Competition is always close across many Cowes Week classes, but few can rival IRC Class 3, where Adam Gosling’s JPK 10.80 Yes! and David Franks’ J/112e Leon have been match racing each other all week and are only two points apart at the top of the leaderboard after five races. Franks won today’s race, just…
In a stunning performance Tony Langley’s TP52 Gladiator beat 34 of the highest rated IRC yachts competing at Cowes Week to lift the prestigious Britannia Cup, after a long postponement while competitors waited for a stable wind to materialise. The first attempt to start the fleet from the outer Royal Yacht Squadron line, with star…
Today dawned bright and sunny with a northerly breeze that faded during the morning as the land heated up, but a stable sea breeze failed to materialise, forcing racing for all classes to be abandoned. The short series for both J/70s and SB20s that took place over the first four days of the Regatta has…
Racing today kicked off in a dramatic fashion, with the fastest yachts at the regatta, competing in IRC Class 0, starting close inshore and manoeuvring only a few boat lengths from the beach, before heading east from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, well powered up in a south-easterly breeze. The spectacle repeated for the following…
Family sailing has been a core feature of Cowes Week through its 198 year history and this year family crews can be found at the top of the leader board in several classes. The Rouse family, for instance, has competed in the Contessa 32 class for decades, often with several generations involved. This year they…
The opening day of Cowes Week delivered perfect conditions, with bright sun and a solid sea breeze in classic Solent conditions. By mid-afternoon the breeze was up to 15-17 knots in the central Solent, with occasional gusts into the low 20s. It was enough to produce a few broaches among Black Group yachts as they…
It was certainly a race to remember with crews battling the heavy conditions, especially around the Needles and the reach to St Catherine’s Point. Race Director, Dave Atkinson said: “This race was a challenge for both the competitors and the Race Team at the Island Sailing Club, with the safety and well-being of the crews…
Britain’s biggest festival of boating, returned today as British Marine President, Paul Gullett, CEO Lesley Robinson, Chair, Matt Beckwith, and Alastair Welch Regional Director for Associated British Ports, came together to welcome visitors and officially declare the show open. “I am delighted to officially open this year’s Show which promises to be another spectacular festival…
Sixty-nine boats started the North Sea Race outside the Royal Harwich YC for the 180nm race bound for the Scheveningen Yacht Club, Netherlands. The overall winner after IRC time correction was the J/122 Ajeto! raced Two-Handed by Robin Verhoef & John van der Starre in IRC Two. Second overall, taking Monohull Line Honours and IRC…
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is deeply saddened by the loss of our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen. Our thoughts and condolences are with The Princess Royal, RYA President, and the entire Royal Family. Known for her sense of duty and her devotion to a life of service, Her Majesty The Queen has been an…
