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Cowes Week Death
Cowes Week Death
Friday, 10 August 2018

We have received this statement from Cowes Week Limited:

“The team at Lendy Cowes Week are extremely sad to confirm the death of one of our competitors while racing here today (Friday 10th August).

The CA welcomes Scotland’s positive steps over marking of lobster pots
The CA welcomes Scotland’s positive steps over marking of lobster pots
Friday, 10 August 2018

The Cruising Association is delighted that the Scottish Government has now decided to take steps towards the better marking of creel/lobster pots and also towards making unlicensed fishermen more identifiable for the purposes of enforcement.

Whe...

Vintage legends and top competition at Cowes Classics Week 2018
Vintage legends and top competition at Cowes Classics Week 2018
Friday, 10 August 2018

Image: Tim Jeffreys

Lendy Cowes Week Daily Round-Up Day 6
Lendy Cowes Week Daily Round-Up Day 6
Friday, 10 August 2018

A combination of light and shifty north-westerly winds of 6-12 knots and strong tides provided a day of close racing and gave navigators plenty of challenging tactical decisions on day six of Lendy Cowes Week.

RNLI to feature in BBC documentary
RNLI to feature in BBC documentary
Friday, 10 August 2018

The BBC series Saving Lives at Sea, demonstrating the lifesaving work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), will once again be hitting TV screens from Tuesday 21 August 2018. Broadcast at 8pm on BBC2, the popular 10-part documentary s...

Paralympic sailing star Hannah Stodel takes on Round Britain and Ireland Race
Paralympic sailing star Hannah Stodel takes on Round Britain and Ireland Race
Friday, 10 August 2018

Former Paralympic sailing star Hannah Stodel has announced that she’ll be taking on one of the toughest domestic yacht racing events later this month when she hits the start line of the RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, an 1805-...

Buying a Boat Tops Lottery Winners’ Shopping List
Buying a Boat Tops Lottery Winners’ Shopping List
Thursday, 09 August 2018

A major study, carried out by TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show, has revealed that Brits’ love affair with the sea is alive and well, with almost two thirds (63%) choosing to buy a boat if they were to win the lottery.

The research ...

Lendy Cowes Week – Day 5 Round up Report
Lendy Cowes Week – Day 5 Round up Report
Wednesday, 08 August 2018

A change in the weather today gave a cooler and windier day, with gusts nearing 25 knots in the early afternoon. Thousands of sailors came ashore sporting big grins after an energetic day that saw many thrills and spills on the downwind legs. T...

Champions crowned at RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta 2018
Champions crowned at RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta 2018
Wednesday, 08 August 2018

Image: RYA/Emily Whiting

Tracy Edwards Scoops Lendy Ladies Day Trophy at Lendy Cowes Week
Tracy Edwards Scoops Lendy Ladies Day Trophy at Lendy Cowes Week
Tuesday, 07 August 2018

The annual Ladies Day returned to Lendy Cowes Week on Tuesday 7th August, this year supported by Title Sponsor Lendy, with a number of celebrations culminating in the announcement that Tracy Edwards was the winner of the Ladies Day Trophy at an ex...

Lendy Cowes Week Daily Round-Up Day 4
Lendy Cowes Week Daily Round-Up Day 4
Tuesday, 07 August 2018

After a relaxed morning waiting for a breeze to build, teams at Lendy Cowes Week were thoroughly tested today by a series of wild fluctuations in the wind that accompanied short showers that passed over the race area this afternoon. Lulls saw to w...

Lendy Cowes Week – Day 3 Round-Up Report
Lendy Cowes Week – Day 3 Round-Up Report
Monday, 06 August 2018

Competitors enjoyed a fabulous classic sea breeze day at Lendy Cowes Week, after a long postponement while race officials waited for the wind to arrive. They were rewarded with a stable 10-15 knot south westerly breeze on another warm and almost c...

British Cup team secures first GC32 Racing Tour victory
British Cup team secures first GC32 Racing Tour victory
Sunday, 05 August 2018

INEOS Team UK came out on top, despite this being just the team’s second ever event on the GC32 Racing Tour. Photo: Sailing Energy / GC32 Racing Tour

Lendy Cowes Week – Day 2 Round Up Report
Lendy Cowes Week – Day 2 Round Up Report
Sunday, 05 August 2018

Family Day at Lendy Cowes Week delivered stunning conditions with unbroken sun and a solid east south-easterly breeze of 9-12 knots. The best winds of the day were predicted to be in the eastern Solent, so all classes started towards the east.<...

SailForce to represent Ocean Safety to UK Leisure Marine Market
SailForce to represent Ocean Safety to UK Leisure Marine Market
Sunday, 05 August 2018

Ocean Safety’s Ocean ISO liferaft – a key product for SailForce and the chandlery sector.

Applications invited for RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year 2019
Applications invited for RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year 2019
Sunday, 05 August 2018

2018 RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year winners Notts County Sailing Club

COWES HONOUR FOR YOUNG SAILOR
COWES HONOUR FOR YOUNG SAILOR
Friday, 03 August 2018

One of the principal trophies for yacht racing at Lendy Cowes Week Regatta  is to be presented by a 14-year-old newcomer to sailing, thanks to an innovative move by the Royal Southampton Yacht Club.

The Club’s Armitage Challenge cup w...

RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta 2018
RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta 2018
Thursday, 02 August 2018

Image: OnEdition/RYA

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