Kiel Week 2015 saw ten GBR 29ers competing within the 85 strong fleet from 15 countries. The fleet were split into 3 flights racing a windward leeward course. Despite the light 4 – 8 knot winds on day one the RO managed to complete 4 races. Germans dominated with light weights Paul Pietzcker / Linus…
The overwhelming majority of the 1,584-strong fleet has finished the 2015 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, after a day of racing in sparkling conditions. Giovanni Belgrano’s 38ft classic yacht Whooper has been revealed as provisional winner of the main prize, the Gold Roman Bowl. In…
The makings of a perfect day The 16,000 competitors – both amateurs and professionals – in this year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race have been assembling in the early morning light to make their final preparations for this annual nautical extravaganza. The first start, for the biggest and fastest monohulls, including Mike…
…until, that is, you throw in a handful of high-tech speedsters, glamorous classics, famous sailing families, and some Olympic sports stars, all competing in this annual sporting institution Quite probably stealing much of the limelight from the GC32 class of six competing in this year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on…
The UK’s leading marina operator, MDL Marinas, has signed a six-year deal to become Ben Ainslie Racing’s Official UK Marina Partner. The exciting news sees the MDL group get behind the team – as they compete on home waters for the first time – and join the nation to back Ben Ainslie Racing’s quest to…
In a little over 5 weeks, On July 25th, 2015 the first ever international RS Aero event will take place in the breathtaking Cascade Locks, Oregon, just 45 minutes East of Portland. The RS Aero, first launched in March 2014 in the UK, has all but exploded onto the single-handed dinghy sailing scene. There are…
Performing flawlessly for a total of 250,000 nautical miles, and generating over 7,400kWh, the Mastervolt system does what it was supposed to do Just as Formula 1 racing leads to improved safety and efficiency for everyday motorists, so the grueling Volvo Ocean Race has given a raft of technical data to Mastervolt technicians to help…
Two months out from the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has made public the latest entry list for its biennial 600 mile race from Cowes to Plymouth, via the Fastnet Rock, starting at noon on Sunday 16th August. The entry list makes for impressive reading in terms of…
Ian Williams emerged as a worthy winner of the first ever World Match Racing Tour event to be held in the UK, the Royal Southern Match Cup 2015. But this ISAF Grade 2 event posed a real scare for Ian from the Club’s own Academy member Mark Lees in the semi-finals. Five-time World Match…
The Ocean Addict trimaran will be equipped with NeptuLink by MVG, delivering revolutionary 4G Internet access in coastal areas, meeting communications needs at sea up to 20 nautical miles (37 km). The Record SNSM, a yacht race for skippers which is open to both professionals and amateurs. The race takes place from June 19 to 23 starting…
