Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
In today’s blog, the crew of Challenger 4 are greeted to an Orange Moon rising over the nighttime horizon, and Mate Kirstie discovers salt water in the bilges. Where is it coming from? Mate Kirstie’s Blog We are now at the end of our second full day at sea. After the busy chaos of Ocean… Read more
Day 2: When To Change Into Shorts?
Jim takes us on a poetic tour of the stars overnight, as the crew settle into the rhythm of their watches. Dawn breaks and they contemplate when it will be warm enough to change into shorts – a sailor’s life! A Starry Night With Papa Watch, Simon and our first mothers getting their… Read more
And they’re off! Challenger 4 Sails Across The ARC Start Line
Day One – The Arc Rally of 2018 Begins In this blog, Marsh and Wendy describe the excitement of crossing the ARC’s start line and the routine of the watch systems aboard. Skipper Ricky sets out his race strategy at the end. “Large Spanish navy ship” A “large Spanish navy ship” was… Read more
Race across the Atlantic Ocean in the ARC Rally 2017
This is open to anyone. Although, as you will likely be 14 days non stop on a boat, it helps if you know you like sailing! But it doesn’t matter if you haven’t got a lot of experience providing you have some. The Race is actually a Rally. The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. A… Read more
The Wind is the Myth of Malham
Crew of Challenger 3 on deck during Myth of Malham The training continues, the tactics and race are planned, the crew ready for anything and last weekend in the Myth of Malham everything was thrown at FCS crew on Challenger 3, everything apart from the wind. The ‘Myth’ is part of the qualifying process… Read more
Close Finish for FCS Crew in Cervantes Trophy Race
Preparing for the Rolex Fastnet in August, the First Class Sailing crew will enter three races and last weekend they competed in the opener – the Cervantes Trophy Race. Below is skipper Ricky Chalmers’ report of how the action unfurled and how the FCS crew fared on their first real test. Crew Bonding And Jockeying… Read more
