10 gigs racing up the Colne on Saturday June 26 Charity event to reignite passion and support for gig rowing on Essex Coast The increasingly famous Harker's Yard gigs will be racing on Saturday 26th June on the Colne in Essex. Around ten teams are expected to start from a line off Bateman's Tower on [...]
Date: Saturday, 26 June 2021 to Sunday, 27 June 2021 - 10am to 4pm Chichester Marina, Premier Marinas Ltd. Birdham, West Sussex, PO20 7EJ Chichester Marina’s annual Boat Show will return this summer from 26th-27th June 2021, with superb on-water and onshore displays. The boat show is free to enter but organisers expect car parks to get [...]
June 2021 Cornwall Despite the challenges the 34th Falmouth Classics from 11 -13 June was a great success. A fleet of 153 heritage and classic vessels and their 500 crew were not deterred from participating by the pandemic nor the heightened security in Falmouth owing to the G7. A forest of masts were to [...]
In the course of researching his new biography of the yachtsman George Millar, the journalist Ben Lowings discovered the former war hero agreed to run guns into the Mediterranean. George Millar (1910-2005) was a soldier who escaped from a Nazi prison camp and became an undercover agent working with the French Resistance in 1944. [...]
1921, Dir Buster Keaton, Edward Cline, B&W silent, 27 mins At 27 minutes this is a very short filmt but don’t see that as a setback. It’s a hilarious story about how not to launch a boat, and then what not to do at sea. In the film Buster in his boater builds a boat [...]
The biggest fleet of Sonar one designs for more than a decade will gather at Cowes Week 2021 for the UK Sonar National Championship which is being run as part of the Regatta. Sailed by individuals of all abilities, from novice and experienced crews, both with mixed genders and sailors with disabilities, the Sonar fleet [...]
IMRAY LAUNCH CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN IN ANSWER TO CUSTOMER NEEDS Imray has launched a new Crowdfunding campaign that aims to accelerate their digital solution Explore with Imray and get quality, verified cruising guide and pilot book data in the hands of sailors. Imray has a long reputation for providing bespoke and tailored data aimed specifically at [...]
Electric coaching launches benefit athletes and air quality. Electric coach boats are making waves in forward-thinking sailing and rowing clubs around the world. Powered by clean, quiet electric outboards like the Cruise 10.0, an electric launch makes communication easier between coach and crew and allows the crew to practice without disturbing neighbours or wildlife. [...]
Racing is a great way to improve your sailing skills Here Brett Bowden goes through 15 TACTICAL TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR RESULTS as part of his Sailing to Win series Key tactical tips on how to improve your sailing both upwind, downwind, and around the course. When sailing downwind, use your masthead wind indicator to [...]
