Hammond Drysuits is pleased to welcome Gillian Styles into the customer services team. Due to an increase in repairs and new drysuits, Hammond have been on a recruitment drive in order to maintain the high level of service customers have come to expect. Gillian will be supporting Natasha and Andrea in the office, she…
Chelmarsh Sailing Club in the heart of rural Shropshire saw the first event of the inaugural RS Aero UK Series kindly sponsored by Magic Marine http://www.magicmarineshop.co.uk . A forecast of 16mph with gusts into the 20s encouraged a healthy fleet of 25 sailors from around the UK to this picturesque piece of water. The direction…
As the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race entries hit the 900+ mark in early May, the Race Management team at the Island Sailing Club (ISC) is especially pleased to see a number of Race Partners and their boats lining up for some exciting Race action on Saturday 27th June. Haven Knox-Johnston…
Bewl played host to the 7th RS Aero ‘Lift-Off’ event held since November for a busy day’s induction, coaching and demoing. The event combined with Bewl’s ‘Volvo Sailing Academy’ and ‘In the Blue’ day providing lots of activity with options available to family and friends too. The RS Aero event was open to both members and visitors…
Cowes Week Ltd today announced new sponsorship opportunities for brands looking to align with the Cowes Week regatta and capitalise on the next phase in the event’s development. Current Title Sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management will step down after the 2015 event, providing the rare opportunity for a new organisation to partner with the event as…
St Katharine Docks has been confirmed as berthing partner for the Thames Trafalgar Race for the third year running. The collaboration between the iconic St Katharine Docks in the heart of London and joint race organisers the Little Ship Club and Erith Yacht Club provides competitors with an exclusive berthing deal at Central London’s only…
Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, today unveiled the restored bow section of a yacht owned by former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, which was wrecked in a storm in 1974, with the loss of two crew, Heath’s godson Christopher Chadd, and Nigel Cumming. The ceremony was held in the…
Always keen to innovate, the RS300 Class ran its first ever slalom championship at Bristol Corinthian YC on 9 May. The wind was fruity and from the west. This, and the extremely compact course, heightened the ‘highdramaadrenalinepumpinghugegrinshortcoursepointandshootcrashandburnhopeandpray’ style of tack and gybe racing on offer. What it was all about was this. Two parallel lines…
New canal moorings close to Macclesfield town centre are now open for boats. Boaters cruising the Macclesfield Canal often used to struggle to find a suitable place to leave their boats close to Macclesfield town centre. But now thanks to the Canal & River Trust, which cares for the nation’s 2,000 mile canal network, a…
The 2015 Powerboat GP British Championship got underway in style this weekend as it kicked off at the Lancashire GP at Carr Mill Dam in St Helen’s. 30 Powerboat Teams form all over the UK headed to the Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club for the start of the British campaign battling it out over 5 classes.…
