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The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 28
Final push for the Horn
© Amory Ross / 11th Hour Racing / The Ocean Race
Flying Fifteen Worlds conclude in Fremantle
Graham Vials & Chris Turner secure the title
© Regatta Services
ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix Overall
Canada claims maiden SailGP event win
© Sam Kurtul / www.worldofthelens.co.uk
2023 ILCA Europeans conclude
A difficult week in Andora, Italy
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The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 28
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 28
Final push for the Horn
After 48 hours of building wind and seas, with gusts over 40 knots and waves approaching 7 metres, conditions are starting to moderate on Sunday with the IMOCA fleet turning south to squeeze between Cape Horn and the ice exclusion zone.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 26 Mar 16:37 BST
Salcombe Distilling sponsor Spring Yacht Regatta
Salcombe Distilling sponsor Spring Yacht Regatta
Taking place on 7th and 8th May 2023
Parkstone Yacht Club is delighted to announce that Salcombe Distilling Co. will be title sponsor of the Spring Yacht Regatta, which takes place on 7th and 8th May 2023.
by David Harding
Posted 26 Mar 15:49 BST
Salcombe Yacht Club Spring Series Race 3
Salcombe Yacht Club Spring Series Race 3
The winds easy just in time to allow racing to go ahead
Race Officer Malcolm Mackley had a tough decision to make on Saturday morning. It was still blowing old boots and he would have to decide if it would be possible to run the club racing.
by John Burn
Posted 26 Mar 13:50 BST
It's time to throw Conrad Colman a lifeline…
It's time to throw Conrad Colman a lifeline…
The big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about expensive new boats
The racing apart, the big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about expensive new boats, new sponsorships, even new team structures.
by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 26 Mar 10:06 BST
2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship day 2
2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship day 2
Showdown setting up at Miami, Florida
Fifty boats have completed six races, but it's the final three scheduled races on Sunday that will determine the J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL.
by Julie & Christopher Howell
Posted 26 Mar 02:41 GMT
49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 2
49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 2
Leads taken, leads lessened & leads lengthened
Leads taken, leads lessened and leads lengthened summed up the second day of racing in the 49th St. Thomas International Regatta.
by Carol Bareuther
Posted 26 Mar 02:16 GMT
M-PRO Yachting Collection
M-PRO Yachting Collection
Back in stock at Henri-Lloyd
Henri-Lloyd are excited to announce their best-selling M-PRO 2.0 Jacket & Salopettes are back in stock. M-PRO 2.0 Series is 100% waterproof, highly breathable and designed for hi-octane racing.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 25 Mar 17:37 GMT
New RS21 International One Design race circuit
New RS21 International One Design race circuit
An exciting inaugural UK & Ireland racing circuit for 2023
The newly formed UK & Ireland RS21 Class Association has announced an exciting inaugural racing circuit for 2023.
by Paul Fisk
Posted 25 Mar 17:34 GMT
Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club Red Nose Day Challenge
Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club Red Nose Day Challenge
One of the feature days as part of our regular racing series
Here at Huntingdon Radio Yacht Club we love an event, the most recent being Red Nose Day Racing, (a week late, but we had to celebrate St Patrick's Day last week).
by Andy Start
Posted 25 Mar 17:29 GMT
IRCRecords fall on the Solent
IRCRecords fall on the Solent
A frothing Friday sail
With a favourable, albeit very gusty SW wind and big tides in the Solent, three Jeanneau Sun Fast boats challenged the IRCRecords™ Nab Tower Course, each having a frothing Friday sail.
by Mark Angell
Posted 25 Mar 17:06 GMT
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 27
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 27
The final weekend in southern latitudes
It's the final weekend in southern latitudes, in the waters the sailors in The Ocean Race call The Southern Ocean.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 25 Mar 16:57 GMT
Justine Mettraux: “I realise how lucky I am”
Justine Mettraux: “I realise how lucky I am”
The story of an ambitious skipper with a remarkable background
While she is currently sailing on the other side of the planet in the Southern Ocean aboard 11th Hour Racing Team on stage 3 of The Ocean Race, her IMOCA Teamwork.Net is still being prepared at Beyou racing, the structure that hosts her project.
by Vendee Globe
Posted 25 Mar 14:41 GMT
2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds at Fremantle overall
2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds at Fremantle overall
Graham Vials and Chris Turner secure the title
After no sailing was possible on the penultimate day or the regatta only one race was sailed on the final day of the Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle.
by Jonny Fullerton
Posted 25 Mar 06:36 GMT
49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 1
49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 1
Nearly 50 hot racing yachts shot over the start line
Like the cork popping on a bottle of champagne, nearly 50 hot racing yachts shot over the start line this morning on the first day of racing in the 49th St. Thomas International Regatta.
by Carol Bareuther
Posted 25 Mar 02:07 GMT
2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship day 1
2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship day 1
Picture perfect starting day in Miami
Blue skies, warm temperatures and breeze around 10 knots greeted 50 boats opening the J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL.
by Julie & Christopher Howell
Posted 25 Mar 00:22 GMT
Multihulls Steal the Show
Multihulls Steal the Show
At the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Whether you have one, two or three hulls, there is plenty of opportunity to shine at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
by St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Posted 24 Mar 23:53 GMT
11th Hour Racing Team storms towards Cape Horn
11th Hour Racing Team storms towards Cape Horn
After a light week, the Southern Ocean still has a sting in its tail
Just when they were beginning to wonder if this was going to be a relatively benign second half of the voyage around the bottom of the world, the Southern Ocean still has a sting in its tail.
by 11th Hour Racing Team
Posted 24 Mar 20:40 GMT
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 26
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 26
Lining up for the Horn
Cape Horn is just over 1000 miles away, but they will be hard-earned miles...
by The Ocean Race
Posted 24 Mar 16:58 GMT
10 Rater Tankard at Frensham
10 Rater Tankard at Frensham
Enough entries to race separately from the Marbleheads this year
This year's event followed the same as last year in that it was combined with an edition of the Marblehead GAMES series. There were 16 entrants although unfortunately two were unable to make it.
by Peter Mitchell
Posted 24 Mar 15:55 GMT
GAMES 3 Marblehead event at Frensham
GAMES 3 Marblehead event at Frensham
All but two of the fleet won races, and three helms had multiple wins
The FPSC Radio Sailing Group organised organised 11 races for the 8 competitors in blustery conditions. RO Nick Royce overcame an almost impossible problem of the variable 6-15 mph south-westerly wind blowing from behind the control area.
by Roger Stollery
Posted 24 Mar 15:41 GMT
Why rent a house when you can charter a yacht?
Why rent a house when you can charter a yacht?
Dream Yacht Worldwide's wide range of Charter Yachts
Dream Yacht Worldwide https://www.dreamyachtcharter.com/ (DYW), one of the world's leading ocean tourism companies, is making sailing and sea travel accessible to all around the globe.
by Dream Yacht Worldwide
Posted 24 Mar 14:00 GMT
Taggart's Junior Icebreaker Series part 2 day 3
Taggart's Junior Icebreaker Series part 2 day 3
Some heavy weather racing for the young sailors
Champagne sailing was forecast for day three of the Taggart's Junior Icebreaker with some stronger winds to appear later in the afternoon.
by David Nelson
Posted 24 Mar 13:53 GMT
Tom Dolan Round Ireland Record attempt
Tom Dolan Round Ireland Record attempt
Aiming to complete the circumnavigation in 3.5 days or less
Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is planning to return to his native Ireland in May when he will seek to break the singlehanded record for sailing 698 nautical miles around Ireland.
by Tom Dolan Racing
Posted 24 Mar 13:30 GMT
13 Class40 for the Défi Atlantique Guadeloupe
13 Class40 for the Défi Atlantique Guadeloupe
A magnificent line-up for this second edition
A wonderful plateau for a great battle on the water since many new units are already registered. This should be hard on the water, since besides the hull drawings and the levels of preparation, beautiful crews are now engaged with many titles.
by Grand Pavois Organisation
Posted 24 Mar 13:29 GMT
Planet-friendlier summer watersports gear
Planet-friendlier summer watersports gear
The newly launched Spring 2023 collection from Zhik
The newly launched Spring 2023 collection from Zhik introduces more environmentally friendly water sports and shoreside gear, leading with new ranges of shorts and polo shirts for warm weather activities.
by Zhik
Posted 24 Mar 12:00 GMT
First 2000 class Latitude Series event entry open
First 2000 class Latitude Series event entry open
53.63N taking place at West Riding Sailing Club on 1st & 2nd April
West Riding Sailing Club is pleased to be hosting the first of the 2000 class Latitude Series, 53.63N! WRSC, with a keen home fleet, are hosting two days of racing on the weekend of 1st & 2nd April.
by Nina Ricks & Oliver Thomson
Posted 24 Mar 09:32 GMT
Golden Globe Race 'Code Orange'
Golden Globe Race 'Code Orange'
Paying the price for a Cape Horn rounding!
Way before the start of the Golden Globe Race in Les Sables d'Olonne, the last stretch to Cape Horn was always a concern for Ian Herbert-Jones (GBR).
by Golden Globe Race
Posted 24 Mar 09:24 GMT
Call for 2023 Cape Horn Hall of Fame nominations
Call for 2023 Cape Horn Hall of Fame nominations
To join the names of 28 famous sailors inaugurated last year
The International Association of Cape Horners (IACH) is calling for nominations to be included in the 2023 Cape Horn Hall of Fame to join the names of 28 famous sailors inaugurated last year at a ceremony held in Les Sables d'Olonne, France.
by International Association of Cape Horners
Posted 24 Mar 08:59 GMT
St. Thomas Round the Rocks Race
St. Thomas Round the Rocks Race
Flying Jenny & Chili Pepper win classes
Over a dozen sleek sailing yachts raced counter-clockwise around the neighboring island of St. John under a mix of sun, squalls, and winds blowing 18 to 20 knots from the northeast in today's Round the Rocks Race.
by Carol Bareuther
Posted 24 Mar 08:50 GMT
Refresh your chandlery for the upcoming season
Refresh your chandlery for the upcoming season
10% of chandlery at Rooster for all those avid sailors out there...
For all those avid sailors out there... 10% off chandlery only. Valid until 31st March. Terms & Conditions apply.
by Rooster
Posted 24 Mar 08:30 GMT
World Sailing Trust launches Project Juno
World Sailing Trust launches Project Juno
Recommendations and considerations to support better maternity policies in sailing
World Sailing Trust has published an initial set of recommendations and considerations to support better maternity policies in sailing.
by World Sailing Trust
Posted 24 Mar 07:23 GMT
Noble Marine Solo Winter Championship this Sunday
Noble Marine Solo Winter Championship this Sunday
Hastily rearranged event to be held on Northampton's Pitsford Reservoir
The hastily re-arranged Solo Winter Championship, sponsored by our amazing Class Insurer Noble Marine will take place this Sunday at Northampton's Pitsford Reservoir.
by Will Loy
Posted 23 Mar 19:11 GMT
Big Pre-Season Savings on Musto & Helly
Big Pre-Season Savings on Musto & Helly
Savings up to 40% at CoastWaterSports
Savings up to 40% on Musto and Helly Hansen at CoastWaterSports.
by CoastWaterSports
Posted 23 Mar 18:00 GMT
RS Aero UK Youth Team Winter Training at Hayling
RS Aero UK Youth Team Winter Training at Hayling
Lots of time on the water to practice in good wind and waves
The UK Youth Team enjoyed a great training weekend at Hayling with lots of time on the water to practice in good wind and waves.
by Marcus Pakes
Posted 23 Mar 17:53 GMT
RORC Talk - James Harayda
RORC Talk - James Harayda
Watch and listen to the aspiring Vendee Globe Sailor
Royal Ocean Racing Club member, and aspiring Vendee Globe Sailor, James Harayda, is just 25 year-old. James is a two time British Double Handed National Champion, racing with teammate Dee Caffari on Sun Fast 3300 Gentoo.
by Louay Habib / RORC
Posted 23 Mar 16:00 GMT
RNLI calls on public to take part in Mayday Mile
RNLI calls on public to take part in Mayday Mile
After charity's volunteer lifeboat crews launched over 9,000 times last year
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has released its operational figures for 2022, revealing its lifeboat crews and lifeguards saved a total of 506 lives last year. That's more than one life saved every single day of the year.
by RNLI
Posted 23 Mar 15:45 GMT
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 25
The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 25
Big conditions ahead on the way to Cape Horn
The weather is forecast to provide one final taste of Southern Ocean conditions on the approach to Cape Horn.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 23 Mar 15:26 GMT
Increased diversity in Class Mini
Increased diversity in Class Mini
80 male/female crews entered into April's Plastimo Mini
Classe Mini's first ever mixed-only Plastimo Mini has announced that April's event is full. With 80 male/female crews entered it has become the first event on the Class Mini circuit to take place with a 100% mixed crew rule.
by Robin Clegg
Posted 23 Mar 15:20 GMT
Kestin Hare joins Henri-Lloyd as Creative Director
Kestin Hare joins Henri-Lloyd as Creative Director
A significant step change for the iconic British Heritage Brand
Henri-Lloyd announces Kestin Hare, founder and creative director of Scottish-based menswear brand, KESTIN, will join as Creative Director.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 23 Mar 14:15 GMT
ITCA Topper Eastern Travellers Round 3 at Hunts
ITCA Topper Eastern Travellers Round 3 at Hunts
19 aspiring sailors splash their way through the Hunts SC car park to the water
One impact of the recent inclement weather in Huntingdonshire is that it's difficult to find a patch of land dry enough upon which one might site a sailing club.
by Ed Medcalf
Posted 23 Mar 14:01 GMT
UKLA ILCA 4 Spring Qualifier 2 at the WPNSA
UKLA ILCA 4 Spring Qualifier 2 at the WPNSA
A superb fleet of 60 young sailors on Portland Harbour
156 sailors competed in the 2nd UKLA Qualifier of 2023. The primary sponsors were Noble Marine and Sailingfast with Rooster and Ovington Boats sponsoring the qualifier series and hosted by WPNSA.
by UKLA, Jon Emmett & Ciara Murphy
Posted 23 Mar 13:21 GMT
Marine Resources latest jobs
Marine Resources latest jobs
Your future's waiting inside!
Progress your career by applying to one of these openings from the marine industry, and get your foot in the door with some of the country's leading companies.
by Marine Resources
Posted 23 Mar 12:06 GMT
2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds at Fremantle day 5
2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds at Fremantle day 5
Two leaders edging away from the rest of the fleet
After an epic lay day, today we got back to the business of the Flying Fifteen World Championship. Two more races held in light to moderate conditions.
by Jonny Fullerton
Posted 23 Mar 11:53 GMT
Allen Contender UK Travellers at Burton
Allen Contender UK Travellers at Burton
Training and racing at the season opener
Burton Sailing Club hosted the first round of the 2023 UK Travellers trophy on the weekend of the 18/19 March.
by Tim Holden
Posted 23 Mar 11:09 GMT
Now we can be free agents in The Ocean Race
Now we can be free agents in The Ocean Race
Dutreux and his team on Guyot Environnement - Team Europe could have given up
When you take on the responsibility of leading a fully-crewed team in The Ocean Race, you have to be prepared to deal with whatever fate throws at you, and IMOCA star Benjamin Dutreux knows that better than anyone now.
by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 23 Mar 11:09 GMT
UKLA ILCA 6 Spring Qualifier 2 at the WPNSA
UKLA ILCA 6 Spring Qualifier 2 at the WPNSA
71 helms amongst the fleet of 156 sailors on Portland Harbour
Qualifier 2 saw 156 sailors across the three classes (ILCA 4, 6 and 7), battle it out in a range of conditions. In the weeks leading up to the event, the forecast illustrated extremely windy conditions, but this calmed and stabilised.
by Freddie Sunderland
Posted 23 Mar 11:01 GMT
2023 Optimist Spring Championships
2023 Optimist Spring Championships
A bumper turnout of 164 sailors at Rutland
The Optimist class had a fantastic weekend to kick off the 2023 IOCA UK series, with Rutland SC giving the class a warm welcome, both on and off the water. We had a bumper turnout of 164 sailors.
by Jane Saunders & Rachel Jackson
Posted 23 Mar 10:44 GMT
Exeter Excalibur Team Racing at Roadford Lake
Exeter Excalibur Team Racing at Roadford Lake
All down to a decider in Devon
The Exeter Excalibur took place at Roadford Reservoir in Devon. Despite a couple of hours waiting for the wind, 72 races were sailed in a HLS format on the Saturday. Sunday saw the 18 teams split into leagues and a further 45 races sailed.
by Nigel Vick
Posted 23 Mar 10:30 GMT
M-PRO Yachting Collection
Henri-Lloyd are excited to announce their best-selling M-PRO 2.0 Jacket & Salopettes are back in stock. M-PRO 2.0 Series is 100% waterproof, highly breathable and designed for hi-octane racing.
Risk and reward
I've yet to meet a keen sailor who hasn't at some point banged a corner, usually after a poor start, and come out top at the windward mark. Nine times out of ten it won't work, but that one time where it does certainly brings out the smiles.
Why rent a house when you can charter a yacht?
Dream Yacht Worldwide https://www.dreamyachtcharter.com/ (DYW), one of the world's leading ocean tourism companies, is making sailing and sea travel accessible to all around the globe.
Edward Woodward
He played Lieutenant (Henry Harbord) Harry ‘The Breaker' Morant in the Bruce Beresford film depiction of the famed bush poet's execution during the Second Boer War. Woodward was utterly superb at it, too.
Planet-friendlier summer watersports gear
The newly launched Spring 2023 collection from Zhik introduces more environmentally friendly water sports and shoreside gear, leading with new ranges of shorts and polo shirts for warm weather activities.
When did you discover Henri-Lloyd?
60 years, six decades, three score. However you say it, it's a long time, especially when so much has changed in the intervening years since 1963. Throughout that time there has been a single watchword summing up Henri-Lloyd: Innovation.
Refresh your chandlery for the upcoming season
For all those avid sailors out there... 10% off chandlery only. Valid until 31st March. Terms & Conditions apply.
Simply the Best: 5o5 celebration at Hayling Island
It is one of those sadder facts for our long established 'senior' classes, that when they were first developed, no one could have envisaged that they would still be at the forefront of our sport a lifetime later.
Big Pre-Season Savings on Musto & Helly
Savings up to 40% on Musto and Helly Hansen at CoastWaterSports.
It may not be the biggest...
It's no secret that I'm a massive fan of the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show, held in the UK on the final weekend of February.
Kestin Hare joins Henri-Lloyd as Creative Director
Henri-Lloyd announces Kestin Hare, founder and creative director of Scottish-based menswear brand, KESTIN, will join as Creative Director.
What was intriguing at the RYA Dinghy Show 2023?
Determined not to let moving house (the day before) put him off, YachtsandYachting.com's website developer, Magnus Smith, attended his favourite boat show during the last weekend in February.
Marine Resources latest jobs
Progress your career by applying to one of these openings from the marine industry, and get your foot in the door with some of the country's leading companies.
The Wise Man of the West
Another of our first generation 'greats' has left us. The name of Alec Stone is hardly an oft featured favourite, yet he should not be forgotten as he had become one of the great links to an era of sailing and boatbuilding that is now long past.
Top Tips on How to Prep Your Boat for Spring
Spring is approaching and we start to think about getting our boats ready for the coming season. Here is my list of ten jobs that could easily be overlooked but are potentially critical for you to enjoy a safe season ahead.
Not a bag of liquorice
However, after one of the many conversations I have with our Managing Editor, Mark Jardine there was a standout notion. That would be all sorts, hence the title.