Report by James Boyd, Porto Cervo, Sardinia The J Class raced a 34.5 mile anti-clockwise lap of the La Maddalena archipelago in northeasterly to easterly winds that rarely exceeded 10 knots on day three of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Since 1980, this event has been the highlight of the maxi yacht calendar, run [...]
A yachtsman who had just completed a 75-day Atlantic crossing had to call the Coastguard early in the morning on Friday, August 24, when his 55ft ketch Maid of Crete suffered engine failure 20nM SE of Anvil Point. The vessel had to be found by radar as the solo sailor had limited battery power aboard [...]
A sailing charity for injured veterans has been given a boost after reaching the halfway mark of its campaign to buy a new training boat. Turn to Starboard is saying a huge thank you to all its fundraisers, supporters and volunteers for raising more than £50,000 of the £100,000 needed to purchase an additional training [...]
A police investigation has been launched after a body was found on board on a sailing boat moored under the Tamar Bridge. The body of a 51 year old man was recovered from the moored boat in the Plymouth area on Friday morning after an operation involving police, ambulance and RNLI crews. Emergency services were [...]
The Cruising Association (CA) is delighted that the Scottish Government has now decided to take steps towards the better marking of creel/lobster pots and also towards making unlicensed fishermen more identifiable for the purposes of enforcement. When the CA RATS (Regulations and Technical Services) Committee submitted its comments (see Here) during their 'Gear Conflict' consultation [...]
New evidence from the wreck of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Rooswijk, off the Kent coast, tells a tale of smuggling and reveals who was on board, during major shipwreck excavation Dives start in Kent as excavation of the protected wreck site of the Rooswijk by Dutch and British maritime archaeologists continues [...]
(for the 80th Anniversary of her World Water Speed Record) From: David Knight, Secretary, Classic Motor Boat Association; Photos Lisa Beaney After the partial rebuild of the Rolls Royce engine in 2016/17, the two-day test on Bewl Water in September 2017 was a great success. It had taken almost 18 months to get [...]
73 year old French global racing veteran Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is leading the race. This week could determine who leads the Golden Globe Race. Forget the computer standings. As this fleet of singlehanders bash their way through the South East Trade winds towards the Roaring Forty latitudes of the South Atlantic, all eyes [...]
Brightlingsea, Essex - 4 August 2018 - Brightlingsea Sailing Club's Learning & Skills Solutions Pyefleet Week 2018 went out in style with a final day of dazzling sunshine, light to moderate southerly winds, a beach side prize giving and dancing into the early hours. The winner in just two of the ten fleets racing had [...]
