Girls set new world record in Virgin GB Row
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 [...]
Day 3 of Laser Radial World Youth Champs
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 [...]
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 Laser Radial World Youth Champs
After a day and a half sitting waiting for the wind, a steady, building northerly breeze trickled down the Clyde yesterday afternoon (21 July) allowing racing to commence at the Laser Radial World Youth Championship in Largs. The conditions were far from what the senior Radial fleet experienced at their world championship the previous [...]
Sarah Ayton & Saskia Clark put on an impressive show
Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark are putting on an impressive show in their first World Championship together – and Ayton’s first in the 470 class. In spite of picking up a black flag penalty in the middle of the three races, the pair had an otherwise solid day with their disqualification sandwiched by two fourth [...]
Hamilton takes silver on the final day of 2010 ISAF Youth Worlds
Britain’s young guns are contemplating what could have been after Izzy Hamilton landed RYA Volvo Team GBR’s only medal at this year’s event picking up a second consecutive silver in the RS:X girls class on the final day of the 2010 Volvo Youth sailing ISAF World Championships today (16, July). With plenty of medal winning [...]
Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark show promise in 470 Worlds
Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark saw a solid day in the women’s fleet, advancing to fifth in their first World Championship since joining forces earlier this year. Ayton, the double Olympic gold medallist, and Clark picked up 3,8,6 from their three races and are pleased with the promise they’ve shown during this first major regatta [...]
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 [...]
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club : Packard Ladies’ Cup
The inaugural race of the Packard Ladies’ Cup took place in near-perfect conditions at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch on the afternoon of Sunday 11th July 2010. Eight Corinthian lady helms came to the line in a fleet of 707s to celebrate Celia and Nina Packard, two determined Victorian ladies, who originally won this [...]
Multala and Rudawski crowned Laser Radial World champions
It is never an especially satisfying way to win world titles, but with no racing on the final two days of the Laser Radial World Championships at Largs Finland’s Sari Multala and Poland’s Marcin Rudawski prevailed and were piped up on to the podium this evening as the 2010 world champions. Both sailors successfully defended [...]
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