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The J/70 Southern Area Championships, hosted by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, attracted 19 J/70 teams for two days of thrilling racing in sparkling early summer weather.

Seven races were held in classic Solent sea breeze ...

Ancasta is gearing up for Poole Harbour Boat Show 2018, which takes place from 8-10 June .

Ancasta will be representing both Beneteau Sail and Beneteau Power at the show. On display will be an Oceanis 41.1 from Beneteau Sail and from Beneteau Po...

The Royal Torbay Yacht Club hosted the RYA’s Annual “Push the Boat Out” free sailing taster sessions this May – with dozens of Torbay families taking part.

The programme enables anyone to try the sport of sailing with a f...

Following its support at the GBR Optimist Team Selection Trials earlier this month, Marlow Ropes announces its sponsorship of the International Optimist Class Association (IOCA).

As a practical partner for grass-roots sailing, Marlow will share ...

The Regatta Master Watch is packed with functionality to help you not only perform better, but also look the part on and off the water. As well as being water resistant up to 50m, its dual alarm function, impact resistant construction an...

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Image: Alex Luther (Chasing Canguro)

Round Three of the 2018 J/70 UK 2018 Grand Slam Series took place as part of the Landsail Tyres J-Cup, organised by the Island Sailing Club, by invitation from Key Yachting Ltd.

Six races on windward-leeward courses were...

Honda (UK) is offering up to £600 off its entire range of small and mid-range outboard engines in its ‘Summer Savings’ campaign running now until the end of September.

The savings apply across the line-up from the BF2.3, BF4, a...

Circa 1968: Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail solo non-stop around the World, aboard his 32ft 5in yacht SUHAILI. Pictured here returning to Falmouth, England on 22 April 1969 to complete the 30,123 mile voyage in 3...

With the eyes of the sailing world turning towards Cardiff, the national governing body for boating in Wales is setting up a new charity to ensure people of all ages and backgrounds get more opportunities to make waves.

The Volvo Ocean Race, wit...

2018 FAST40+ Race Circuit – Round Two

International Paint Poole Regatta

To mark this year’s Boat Fire Safety Week (28 May to 3 June), the RYA has launched its 2018 Safety Advisory Notice – featuring six key topics to help boaters think in practical terms about their safety afloat.

Compiled for the recrea...

Here in the UK, we pride ourselves on having some of the cleanest beaches and whenever there is a hot sunny day, we put on our sunscreen and head over to the nearest beach for a perfect day out.

When it comes to the cleanliness of our beaches, b...

The Birch shorts by Protest are straight fitting and feature buttons at the closure and a metal fly zipper. The shorts, which reach the knee and are 100 per cent cotton, are available in three colours: blue gas, latte and asphalt.

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Leg 9, from Newport to Cardiff, day 01 on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Dee Caffari driving. 20 May, 2018.
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Ker 46 Lady Mariposa, skippered by Daniel hardy, is the overall winner of the 2018 RORC Myth of Malham Race.

Edward Broadway’s Ker 40 Hooligan VII is second, winning IRC 1, and Nicolas Gaumont-Prat’s First 40.7 Philosophie IV third w...

It’s an exciting new era as RYA iBooks accelerate growth in the iBook Store!

The conversion of a range of RYA eBooks into iBooks has improved the availability, accessibility and convenience of the RYA’s eBook titles.

A wide field of international entries from the United States, Finland, Norway, France as well as Irish and British crews are amongst the 54 entries to date for the Volvo Round Ireland Race 2018.

Additional enquiries are still being handled by th...