The inaugural Hamble Classics Regatta got off to a glorious start over the weekend of 24-25 September with a big entry, big parties, and big weather to match. A total of 65 boats ranging from two tiny Herreshoff gaffers to the mighty Swan 65 Desperado put on show the most inclusive range of classics of…
Originally staged twenty-six years ago as La Nioulargue, the regatta gathers together the most extraordinary modern sailing boats alongside the most beautiful traditional yachts. The event, this year its 18th edition, will run from September 26th to October 2nd. Racers from around the world come to do battle in the bay of Saint-Tropez while sailing enthusiasts…
It was fifth time lucky for Morty, but the wait is now over. Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40+ Girls on Film has won the 2016 One Ton Cup. The Cowes based team were worthy winners having scored no worse than a fourth in nine races. Peter Morton has come second in the One Ton Cup on…
After six hours of intense racing on the second day of the One Ton Cup, Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40+ Girls on Film holds a significant points advantage at the top of the leader board. However, the devil is in the detail. The brutal intensity of the battle was personified by the fact that over the…
The Solent is the chosen playground for the FAST40+ Class and the first day of the One Ton Cup had swings, roundabouts and a few helter skelters. A northerly breeze, pumping out of Southampton Water, was flicking the windometer into the upper twenties, and a building sea state added to boat handling issues. Three tough…
Porto Cervo, Italy. 12th September 2016. Mike Slade’s Leopard 3 wins the prestigious Maxi Racing Class at the 27th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. After a fascinating duel between Mike Slade’s British Maxi Leopard 3 and George David’s American Maxi Rambler 88, the winner of the biggest prize in Maxi Racing, hung on…
Big breeze arrived at the 2016 Etchells World Championship today; fully powered up, punching through Solent chop upwind and pulling the trigger down wind, several teams experienced gear failure. The conditions were unexpected, 25 knots of solid breeze with bullets of pressure, sending the wind speed past 30 knots. Race 6 was completed, guaranteeing a…
It was a dramatic finish to the third day of the Etchells World Championship, sponsored by Red Funnel Ferries. John Bertrand, representing the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (AUS), was initially disqualified from Race 5, for being over early on a U-Flag start, and then re-instated after the Race Committee reviewed the decision. “We have cameras…
There was some more Aussie cheer, on Day Two of the Etchells World Championship. Noel ‘Nitro’ Drennan, has raced Etchells with Dennis Connor and John Bertrand, and his experience showed today, nailing the pin end of the start to win Race Three by a hansom margin. Drennan’s bullet lifts his team above John Bertrand, but…
The 2016 Etchells World Championship started in earnest yesterday, with two intensely competitive races in the Central Solent. It took four attempts to get the fleet away for Race One and the U-Flag start produced several casualties, including reigning Etchells World Champions, Skip Dieball, Jon McClean and Jeff Eiber North Cape YC (USA). “Yes, we…
