running of the RORC Transatlantic Race has led to the decision to move the start location to Puerto Calero’s sister facility Marina Lanzarote which is conveniently located in the island’s capital Arrecife. The brand new Marina Lanzarote will host the start of the 2015 RORC Transatlantic…
54 boats came to Alton water on a fine autumnal day for what was a fun Single Hander Open. This event served as the final event in the Eastern Traveller Series for the RS Teras and an RS Aero open as well as a shake down for some Lasers, Toppers, and even a Moth. The…
Now is the time to sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January 2016), as preparations to mark the 80th anniversary, and to commemorate 50 years of independence for Barbados, are well underway. Thanks to its re-launched in 2014, where a new race format and more record-breaking opportunities were introduced, this…
The 2015 Nord Stream Race and the final event of the Gazprom Swan 60 circuit is underway. Perfect conditions in 15 knots and sunshine greeted all the Swan 60 competitors as they set off on 20 September to race 800 nautical miles from Flensburg, Germany to Saint Petersburg, Russia’s maritime capital. Tsaar Peter won the start…
