‘Bluebird’ K3 Returns to Lake Maggiore
(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 [...]
Race leaders in south east trades
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 [...]
Spectacular Final Day for Pyefleet Week 2018
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 [...]
Lucy Hodges, on sailing blind
In an interview with CNN’s Mainsail, blind sailor Lucy Hodges MBE discusses how she utilises her senses to overcome her condition and in turn, win two gold medals. Born with photophobia nystagmus -- a condition [...]
Bridlington hosts the Cobles for third time
The sailing cobles will again be hosted at Bridlington this coming weekend 4th and 5th August with racing starting around 9am each day. The festival appears to be going from strength to strength, with interest [...]
Oarsome’s new patron and canvas workshop
Sailing youth charity Oarsome Chance has a new patron in the person of Toby Marris, skipper of the 1913 Pilot Cutter Jolie Brise. Toby is Sailing Master at Dauntsey's school in Wiltshire as well as [...]
New Webster’s windlass
David Webster was asked by Stirling & Son to make a powered version of his Webster’s No.2 model windlass, for a vessel they were working on at the slip in Plymouth. "I wanted to be [...]
Excelsior’s new boat
New Lowestoft-built ship's boat is launched for Excelsior Excelsior Trust – the Lowestoft based sailing charity – has taken delivery of a traditional ships’ boat, built by Lowestoft’s International Boatbuilding Training College. This boat is an [...]
A cracking Cowes Classics
Daring Dauntless takes the title at Cowes Classics Week 29 July - 02 August 2019 Cowes, UK. August 2019 - Dauntless, sailed by Richard Acland and his crew, was almost untouchable in the 14-strong Daring [...]
ACR’s new personal locators
Press release: ACR Electronics is launching its ResQLink™ PLB 400 series - the ResQLink 400 and ResQLink View Personal Locator Beacons Safety equipment specialist uses survivor feedback to further enhance the world’s best-selling Personal Locator Beacons [...]
2022 Golden Globe Race at Les Sables d’Olonne
Organisers of the 2022 Golden Globe Race have confirmed that the Breton City of Les Sables d'Olonne and its 3-town Agglomeration have voted unanimously to host the next round the world race. At a meeting on [...]
Free Frisian Lakes chart and other updates
The 2019 edition of this free chart is now available. This detailed chart of the Frisian Lakes is developed by Stentec based on the most recent depth measurements and contains information about buoyage, marinas and [...]