Clubs share knowledge to attract young sailors
The RYA's club conferences are looking at ways of attracting younger sailors. While sailors aged 55+ are maintaining an interest in the sport, the numbers of younger sailors are between 44% and 64% down in [...]
Packing bags… to go sailing
Ten cadets from Weir Quay Sailing Club spent their Saturday at Morrison’s supermarket, in Tavistock, packing bags to raise funds for their forthcoming trip on the historic 1892 Brixham Trawler Leader. The vessel belongs to [...]
Fife Regatta planned for 2020
Fife's designs to return to the Clyde A fifth instalment of the prestigious and idiosyncratic Fife Regatta is being planned for June next year. Starting from Largs marina close to the heritage village of Fairlie [...]
Transat Classique: All bar one are home
All bar one of the nine boats that competed in the Panerai Transat Classique, from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to St Kitts in the WIndies, have crossed the line and are in Christophe Harbour. [...]
Van Den Heede wins Golden Globe Race
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has won the Golden Globe Race, crossing the finishing line at 1013hrs GMT this morning after a 30,000 nM race which saw him rolled and having to round Cape Horn [...]
Round the Island Race Entries Open
Press release from organisers: Round the Island Race entries for 2019 open Entry fees to remain at 2018 level The Round the Island Race 2019 is set to attract thousands of sailors from [...]
Get more volunteers at your club: RYA online seminar
Getting more volunteers at your sailing club is cited by 52% of RYA Affiliated clubs as the number number one constraint to increasing membership. A small number of volunteers doing all the work is also [...]
The amazing museum of sailors’ knots
Having hosted his own Museum of Knots and Sailors' Ropework in his Ipswich back garden since 1996 the red-capped sage-of-sennit Des Pawson had another knotty problem to solve... Namely what to do with the hundreds [...]
Maurice Bailey talks about his 117days adrift
This is a lovely short film, by Alvaro Cerezo, featuring the late Maurice Bailey who, with his wife Maralyn spent 117 days adrift in a liferaft in the Pacific Ocean in 1972. The couple sold [...]
Fastnet moves to France
LONDON, 26 NOVEMBER 2019 - In a shameful move for British sailing the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organisers of the Fastnet Race, announced at a press conference today that the City of Cherbourg will [...]
Unmanned vessels – new code of practice
Development of uncrewed or so called Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has continued apace since they were first announced a few years ago. The fast pace of change has seen the need for new guidance [...]
Stentec’s 2020 DKW upgrades
The 2020 upgrades of our DKW – digital water charts – are now available. Among them are the popular DKW1800 series and DKW Vaarkaart Nederland. Are you a license holder of the 2019 charts? Then [...]