Category: News
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Lifeboat called out twice to same yacht
From RNLI: The volunteer crew of the Sheerness RNLI all weather lifeboat The George and Ivy Swanson launched at 11.15 pm on Friday 15 June after a call from the UK Coastguard reported that a… […]
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Stella wins at Suffolk Yacht Harbour’s Classic Regatta
Stella Timoa races to victory as East coast’s largest regatta for classic yachts delivers on sailing, sunshine and socialising The east coast’s largest independent marina, Suffolk Yacht Harbour (SYH), in conjunction with Haven Ports Yacht… […]
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GOSPORT CHARITY PURSUIT 2018 raises £8,500 for charities
Press release: On 16 June 2018, 17 yachts competed in the Gosport Charity Pursuit 2018 on the Solent. Organised by Gosport Marine Scene, this is the second year that the competition has taken place to… […]
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Les Sables welcomes Golden Globers after first feeder race from Falmouth
Main photo: GGR skippers congregate in Les Sables d’Olonne. Back row left to right: Loic Lepage (FRA) Uku Randmaa (EST), Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) Don McIntyre – Race Founder, Abhilash Tomy (Ind) LSDO sport) Are Wiig… […]
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128 Job Losses at Henri Lloyd
Sailors’ tailor Henri Lloyd went into administration last week before being thrown a lifeline from Aligro which immediately bought it for an undisclosed sum. However the deal meant the loss of 128 jobs across the… […]
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Return of one of Arnside’s finest yachts
Arnside Sailing Club have relaunched their restored Royal Mersey Rivers Class Yacht Severn with the help of a £5,500 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The club bought the yacht earlier in the year and brought her… […]
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RKJ and the historic steak…
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston receives his steak at the Golden Globe press conference in the Chain Locker pub in Falmouth, at lunchtime today. “I was desperate for a steak because I wanted something to chew,” said… […]
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All 18 Golden Globe Race Yachts are in Falmouth
All 18 of the competing yachts in the Golden Globe Race have now gathered at Falmouth Marina ready to sail to Brittany for the start from Les Sables d’Olonne on July 1. Most of the… […]
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Antibes regatta – Med classics season begins
Thrills and spills from last week at Antibes where 82 yachts ranging from 9m Tonfinous to the Big Class beauties like Cambria (1928) or Moonbeam (1920) gathered for the first large classic event of the… […]
