Festival of The Sea at Shoreham by Sea Preview Festival of The Sea at Shoreham by Sea Preview A joint event organised by Sussex Yacht Club & Shoreham Sailing Club A joint event organised by Sussex Yacht Club & Shoreham Sailing Club, The Festival of the Sea will take place on Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd June. Shoreham SC will be hosting the dinghy entrants in the best sea sailing location on the south coast. by James Gerwat Posted 20 May 18:15 BST Carey Olsen Jersey Regatta open for entries Carey Olsen Jersey Regatta open for entries Including the GBR IRC Channel Islands Championship The pace is quickening as the combined clubs' organising committee prepares for the 26th edition of the Jersey Regatta sponsored for the fifth year running by leading offshore law firm Carey Olsen. by Bill Harris Posted 20 May 18:03 BST Bassenthwaite Solo Open Bassenthwaite Solo Open Greeted with sun and a panorama that only Bassenthwaite can offer up 17 helms made the trip to Bassenthwaite Sailing Club at the weekend for the Solo open. They were greeted with sun and panorama that only Bassenthwaite can offer up. by John Reekie Posted 20 May 17:53 BST A busy weekend at Hollingworth Lake A busy weekend at Hollingworth Lake With the North West Youth and Junior Travellers and a Laser / ILCA Open The Sailing Club at Hollingworth Lake had a very busy weekend on Saturday and Sunday, 11th and 12th May. by Graham Knox Posted 20 May 16:38 BST RS200s at St. Mawes RS200s at St. Mawes Brilliant sunshine and a moderate breeze for the West Country Boat Repairs SW Ugly Tour Framed by the rolling Cornish hills, iconic St Anthony's Head lighthouse and two historic Tudor castles, the race officer set the course at the mouth of Carrick roads, with a nice long beat towards St Mawes harbour mouth. by Henry Hallam Posted 20 May 16:12 BST The Evolution of the Load Pin The Evolution of the Load Pin Few adaptations have had quite the impact of the load pin Innovative sailors are constantly observing other fields and looking for new technologies that have the potential to change the way they sail. Few adaptations have had quite the impact of the load pin. by Cyclops Marine Posted 20 May 15:02 BST Musto Lark Nationals 2024 Runners & Riders pt.1 Musto Lark Nationals 2024 Runners & Riders pt.1 Shaping up to be a hugely competitive event in Weymouth The Musto Lark Nationals 2024 (26th-29th May) is only days away and is shaping up to be a hugely competitive event, with 7 championship-winning helms and 8 championship-winning crews already entered and hoping to lift the top prize again. by Nigel Hufton Posted 20 May 14:57 BST Rutland Sailing Club Cat Open 2024 Rutland Sailing Club Cat Open 2024 A-Cats, F18s, F20s, Shearwaters, Catapults and a lone F15, an F16 and a Dart 15 make up the fleet Rutland Sailing Club hosted its Catamaran Open in their traditional mid-May slot this weekend. Unfortunately, this year for some reason, attendance was somewhat below the usual numbers who would flock to this big and picturesque venue. by Gordon Upton Posted 20 May 14:22 BST Bass Entry deadlines approaching Bass Entry deadlines approaching It's time to enter Craftinsure Bass Week and the NSSA Regatta It's time to enter Craftinsure Bass Week and the NSSA Regatta. 75 days till Craftinsure Bass Week and two weeks to the discounted entry deadline. by Bass Press Posted 20 May 13:11 BST 75th Anniversary Wilson Trophy 75th Anniversary Wilson Trophy 34 teams gathered at the West Kirby marine lake, aka the theatre of dreams In April 1948 West Kirby Sailing Club was invited to send a team to Dun Laoghaire (IRE) for a mixed class team racing event, competing against teams from the South of Ireland and the South of England. by Andy Cornah Posted 20 May 12:36 BST RS200s at Yorkshire Dales RS200s at Yorkshire Dales Second event of the Sailing Chandlery Northern Tour The second event of the 2024 Sailing Chandlery sponsored RS200 Northern Tour took place on Saturday 11th May with a Force 2 South-Easterly wind greeting the 11 boats competing. by Jon Ward Posted 20 May 12:26 BST Hansa UK Travellers at Notts County Hansa UK Travellers at Notts County Travellers from London, Surrey, Northampton and Rutland were greeted by a rather gloomy start Travellers from London, Surrey, Northampton and Rutland were greeted by a rather gloomy start with an ominous threat of rain but whilst we saw little in the way of blue sky it lightened up, warmed up a little and a very pleasant breeze filled in. by Dave Snutch Posted 20 May 11:13 BST Firefly 'Ricky' Open at Rickmansworth Firefly 'Ricky' Open at Rickmansworth The event for the Troy Trophy has been running for over 60 years The third event of the Firefly season took place at on Saturday 18th May at Rickmansworth SC in Hertfordshire. by Jono Pank Posted 20 May 10:58 BST Bulldog strides home in RORC De Guingand Bowl Bulldog strides home in RORC De Guingand Bowl A spectacular sunrise and sunset and more breeze than forecast for the latter part of the race The Royal Ocean Racing Club De Guingand Bowl Race was won by Derek Shakespeare's J/122 Bulldog with the best corrected time under IRC by just over seven minutes. by Louay Habib, RORC Posted 20 May 10:32 BST Aldridge wins statement silver Aldridge wins statement silver At the Formula Kite Worlds in final pre-Paris test Marseille-bound Ellie Aldridge secured a statement silver medal at the Formula Kite World Championships following another consistent performance in Hyeres. by British Sailing Team Posted 20 May 09:54 BST Henri-Lloyd appoints Simon Payne as CCO Henri-Lloyd appoints Simon Payne as CCO Working alongside Executive Chairman Knut Frostad Simon Payne has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Henri-Lloyd. In this newly-created role, Simon will be working alongside Executive Chairman Knut Frostad. by Henri-Lloyd Posted 20 May 09:20 BST Sir Jim Ratcliffe provides the pedal power Sir Jim Ratcliffe provides the pedal power On-board British America's Cup yacht INEOS Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe joined Sir Ben Ainslie as a cyclor onboard INEOS Britannia's flying America's Cup race boat which is capable of reaching speeds of 100Km/h. by INEOS Britannia Posted 20 May 05:58 BST Hansa UK Travellers at New Forest Sailability Hansa UK Travellers at New Forest Sailability 26 entries for the second event in the series With the very mixed weather seen in April, the 1st May was at least forecast to be dry until towards 5pm (when it did indeed start raining once we were largely under cover ashore!). by Malcolm Bentley Posted 20 May 05:31 BST Guillermo Beltri wins 7th Torrevieja IOM Open Guillermo Beltri wins 7th Torrevieja IOM Open Continues to expand his record in the IOM Radio Control class The Real Club Náutico de Torrevieja closes this international event in which 53 sailors of 6 sailors have competed in these three days with 10 races in qualifying round and 10 in final series. by Prensa Sailing Comunicación Posted 20 May 05:26 BST Cup Spy May 18: Cup Spy May 18: The Brits were the only team to sail AC75s or paired AC40s over the weekend The Brits were the only team to sail AC75s or paired AC40s over the weekend. INEOS Britannia sailed their newly christened AC75, with team principal Jim Ratcliffe, a keen cyclist, aboard and functioning as one of the four cyclors onboard. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ Posted 20 May 04:32 BST Cup Spy May 17: Good numbers at last Cup Spy May 17: Good numbers at last Teams get a good workout on a day blessed with a solid sailing breeze, in Barcelona and Auckland Two teams(USA and GBR) sailed AC75s on Friday out of Barcelona, on a day blessed with a good solid sailing breeze. ETNZ sailed both their AC40s in contested training for all three sailing squads - Womens, Youth and Defence. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ Posted 20 May 01:43 BST Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 3 Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 3 Playing the shifts Racing continued into the early evening of Day 3 of the Normandy Match Cup as the semi-finals got under way in a fresh 12-15knots, combined with a challenging current off the Le Havre beach. by Women's WMRT Posted 20 May 00:33 BST J/112E debuts in Vancouver J/112E debuts in Vancouver A noteworthy letter from Adam Korbine in the Pacific Northwest region Every now and then, we receive enthusiastic and passionate letters from J/Owners all over the world. One noteworthy letter is from Adam Korbine in the Pacific Northwest region in Vancouver, British Columbia- a new J/112E owner. by J-Boats Posted 19 May 21:21 BST Silver Wing Enterprise Open Silver Wing Enterprise Open Races sandwiched by lasagne and macaroni cheese Silver Wing hosted the Enterprise Thames Valley Area Championship, and the Silver Wing open meeting, on Saturday 18th May. We welcomed one visitor boat from Burghfield SC and six home boats. by Helen Evans Posted 19 May 20:56 BST Hansa UK Travellers at Frampton on Severn Hansa UK Travellers at Frampton on Severn Great to be back at the club after two years of cancellations The Hansa Class UK Traveller Trophy series has got under way. It was great to be back at Frampton on Severn Sailing Club after two years of cancellations due to bad weather. by David Durston Posted 19 May 20:45 BST 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France overall 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France overall Nolot & Maeder win back their world titles Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot have successfully defended their titles at the end of the Formula Kite World Championships in Hyères in the south of France. by IKA Media / Andy Rice Posted 19 May 19:14 BST Smaller maxis endure storm Smaller maxis endure storm En route to Regata dei Tre Golfi victory The Regata dei Tre Golfi, supported by Rolex as Official Timepiece and which started from Naples on Friday, saw the upper half of the 25-boat maxi fleet suffer from repeated hold-ups, calms and transitions. by James Boyd / International Maxi Association Posted 19 May 19:03 BST 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup Act 1 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup Act 1 Groupe Atlantic wins at Circolo Vela Torbole After six days of great sailing, Groupe Atlantic is the winner of the Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup, event hosted and organized by Circolo Vela Torbole; the event was characterized by the normal alternation between Peler (northerly wind) and Ora by 69F Sailing Posted 19 May 18:36 BST Countdown to the 2024 Atlantic Cup Countdown to the 2024 Atlantic Cup We're exactly 6 days until the start We're exactly 6 days until the start of the 2024 Atlantic Cup! 9 teams representing 4 countries will depart Charleston Saturday, May 25 at 12pm for Newport! by Atlantic Cup Posted 19 May 15:26 BST The oldest footage of Thames A Raters The oldest footage of Thames A Raters A look back into our video archive Bourne End Week has been running since 1887 and is days away from the 2024 edition. As this event includes the Thames A Rater National Championship, we round-up all the videos which show early racing in the Thames A Rater class. by Magnus Smith Posted 19 May 12:00 BST HRH The Princess Royal meets young Seaview sailors HRH The Princess Royal meets young Seaview sailors 'All Olympians have to start somewhere!' HRH The Princess Royal has taken to the waters off Seaview to watch primary school children learning to sail as part of a weekly programme of free tuition. by Harriet Hadfield Posted 19 May 06:57 BST Toppers at Portchester Toppers at Portchester Rooster Southern Topper Traveller Series Event 2 For Event 2 of the Rooster Southern Topper Traveller Series we headed over to Portchester SC on Sunday May 12th. Portchester is blessed with a fantastic sailing area, but only once the tide is in, hence a leisurely start to the day was in order. by Roger Cerrato Posted 19 May 06:50 BST Supernovas at Cardiff Bay Supernovas at Cardiff Bay A respectable turnout for the Craftinsure Traveller Series event It was a respectable turnout of 13 boats at the Craftinsure Traveller Series event at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club, including 7 visitors mainly from Cotswolds Sailing Club but also from as far afield as Bartley and Fishguard. by David Cann Posted 19 May 06:19 BST 18ft Skiffs: The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines 18ft Skiffs: The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines Outstanding 2023-24 performance by the young rookie team One of the real highlights of the Australian 18 Footer League's 2023-24 Sydney Harbour season was the outstanding performance of the young, rookie team on The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines from the opening Spring Championship series by Frank Quealey Posted 19 May 06:19 BST Clarisse Crémer finishes The Transat CIC Clarisse Crémer finishes The Transat CIC Completing the race in 20 days after a technical stopover in the Azores to repair her boat On May 19 at 20d 12h 38min, after 20 days since the start of The Transat CIC, Clarisse Crémer finally crossed the finish line of this legendary race. by L'Occitane Sailing Team Posted 19 May 02:11 BST Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 2 Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 2 Ideal conditions after no racing was possible on Friday Day 2 of the Women's World Match Racing Tour Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre saw racing through to the early evening as the race committee took advantage of ideal conditions to complete the full double round-robin qualifying stage. by Women's WMRT Posted 19 May 00:05 BST Action-packed 24 hours in Regata dei Tre Golfi Action-packed 24 hours in Regata dei Tre Golfi The race had five different leaders, with massive reshuffles Light weather yacht racing can easily be frustrating or boring. But the 69th edition of the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia's Regata dei Tre Golfi was definitely not. by James Boyd / International Maxi Association Posted 18 May 20:02 BST Lymington XOD Wednesday Series Week 3 Lymington XOD Wednesday Series Week 3 Southerly(ish) breeze consistently inconsistent in direction Setting Wednesday's XOD course proved to be quite tricky business for the race team. As usual, the light southerly(ish) breeze was consistently inconsistent in direction. by John Ollif-Cooper Posted 18 May 19:57 BST 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France Day 5 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France Day 5 Triple-bullet boost for Newland before final Defending champions Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot go into the final day of the 2024 Formula Kite World Championships in pole position. by IKA Media / Andy Rice Posted 18 May 18:43 BST RS 30th Anniversary Regatta Day 1 RS 30th Anniversary Regatta Day 1 What makes the RS Classes so special? The sailors! Three decades of fun later and RS Sailing's passion for our sport has been unwavering. But what makes the RS Classes so special? The sailors! by Bex Foot, RS Sailing Posted 18 May 16:59 BST