Category: News
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Rosemary III sailing in Falmouth
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]Rosemary III – Fife’s 1925 creation restored at Penpol recently and now… […]
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Round the Island – entries open at Midnight Thursday 26 January
From the organisers – Cowes, Isle of Wight: The iconic one-day yacht racing extravangaza, the Round the Island Race™, organised by the Island Sailing Club (ISC) in Cowes, has announced that Early Bird entries for… […]
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Christina and her Electric Bike
Meet Christina – from Stigo riding her electric bike at the Boat Show. The thing does 25kmph and folds into something like a golf caddy in a few seconds. Battery seems to last all day… […]
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Ken Read’s insights from the recent yacht racing forum – Malta
Ken Read makes some interesting points about getting into sailing at last year’s yacht racing forum in Malta… Ken is well known for helming on J-Class Yachts and offers some advice on how to attract… […]
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Halcyon days – winter sailing
Winter sailing is often great, in these halcyon days before Christmas; we were out in just our jerseys yesterday, December 17, in the Heard 28 Isabel. Halcyon days are often associated with high pressure during… […]
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RIP Paul Elvstrom 1928 – 2016
Four times Olympic gold medal winner and all round sailing legend Paul Elvstrom has died, at his home in Denmark aged 88. Elvstrom was a lifelong sailor – and raced competitively for 60 years. He was… […]
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Luke Powell Builds again
Boatbuilder Luke Powell, widely credited as the father of the modern pilot cutters, is about to start building again. Luke has found a 68ft pilot vessel to recreate for sea-training purposes, and will build her… […]
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Beached yacht
A lone sailor had to endure the loss of his floating home when his yacht got into difficulty and ended up on a Norfolk beach, writes Maurice Gray. John Favell had acquired the 43ft Mithril… […]
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