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 [...]
Entries for the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta are now open. To enter online or download the Notice of Race visit the event website here. Skandia Sail for Gold 2011 takes place between 5-11 June at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, the host venue for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competition. [...]
Accomplished sailor Louise Morton has won the 2010 Ladies Day Trophy award at Cowes Week; one of the UK’s longest running sporting events and the world’s best known sailing regatta. Now in its fifth year, the Ladies Day Trophy celebrates the achievements and contributions of women in sailing. Three times winner of the Women’s Open [...]
Entries are now open online for the 2010 RYA Volvo Zone and Home Countries Championships with more than 1,000 young sailors and windsurfers set to descend on eight venues around the UK on the weekend of 25 – 26 September. Northern Ireland’s event will take place three weekends earlier this year on 4-5 September. [...]
The lively Ondeck Hospitality area will play host to a number of events and functions throughout the Week including: The Ladies Day Trophy Awards for media, guests and nominees at 1800 on Wednesday 4TH August at 1800 and Mount Gay’s brand ambassador and mixologist (wouldn’t we all want his job!) all the way from Barbados, [...]
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 [...]
After a highly charged day’s racing on the Clyde in some of the trickiest conditions of the week, Giovanni Coccoluto (ITL) and Erika Reineke (USA) have been crowned the new Laser Radial World Youth Champions. The upper reaches of the Clyde just to the north of Cumbrae, provided the perfect stage for the final two [...]
I picked up a copy of Devon Life magazine this weekend to read an article about Salcombe and was delighted to discover that there is a very special organisation which encourages women to get out on the water, ‘Ladies Afloat’. Based at the Royal Dart Yacht Club (RDYC) in Kingswear, Devon, ‘Ladies Afloat’ has grown [...]
After an incredible seven weeks at sea in a tiny 24-foot-long rowing boat, four women are set to complete an epic 2,010-mile journey rowing non-stop around Britain. The all female crew set out on June 1 to race a team of men around the British mainland. But when the male team gave up after less [...]
The wind arrived on the Clyde a little later than predicted today causing yet another long postponement, but thankfully a light south-westerly made its way up towards the race course area – just to the north of Cumbrae – by mid afternoon allowing two qualifying races to be held. Fully refreshed from yesterday’s opening [...]