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 Bembridge One-Design weekend racing Bembridge One-Design weekend racing Three boats come out to race on Sunday, BSC members fare well in UKOPRA Round the Island race With little or no wind on Saturday morning and no one wanting to race on Sunday morning, the Redwing's 25th Anniversary Medal will remain in the Trophy cabinet this year! The One-Designs fared slightly better and three boats raced Sunday morning. by Mike Samuelson Posted 20 May 05:44 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 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 New look and feel for MyBoat New look and feel for MyBoat GJW Direct's boating organiser is great for managing your boat-related admin MyBoat takes the hassle out of sailing and leaves you more time to enjoy life on the water. Plus, all GJW Direct policyholders automatically get access to discounts on top marine brands, via the MyBoat website. by GJW Direct Posted 18 May 12:00 BST America's Cup: I name this boat 'Britannia'! America's Cup: I name this boat 'Britannia'! INEOS Britannia have formally christened their America's Cup Challenger in Barcelona INEOS Britannia have formally christened their America's Cup Challenger 'Britannia' in a short ceremony at the team's base in Barcelona. by Sail-World.com/NZ Posted 18 May 11:38 BST Model yacht race makes a splash Model yacht race makes a splash Southampton Solent University tradition spans almost 50 years A winner has emerged victorious at Solent University, Southampton following a high-octane race of model yachts at Gosport Boating Lake. by Southampton Solent University Posted 18 May 11:36 BST Round the Island Race Shoreside Hospitality Venue Round the Island Race Shoreside Hospitality Venue Competitors have just under a month to wait until the race The countdown begins! Competitors have just under a month to wait until the 2024 edition of Round the Island Race, which will take place on Saturday 15th June 2024. by Round the Island Race Posted 18 May 11:04 BST Border Counties Midweek Sailing at Shotwick Lake Border Counties Midweek Sailing at Shotwick Lake A fantastic fleet returns to its 'spiritual home' On Tuesday 14th May, Border Counties Midweek Sailing returned to its 'spiritual home' at Shotwick Lake, located just a few metres into Wales on the border with England. Fifteen visiting boats joined nine home boats to make a fantastic fleet. by Dave Turtle Posted 18 May 08:17 BST Banque Populaire Grand-Ouest Trophy Preview Banque Populaire Grand-Ouest Trophy Preview Paul Morvan and Tom Dolan pair up for the 735 nautical mile marathon At 735 nautical miles long, the Banque Populaire Grand Ouest Trophy race which starts Saturday 1300hrs local time, is one of the longest offshore courses of the 2024 season for Ireland's Tom Dolan. by Tom Dolan Racing Posted 18 May 08:04 BST World Sailing Transgender Participation Policy World Sailing Transgender Participation Policy The World Sailing Council has voted to adopt new eligibility rules for transgender athletes World Sailing Council has voted to adopt new eligibility rules for transgender athletes at the federation's 2024 Mid Year Meeting. by World Sailing Posted 18 May 07:33 BST 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France Day 4 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France Day 4 Multiple pile-up in women's fleet Perhaps one of the reasons why reigning World Champions Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot manage to win so many races is because they have enough speed to stay out of trouble. by IKA Media / Andy Rice Posted 17 May 19:42 BST Evening The Keel - Part One: Female Sailor Evening The Keel - Part One: Female Sailor Pro female sailors talk equality, motherhood, and getting ahead in a male dominated sport Meet the women making waves. We are proud to introduce Evening The Keel, a Musto series in collaboration with @WorldSailingTV, where pro female sailors talk equality, motherhood, and getting ahead in a male dominated sport. by Musto Posted 17 May 16:00 BST Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore sets sail Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore sets sail 69th edition signals the start of the IMA Maxi Europeans The 69th edition of the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia's offshore race, the Regata dei Tre Golfi sets sail this afternoon (Friday, 17 May) at 1635 from Naples' Porticciolo di Santa Lucia. by James Boyd / International Maxi Association Posted 17 May 15:46 BST Seldén Mast's latest Race GRIP winch handle Seldén Mast's latest Race GRIP winch handle Incorporating an innovative and logical solution to the locking mechanism Swedish marine equipment manufacturer Seldén Mast is pleased to announce its latest series of patented Race GRIP winch handles, which have been designed to offer a more practical solution to the locking mechanism for a more seamless sailing experience. by Seldén Mast Posted 17 May 14:30 BST East Anglian Maritime Awards East Anglian Maritime Awards Blackwater Sailing Club's Charlie Dixon and Callum Marshall shine The Blackwater Sailing Club are proud to announce that two members, Charlie Dixon and Callum Marshall have been honoured in the proficiency category of East Anglian Maritime Awards 2024 (EAMA). by Gay Ayton Posted 17 May 14:18 BST Steering the Course 2024 Steering the Course 2024 Shining the spotlight on pathways to the Olympics for women in sailing This year's Steering the Course, World Sailing's global women's sailing festival, kicks off today with the spotlight firmly focused on the Olympic pathways available in coaching, officiating and sports administration. by World Sailing Posted 17 May 14:07 BST Forward WIP Protective Gear at CoastWaterSports Forward WIP Protective Gear at CoastWaterSports Including the Forward WIP Spandex Impact Suit made with Kevlar Including the Forward WIP Spandex Impact Suit made with Kevlar, WIFLEX PRO 2.0 Helmet, WIFLEX Ultra Light Watersports Helmet and FLOW NEO 50N Impact Vest / Buoyancy Aid. by CoastWaterSports Posted 17 May 12:00 BST The 5 Minute Warning The 5 Minute Warning Andy Rice & Matt Sheahan's 5min racing update This week PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan tracks down Sailjuice's Andy Rice to a beach in Hyères, south of France, for the Formula Kite World Championships. It's the last big event for the kiteboarders before they make their Olympic debut in Marseille. by PlanetSail Posted 17 May 11:58 BST Bartley Lightning 368 Open Bartley Lightning 368 Open A challenging South-Easterly breeze for the fleet Twelve visitors joined a single local boat at the Bartley SC Lightning 368 Open on May 12th. The fleet were greeted with a south-easterly but shifty wind which was to prove challenging for all. by Tony Jacks Posted 17 May 11:55 BST Comet Association Championships at Silver Wing Comet Association Championships at Silver Wing 18 boats entered from as far away as Beer, Merthyr Tydfil, Ogston and Winsford Flash Silver Wing Sailing club hosted the Comet Association Championships over the weekend of 11/12th May. We had 18 boats entered from as far away as Beer, Merthyr Tydfil, Ogston and Winsford Flash. by Adam Wickenden Posted 17 May 11:01 BST