Category: News
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Brill conditions for Round the Island Race
With a weather forecast for easterly winds (F3 or F4) and brilliant sunshine, the spectacle for the Round the Island race tomorrow morning should be quite a sight as boats cross the start line with… […]
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Prestwick SC wins £5k for new dinghies
Sunsail selects Prestwick Sailing Club as 2018-19 Funding the Future winners Prestwick Sailing Club were thrilled to find out this week they had won Sunsail’s Funding the Future competition for 2018-19. Prestwick’s sailors scooped the… […]
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Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019
Pedro Andrade Wins Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 – Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen is Corinthian Champion Lack of a stable wind prevented racing on the final day of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 in Medemblik… […]
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Fire destroys Swallow Yachts’ shed
In the early hours of Friday 24th May, firefighters were called to the Swallow Yachts manufacturing facility in Cardigan, Wales where a huge fire had engulfed the workshop where Swallow Yachts’ painting and prep were… […]
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Electric future
SOLAR & ENERGY BOAT CHALLENGE From 2-6 July, 33 teams will be descending on Monaco from all over the world to compete in this unique competition, including 22 universities, to imagine and build the future of… […]
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Whitstable’s festival and worthy project
Four years ago Whitstable Maritime rescued a 42ft 1907 Oyster Yawl built on Island Wall by the town’s shipwrights. Since then, teams of volunteers have raised funds and begun restoring the rare gaff rigged dredger,… […]
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Last few days for Frolic
The 1905 Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Frolic is due to be cut up and destroyed in the next few days unless someone comes forward to rescue her. Frolic is lying at an island near Bergen… […]
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Gosport Marine Fest
With a few spaces remaining to pre-book for rowing and sailing, Gosport Marine Festival is shaping up to offer yet another day of excellent on the water activities for all the family. Taking place on… […]
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New GRP classic class for Cowes Week
The world’s best-known sailing regatta, has announced a new racing class for this year – the GRP Classic Class. The decision to introduce the new class came about following a conversation Regatta Director Laurence Mead… […]