An emergency appeal that raised more than £1m in a week means the Jubilee Sailing Trust will continue to operate in spite of financial woes that threatened the charity’s existence. However, in a statement the Trustees have recognised that recent events raised significant questions about the viability of JST’s operating model...
In case you’re not familiar with these, it’s a great evening where adults/kids get taken out for spin in powerboats and/or large sailboats, there are kayaks and paddleboards to play on, or just relax on the balcony and enjoy watching the activity below.
The Leinster Laser Championship took place in Rush from the 6-7th July..
The club was represented by Hugh O’Connor in the 4.7 Rig and James Delaney in the Radial.
On Saturday the conditions were light and shifty with a large tide which was challenging for all sailors, however, the Race Officer managed to squeeze 3 races in.
Yesterday, north wind with rain. Then north wind with fog. Then just north wind. As our goal is north, Mo and I sat out the day here at the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club twiddling our thumbs. Mo is ready, dressed for departure, impatient, as am I.
Today, a clear sky at dawn, directly overhead at least.
Rounding the fearsome Cape Wrath in Scotland proves something of an anti-climax for Jonty Pearce as he cruises north of Ullapool and the Summer Isles
Rounding Cape Wrath in sea fog proved something of an anticlimaxRounding the fearsome Cape Wrath in Scotland proves something of an anti-climax for Jonty Pearce as he cruises north of Ullapool and the Summer Isles
The post Jonty Pearce...
Andy Rice talks to Vendée Globe and Volvo Ocean Race sailor Jérémie Beyou about how to manage yourself and avoid exhaustion when racing offshore
Leg 8 from Itajai To Newport. Day 2 on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag.In contrast to the hectic end to stage 8 of the Tour de France, Team Ineos enjoyed a more controlled, and certainly less strenuous, finish to stage 9 in Brioude.
On Bastille Day, the breakaway finished over 16 minutes up on the peloton...
ICW TABLET NAVIGATION Charts on the ICW
July 12, 2019
There has been a sea change in small craft navigation over the past few years. Today boats circumnavigating the globe with a tablet as their chartplotter.
It was not a smooth-sailing training camp for Urijah Faber in preparation for his return at UFC Sacramento.
At 40 years of age, UFC Hall-of-Famer decided to come out of retirement to take on younger challengers at the UFC’s bantamweight division.
Lindsey Duda Coe started at 15 sailing the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac and is sailing her 15th or 16th this weekend.
Lindsey Duda Coe holds fond memories of her first Mac.
``The first one I was learning to do a watch system and getting off shore for the first time,’’ she said Thursday on her Sin Duda!, a 52-foot Santa Cruz, at Belmont Harbor.
She is grateful to ``the kind souls who took’’ her that first time at 15.
One last repost as Mo and I ready to depart Newfoundland tomorrow, this a summary of the clothing strategy I employed for the Arctic in 2014.
Having completed that passage and a few other cold ones besides, I’d say that the clothing inventory was suitable for the environment of interest, with some amplifications.
International Finn Association update on the 2024 Olympic Events
Following an extended period of reflection and careful deliberation, the Finn class is today announcing details of its plans to try to 'rebalance the slate’.
Augie Barkow and JJ Hausman Win C Nationals
In what will be recalled as one of the toughest C Nationals ever, Pewaukee’s Augie Barkow took home the hardware. His crew Cole Schweda (back left)...
