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HYS Hamble Winter Series Announcement
Hamble Yacht Services (HYS) and the Hamble River Sailing Club (HRSC) announce a three-year partnership for the HYS Hamble Winter Series. Well over 1,000 sailors will be taking part in the UK's most popular winter series, all of which will benefit from the long-term partnership. The 2018 HYS Hamble Winter Series will be the 37 th edition run by the HRSC, the event is organised by a very experienced team, led by PRO
Published 15:15 on 25 Sep 2018
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Bumpy Ride Expected At Tokyo 2020 Test Event
Nineteen of Australia's top performance sailors will get a valuable taste of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue when racing starts at the first official Olympic Test Event on Tuesday. Six of the nation's seven sailors to win medals at the Rio 2016 Games will compete at Enoshima, a small island in Kanagawa Prefecture about 70 kilometres south of Tokyo. The regatta will double as the opening round of World Sailing's 2019 World Cup Series.
Published 09:20 on 11 Sep 2018
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Lady Mariposa wins the Cherbourg Race
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, in association with the Yacht Club de Cherbourg, and the Royal Yacht Squadron. Start: Friday 7th September 18:00 COURSE: Cowes – Cherbourg DISTANCE: 80nm Noel Racine's Foggy Dew at the
Published 09:19 on 11 Sep 2018
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Back to where it all started in 1851
On the day that the America's Cup race course and event dates were announced in Cowes, Isle of Wight, where the Cup began back in 1851, INEOS TEAM UK the British Challenger for the 36th America's Cup also released the first official images of their test boat, known as T5, a small scale foiling mono-hull. No team's full-size race boat can be launched until before the 31st March
Published 10:57 on 6 Sep 2018
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Historic win inspires more women to consider a life at sea
History was made this summer when Wendy Tuck became the first woman to win a round the world yacht race and her sailing success has already inspired more women to consider taking part in this epic challenge. Organisers of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, the race which Tuck won, have today revealed that a female topping the podium has led to more interest from women than ever before. Following the Clipper 2017-18
Published 10:56 on 6 Sep 2018
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START YOUR ENGINES – COUNTDOWN TO THE NATIONAL FINAL OF THE HONDA RYA YOUTH RIB CHAMPIONSHIP 2018
Young powerboaters from across the UK will be hitting the water on Sunday 16 September at TheYachtmMarket.com Southampton Boat Show, putting their skill, control, and speed to the test in the hope of clinching the prestigious title of 2018 Honda RYA Youth RIB National Champion. The Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship is Britain's leading programme introducing kids to powerboats and training them to be safe, proficient drivers and excellent boat handlers. Throughout the summer
Published 10:55 on 6 Sep 2018
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RNLI named Official Show Charity for the 50th edition of Britain’s biggest boating festival
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the Official Show Charity for this year's TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show and will showcase a unique insight into what it takes to save lives at sea throughout the 2018 edition of the UK's biggest Boat Show. From Friday 14 to Tuesday 18 September, one of the RNLI's revolutionary all-weather lifeboats will be amongst the 330 boats inhabiting the Show's purpose-built marina. It will be replaced by one
Published 10:50 on 6 Sep 2018
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Tenacious start to Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race Day 2
The international fleet are licking their wounds after a tough first night in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. The leading Class40s and IRC rated yachts have broken away from the rest of the fleet and are expected to round the Scilly Isles this afternoon. With 20 knots from the southwest forecast for the Celtic Sea it will be a long hard slog to Mizen Head on the southwest tip of Ireland. In the
Published 11:19 on 13 Aug 2018
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Worlds Day 11: Finale A Fizzler But Nacra Future In Good Hands
Australia's Nacra 17 program has confirmed its vast potential for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, despite a frustrating end for all crews and spectators at the 2018 World Championships in Denmark. After two hours of hoping for the wind to pick up at Aarhus, officials were forced to abandon the deciding medal race, leaving brother and sister duo Nathan Outteridge and Haylee Outteridge with a silver medal – just a point behind Italy's eventual
Published 11:18 on 13 Aug 2018
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North Cape Yacht Club Hosting Chubb U.S. Junior Championships This Week on Lake Erie
The North Cape Yacht Club and the greater La Salle, Michigan community, located south of Detroit, have welcomed the 93 youth sailors to their spectacular venue situated on the west end of Lake Erie for the 2018 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships . US Sailing's oldest championship will feature three days of racing for the historic Sears Cup, Bemis Trophy and Smythe Trophy this Wednesday, August 8 through Friday, August 10. These highly-skilled
Published 11:16 on 13 Aug 2018
