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6 Women off for the most extreme of Transatlantics!
Created in 1977 by Bob Salmon, the 18th edition of The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 leaves on Sunday the 25th of September 2011 at 05:17 pm off the coasts of Charente-Maritime to head to Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) via Funchal (Madeira / Portugal). This transatlantic (former Mini Transat) is single-handed, without routing or contact with the [...]
Camilla Ulrikkeholm Superior In Lysekil Women’s Match
Camilla Ulrikkeholm from the Royal Danish Yacht Club in Skovshoved is the superior winner of Lysekil Women’s Match 2011, in her fifth competition in the Swedish event. The Dane said, “It wasn’t as easy as the results may show. We won the races on better boat handling when there was more wind.” The thousands of [...]
Wanted!! Ladies wot yacht!!!
Do you fancy taking part in the Women’s Open Keelboat Championships on the 23rd & 24th July?? Please get in touch as we are looking for additional crew members urgently! Admin@Ladieswotyacht.com
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race : Round Up
After a day dominated by the weather which threw everything it had to offer at the record-breaking fleet that competed in Saturday’s 80th Anniversary J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, the last of the 1900+ yachts home, Pendragon of Dartmouth, a Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40, made it across the finish line a mere [...]
Katie Miller Racing Announces New Sponsor
International Paint has made a splash back into the world of yacht sponsorship with the announcement of their title sponsorship of Katie Miller’s Figaro II. Miller will once again join forces with Matthew Lingley, co skipper of their successful Round Britain and Ireland Race in 2010, and the duo will compete in the 1000 Mile [...]
Squad applications now open for the British Keelboat Academy
The British Keelboat Academy, the joint keelboat racing initiative between the RYA and UKSA, are delighted to announce that applications are now open for 2012’s squad selection trials which will take place over two weekends in September. John Derbyshire, RYA Racing Manager, said: “The Academy has been running for over two years and in this [...]
Fancy crewing a Class 40 in the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race?
If, like me, you have ever dreamed of taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race, one of the worlds toughest yachting challenges, then you will be excited to hear that an opportunity has arisen to take part in the race aboard state of the art Class 40 Racing Yacht, FUJIFILM! Pictured here competing in the 2010 Round [...]
Court allows Dutch teenager Laura Dekker to set sail
Despite their application to extend the supervision order over 14 year old Laura Decker, the Child Protection Council of Utrecht in the centre Netherlands have learned that they lost the battle to prevent the youngsters voyage. Laura wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world and must complete the two-year trip before she turns [...]
Applications open for 2011 BKA squad selections
The RYA and UKSA have announced their commitment to extend the British Keelboat Academy partnership beyond 2010 as applications open for 2011’s squad selection trials which will take place in September. The Academy was set up in October last year for 18-24 year-olds offering budding young keelboat racers the opportunity to further their skills, experience [...]
Day 2 of Extreme 40 Worlds, a Birthday treat for Shirley Robertson
The stunning coastline of Slovenia was showcased on day two of the Extreme 40 World Championship with two coastal races. In a break from traditional short and fast courses, the six high octane Extreme 40 catamarans raced from their base at Portoroz 15 kilometres along the coast to the bustling port city of Koper and [...]
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