While it may not be the event’s ultimate prize, the monohull battle for line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race is always hotly contested, coming with considerable bragging rights. This year’s race from Cowes to Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock, coinciding with the 90th anniversary of the event’s organiser, the Royal Ocean Racing Club, will…
Following the success of its 2010 national championship at Cowes Week, the Sigma 33 class association has chosen the event once again, as a platform in which to run its 2015 national championship, writes Sue Pelling. Although racing within Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is not a classic championship format, the interaction with the other…
Television coverage of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race (RTI) is being significantly extended in 2015 to include live streaming of the Race to a global audience. A new, dedicated outside-broadcast production unit will provide live, commentated coverage of the starts and early finishes on Race day, Saturday 27th June. The programme…
Royal Southern Match Cup World Champion Ian Williams takes on rising stars in home waters Just a year ago, Ian Williams lay second in the ISAF Open rankings. Now he is World Champion both as No.1 in the rankings and the five times winner of the World Match Racing Tour. Ian is top ranked at the Royal…
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…
The 2015 Gazprom Swan 60 World Championship has been won for a third consecutive year by Bronenosec. Igor Frolov, Executive Director at Saint Petersburg Yacht Club skippered the team to yet another victory this year at the new Mediterranean location of Marina di Scarlino. Igor Frolov has been in high spirits all week with a…
At this year’s World Superyacht Awards (9 May 2015) UK-based businesses celebrated as their innovations contributed to six yachts picking up eight coveted Neptune trophies. But it was the members of Superyacht UK who dominated the British spotlight when the trophies for the most notable sailing yacht and motor yacht of the year went to…
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…
On the final race day of Antigua Sailing Week 2015, it’s the Antigua Special Economic Race Day sponsored by Yida International Investment Group and there are three contenders in the running. Who will take the Lord Nelson Trophy? Find out at the end of the show! There’s also a look at the future of sailing…
Karpaz Gate Marina will welcome the participants of the Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally (EMYR) to the luxury North Cyprus destination for the third time in June. The 2015 Mini EMYR, which will feature a reduced program this year due to security concerns in Syria, Lebanon and Egypt, is set to arrive at the 5 Gold…
