Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 are sailing to St Lucia in the ARC Rally, racing against many boats, but mainly Challenger 1. We’re expecting regular blogs from the crew and the skipper although this one is just from the mate, presumably everyone else is busy eating fruit… Day 4 Wednesday 22 Nov 2017… Read more
Continental Cooking on Challenger 2
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 are sailing to St Lucia in the ARC Rally, racing against many boats, but mainly Challenger 1. We’re expecting regular blogs over the next two weeks and this one gives you a glimpse into how they settle into their routine as they edge closer to the middle of… Read more
ARC Rally Blog: Swing to the Rhythm of the Boat
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 are sailing to St Lucia in the ARC Rally, racing against many boats, but mainly Challenger 1. We’re expecting regular blogs over the next two weeks and this one gives you a glimpse into preparations for crossing the Atlantic Sunday/Monday 20 November 2017 Greetings from Challenger 2! We… Read more
Preparations for ARC Rally 2018
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 are sailing to St Lucia in the ARC Rally, racing against many boats, but mainly Challenger 1. We’re expecting regular blogs over the next two weeks and this one gives you a glimpse into preparations for crossing the Atlantic. Friday 17th November 2017 Challenger 2 is ready for… Read more
No Stopping the Adventure until Las Palmas
This might be the final blog from the first leg of this Atlantic Adventure, but as you will read the crew will be taking home many happy memories… We did not stop at Lanzarote as planned due to tidal restrictions, a mutinous crew, who demanded to continue sailing under starry sky’s , the idea… Read more
Life at 45 Degrees – Sailing the Atlantic
The latest blog from Challenger 2 see the FCS crew get a taste of the sailing conditions they were all hoping for… It’s all about Biscuits and Chocolate (Saturday 3rd Nov) Left Cascais about 10am heading out into a lumpy sea, sails were hoisted and spirits high and looking forward to the voyage ahead… Read more
Sailing World Descends on Cascais
The latest blog from Challenger 2 could easily fit on the back of a postcard but as you will see they have been having a great time ashore at Cassias, Portugal. The picture above is the first we’ve seen with the new sails. Dazzling! Day 6 – 7 We have had a couple of… Read more
Big Seas, Big Moon, Big Grins on the Atlantic
The latest update from Challenger 2 as her FCS crew sails her to the Canaries via the Bay of Biscay. As you will read contact has been sporadic due to weak signals. Tuesday Morning (Oct 31st) We have had a really great night sailing, lots of wind, big rolly seas stars and a big moon,… Read more
Dolphins Greet First Night Watch on the Atlantic Adventure
As you’ll read, over the weekend the crew of Challenger 2 got into the routines of ocean sailing and also writing a ship’s log of their adventure from Portsmouth to the Canaries – the first leg of our Atlantic Adventures. Below is their summary from the past four days, due to limited bandwidth from… Read more
Atlantic Adventure Begins for FCS Crew
With the sun unexpectedly shining in a late October light wind and the temperatures at a Mediterranean 17c, our First Class Sailing crew gathered at Gunwharf Quay to begin their voyage to the Canaries aboard Challenger 2. Their skipper is Neil Montague and his plan was to take them across to Cowes for the… Read more
