The Solent sparkled in bright sunshine for the opening Grand Slam of the UK J/70 Class 2024 season. A crisp cold Spring weekend, with mainly Northerly breeze ranging from 12-16 knots on Saturday and slightly more on Sunday.
This was the first event of the series, held on the 20th of April. A bright sunny morning greeted the competitors, it was time for a bacon sandwich and cup of tea whilst the wind filled in.
Saturday 13th April saw the second event of the D-Zero national traveller series held at Bough Beech SC in sunny Kent. Eight visiting & two home D-Zeros were greeted by a freshening SW from the dam wall with the sun threatening an appearance.
Sailing with electric propulsion is very different to doing so with a diesel engine and may cause you to reconsider your diesel usage. Rupert Holmes reports Electric propulsion is rapidly becoming established in the mainstream yacht market.
The event commemorates the occasion when the late King Bhumiphol Adulyadej, an enthusiastic sailor, completed the same crossing in an OK dinghy in 1966
A record-breaking 88 O'pen Skiff sailors from across the country converged on the Manly Sailing Club this past week for a two-day Russell Coutts Sailing Foundation (RCSF) training clinic and three days of points racing for the O'pen Skiff Nationals.
Whilst record crowds and exhibitors are anticipated, organisers are aiming to use the Show as a platform to discuss and drive change around wider issues impacting the marine industry.
There will be 16 schools competing for the Open Team Race National Championship on April 25-27 with 12 schools meeting for the Women’s Team Race National Championship on April 28-29.
There’s always a lot going on at the top end of the sailing world, but 2024 is a particularly big one and two British journalists are in the thick of it.
Cowes, UK (April 22, 2024) – The Bruce Farr designed 58-foot aluminum Maiden has won the 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race, taking first in IRC handicap rankings against the 14-boat fleet.
On Tuesday 16 April 2024, in a brisk northerly breeze the iconic yacht and her young all female crew from around the world crossed the finishing line at 1152hrs completing the 4th and final leg of the Ocean Globe Race.
US Sailing is excited to announce the addition of Rosie Chapman as Olympic Development Program ("ODP") Manager, a new position focused on supporting the development of athletes in the Olympic disciplines.
Rosie Chapman has been hired by US Sailing to fill the position of Olympic Development Program (ODP) Manager. She will be focused on supporting the development of athletes in the Olympic disciplines as well as developing and mentoring the next generation of high-performance coaches.
As well as all of the other key events happening this summer, 2024 also happens to be the centenary of master boatbuilder Jack Chippendale.
Team USA windsurfer Noah Lyons has put himself on course for a place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer after day two of the Last Chance Regatta.
Maiden UK has taking first in IRC handicap rankings against a 14 strong fleet of very experienced and committed sailors. They have also been written into the history books as the first ever all-women crew to win an around the world yacht race.
What a pleasure and challenge it is to officiate Aero meetings. Pleasurable, because they are a very happy bunch of sailors, they are very good, and more importantly they all start both competitively and all just behind the line.
A visiting fleet of 11 boats joined the 3 local boats for the opening Lightning 368 Travellers event of 2024 at Winsford Flash Sailing Club in Cheshire.
The 2024 Transat CIC is set to bring solo ocean racing’s biggest, most modern IMOCA and Class40 fleet to the very heart of New York City. The city of New York is inextricably linked to the long history of solo ocean racing.
The commencement of the annual Yawl training weekend marked the kick-off for the Sailing Club Series, boasting a formidable lineup of 20 boats at the starting line.
The Cervantes Trophy Race is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in association with the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Société des Régates du Havre.
Emirates Team New Zealand started the new week with a courageous display of heavy air sailing in their new AC75. They emerged with no apparent damage, despite pushing the AC75 at race pace in an offshore breeze that was recorded as gusting at over 30kts.
Ben McGrane, crewed by Russ Clark, Jamie Stewart and James Ross, representing the Flying Fifteen class, won the Keelboat Endeavour 2024, hosted by Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, after 30 races sailed in perfect conditions over the weekend.
With several postponements of major events due to strong winds in recent months the weather certainly has not been playing 'ball' as the new racing season dawns.
A readymade platform for sailing fast and exploring the world’s oceans in exquisite comfort It would take years to plan, design and build a catamaran to the standard of Stylia.
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