Tall Ships set sail for Falmouth Harbour in 2023
Hosting the start of the prestigious Tall Ships Race, Magellan Elcano The historic UK coastal town of Falmouth, Cornwall on Thursday 30th June announced it will host the start of the prestigious Tall Ships Race, Magellan Elcano from the 15 - 18 August 2023.
Posted today at 12:49 pm RS Aero Worlds at Cascade Locks overall
Wind pumping on the final day of the event! It's a wrap! The RS Aero Worlds finished today and what a way to end it! The westerly was already in when curtains were drawn and by start time it was piping hard at 20+kn, gusting 30kn, down the race course. That's what we came for!
Posted today at 6:51 am Volvo 29er European Championship day 2
Rain showers in the southern part of Øresund play tricks with the wind Rain showers in the southern part of Øresund played tricks with the wind on the two course areas outside Rungsted harbour.
Posted today at 6:16 am RS100 Rooster National Tour at Weir Wood
Shifty as a politician Back in the bad old days, prior to Ian Handley and RS coming up with the RS100 (and super-crew Roz McGrane saying I should get one straight away, before I was too old and decrepit) your correspondent use to schlep his Laser around the Masters' events.
Posted today at 5:24 am Key Yachting J-Cup Regatta 2022 day 2
Brilliant sunshine with a south westerly breeze, pumping up to over 20 knots The Key Yachting J-Cup, in association with B&G, had superb conditions for the second day of racing. Brilliant sunshine with a south westerly breeze, pumping up to over 20 knots, produced stunning, planing conditions for the 56 J/Boats.
Posted today at 12:24 am 44Cup Marstrand day 2
Team Aqua begins her slow ascent The waters off the Swedish holiday hotspot of Marstrand took on a different complexion on day two of 44Cup racing, with a sharp chop and the wind backed from the northwest to the south and gusting into the mid-high teens.
Posted on 1 Jul 5.5 Metre World Championship day 1
New moon shines on the opening day in Hankø After a year of delay, the 2022 5.5 Metre World Championship finally got under way on Friday with two races in light to moderate winds for the 23 boats from 10 nations.
Posted on 1 Jul SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 Day 2
Mexico and Cuba on the attack in Day 2 With SSL Team Guatemala dominating Day 1 of the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 4, today, the pressure was all on their rivals to deliver a riposte. SSL Team Cuba and SSL Team Mexico counter-attacked by winning a race each.
Posted on 1 Jul Velsheda victorious but Svea lead into final day
Superyacht Cup Palma J Class racing set to go down to the wire Atoning for a less than perfect race Thursday when they finished a distant fourth, Velsheda today won a 22 nautical mile coastal round-the-buoys course, an upwind downwind which spanned the full width of the Bay of Palma.
Posted on 1 Jul SKIRR Adventures commences Arctic expedition
To some of the most remarkable and remote places on the planet SKIRR Adventures' debut expedition, a unique 4,802 nautical mile long high latitude expedition to some of the most remarkable and remote places on the planet, has departed from Gosport, UK, today (Friday 1 July 2022).
Posted on 1 Jul