MS Amlin partners with Round the Island Race MS Amlin partners with Round the Island RaceTeam of three yachts have a tidal and tactical contestThe MS Amlin UK Yacht Team moved into Cowes, Isle of Wight for this year's Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay, organised by the Island Sailing Club on Saturday, 7th July.by MS Amlin Posted 18 Jul 21:57 BST Panerai British Classic Week day 4 Panerai British Classic Week day 4A high energy inshore course plus Ladies DayYet another stunning day on the Solent as Royal Yacht Squadron Chief Racer Officer Dai Prichard kicked off proceedings with the briefing at 9.30am. Day four saw the 6 Metres and Classes 1-4 race a high energy inshore course in the morning.by Helen Porter Posted 18 Jul 21:34 BST Rolex TP52 World Championship day 2 Rolex TP52 World Championship day 2Luna Rossa back in the blackLuna Rossa led all the way round the course of the first windward-leeward race after executing a swift start from the pin-end-biased line. Almost as if to go one better Andy Soriano's Alegre then delivered a very sweet port tack start.by 52 Super Series Posted 18 Jul 21:10 BST Magic Marine National Solo Championship hits 100 Magic Marine National Solo Championship hits 100Three days to go, and there's 100 boats enteredWith just three days until measurement begins at Hayling Island for the 2018 Magic Marine Solo National Championship we have hit the magic 100 mark for entries.by Will Loy, President NSCA Posted 18 Jul 20:52 BST Volvo Cork Week day 3 Volvo Cork Week day 3Spinnaker Festival in Cork Harbour85 yachts formed an impressive single starting line for Volvo Cork Week's signature race in the beautiful surroundings of Cork Harbour.by Louay Habib Posted 18 Jul 19:26 BST Tour Voile: Gruissan reserves more surprises Tour Voile: Gruissan reserves more surprisesThe fast and furious pace of this event continuesTeam #SailingArabia - with Stevie Morrison, Mathieu Richard and Abdul Rahman on board - claimed their first victory of the Tour Voile 2018 in today's Nautical Stadium leg in Gruissan.by A.S.O. / Tour Voile Posted 18 Jul 19:15 BST Island SC Tuesday Evening Series race 13 Island SC Tuesday Evening Series race 1350 boats out enjoying the fine summers evening50 boats turned out for race 14 in the Island Sailing Club's Evening Race Series. Another fine summers evening, with a brisk west south westerly wind held up through the racing.by Tony Taylor Posted 18 Jul 18:24 BST Golden Globe Race day 18 Golden Globe Race day 18Kopar heads for Cape Verde Islands to replace self steeringNabil Amra, the US based Palestinian sailing the Biscay 36 Liberty II formally announced his retirement from the race today after reaching Tenerife overnight.by Golden Globe Race Posted 18 Jul 17:44 BST Vortex Nationals at Yorkshire Dales Vortex Nationals at Yorkshire DalesA deserved winner showing unattainable speedThe weather was perfect, a force 2-3, from the west and hot and sunny. The visitors from Scotland and London joined the local fleets to give 10 boats on the start line.by Vortex Class Association Posted 18 Jul 16:32 BST The Gertrude Cup 2018 The Gertrude Cup 2018Don't hike too hardThe Etchells Gertrude Cup was four days of intense racing with twelve races scheduled and, despite the predominantly high pressure sitting over the UK, was successfully completed. By the final day, four boats were in contention for overall victory.by Rob Goddard Posted 18 Jul 14:49 BST Royal Corinthian OD Regatta and Shindig Royal Corinthian OD Regatta and ShindigFundraising, partying, and a little sailing tooSome 80 supporters came to celebrate the RCOD's summer fundraising shindig in the club shed on Saturday night, including many from our sister fleet at the Royal Burnham, which was greatly appreciated.by John Waples Posted 18 Jul 13:20 BST Youth World Championships day 2 Youth World Championships day 214 young athletes start to hit their strideLymington pair Vita Heathcote and Milly Boyle continued their assault on the girls' 420 leaderboard, winning the opening race and following it up with a sixth.by Will Carson, RYA Posted 18 Jul 12:43 BST Sprint 15 TT at Draycote Water Sprint 15 TT at Draycote Water14 visitors join 9 home sailors despite a poor forecastThe start of the first race was delayed, to allow the wind to fill in. This allowed the local fishing competition armada to steam past the club house and set up at several points around the lake to make it more interesting.by Jan Elfring Posted 18 Jul 10:31 BST Governor's Cup at Balboa day 1 Governor's Cup at Balboa day 1Price (AUS) and Takahashi (NZL) tied for leadThe world's top-ranked match racer, Harry Price (AUS), and his recent match racing nemesis, Leonard Takahashi (NZL), finished the first day of Balboa Yacht Club's 52nd Annual Governor's Cup Youth Match Racing Championship tied for the lead.by Paul Blank Posted 18 Jul 09:22 BST Chichester Yacht Club Dinghy Week Chichester Yacht Club Dinghy WeekRegister now for five days of friendly and competitive racingOnline registration is now open for Chichester yacht clubs dinghy week 2018. Dinghy week 2018 is between Sunday 29th July and Thursday 2nd August. The racing is open to visitors.by Mark Green Posted 18 Jul 09:18 BST Dee Estuary International Canoe Open Dee Estuary International Canoe OpenEnthusiasm in abundance at Dee SC and West Kirby SCDee Sailing Club (14th July) and West Kirby Sailing Club (15th July) regattas provided the racing for a no discard Dee Estuary IC Open. With the fastest growing IC fleet in the World, enthusiasm was in abundance.by Gareth Caldwell Posted 18 Jul 08:35 BST Medway Dinghy Regatta 2018 Medway Dinghy Regatta 2018A great weekend at Wilsonian Sailing ClubA great weekend event primarily about sailing but the backup services were all in place and well organised - it must have taken a huge number of volunteers to make this the successful event it was.by Stewart Robertson Posted 18 Jul 08:00 BST Laser Radial Youth Worlds preview Laser Radial Youth Worlds previewYoung sailors are flooding into Kiel SchilkseeAfter the measurement and the opening ceremony on Sunday, 19. August, two races are scheduled per day on the six race days, before the male and female Youth World Champions 2018 are certain.by Kieler Woche Posted 18 Jul 07:57 BST Malizia wins Line Honours in AAR Hamburg Race Malizia wins Line Honours in AAR Hamburg RaceLast chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalryIt was the last chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalry between Jens Kellinghusen's Varuna VI, and Boris Herrmann's Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco.by Louay Habib, Atlantic Anniversary Regatta Posted 18 Jul 07:54 BST K6 Open at Aldeburgh K6 Open at AldeburghTen boats sail over the weekendAldeburgh Yacht Club hosted their annual Open meeting for the K6 Class over the weekend of 14/15th July. Ten boats, including six visitors, sailed a series of six windward / leeward three lap coursesby Nick Jones Posted 18 Jul 07:49 BST