Wetwheels Hamble, a custom-made 10-metre twin-hulled motorboat, has been officially named by Dame Mary Fagan DCVO, JP, on Saturday 14th May, at a packed ceremony with over 100 invited guests at the Royal Southern Yacht Club (RSrnYC) in Hamble, where the boat is berthed and managed. Captain Christopher Fagan joined Dame Mary on the Prince…
Boating enthusiasts have the chance to learn more about keeping safe whilst afloat next weekend at the Milford Marina Safety Day. The event takes place on Saturday 14th May between 9am-3pm and will feature demonstrations and safety checks from a range of organisations and agencies. QuinetiQ Firing Ranges and Castlemartin Range will be highlighting waterway…
Spring had definitely arrived at Hayling last weekend for the fifth weekend of the RS Aero Winter Training, once again held alongside the RS Tera squad. The blue skies, mild temperatures and a medium to light breeze made a welcome change after a windy and wet winter in the UK! The 16 sailors were made…
The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation has announced it is to fully subsidise 200 RYA instructor courses and a variety of instructor endorsements over the next two years (2016 and 2017). The courses will be delivered across the RYA regions, and will be available to volunteers, who dedicate their time to teach children and young people…
Superyacht crew around the world are being issued non-conformities because they only hold the mandatory Proficiency in Security Awareness (PSA) certificate instead of the Proficiency in Dedicated Security Duties (PDSD), according to experts. Michael Henson from Yachting Pages Media Group explained, “Our research has shown that the PSA is simply not enough to work on…
Last weekend was the first RS200 Northern Youth Squad training of the New Year and this was held at Southport. The main focus of the weekend was Spinnakers and this included; hoists, drops and angles. After the boats were rigged, the squad met in the training room, where we were joined by Adam Savage, Martin…
Sika UK has confirmed that it will once again join Practical Boat Owner Magazine and its panel of marine industry experts for the popular Ask the Experts Live at this year’s Beaulieu Boat Jumble on Sunday 24th April between 9.30am and 4pm. Taking place within the grounds of the beautiful Beaulieu Estate, the Beaulieu Boat…
For the UK 500 class 2016 will be the year of coaching. We have some great coaching events planned, to help new entrants to the class and to help the Brits maintain our winning streak on the international stage! Our first event will be at the lovely Northampton SC on 9/10 April. There will be…
During the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event in Bermuda this year, the America’s Cup Endeavour Programme officially launched, and RS Sailing has proudly supplied eight RS Feva dinghies for the youth community sailing project. Young Bermudians ages 9 to 12 years old are learning to sail on the RS Fevas as part of…
Extreme conditions challenge the squad The weekend of 21/22nd November saw opposite extremes for the first RS Aero Winter training weekend at Reading Sailing Club. On Saturday the gusts were hitting 30 knots whilst Sunday was a day for practicing very light airs. Variety for training is great and this certainly provided both ends of…
