Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
Here is the latest update from a guest crew member on board Santosa as she passes out of the Arctic Circle and South towards Trondheim. There are sea eagles, a lively sea, banana bread, fish finger sanwiches plus boat made rye bread, delightful anchorages and glorious sunsets. Day 4: Husoya to Bronnoysund. A mere 9… Read more
A Glacial Triathlon, followed by a sail, then port and cheese.
Here is the latest update from a guest crew member on board the good ship Santosa. Santosa is currently sailing down the west coast of Norway from Bodo to Trondheim. Day 3: Santosa, Norway. The day started sunny and bright at our mooring. Crew and guests (6 in total) set off on bikes for a 9km… Read more
Santosa’s Arctic Circle Swim Club Dips Beside A Glacier
The latest blog from our luxury yacht Santosa brings you fresh air, a great lifestyle and that curiosity as to what it feels like to have a dip in arctic waters… Day 2: on Santosa in Norway. So today we were on the water for about 8.5 hours. Sadly, little sailing as the wind… Read more
Crew’s Eye View Of The Rolex Fastnet Race by Peter Byrne
So what is it like to be in the Rolex Fastnet Race? By the end of this blog by Peter Byrne (above) you should have a good idea of what awaits and whether or not you’d like to be involved in the next race! It is an excellent read and written when grabbing moments between… Read more
Skipper’s Eye View Of The Rolex Fastnet Race
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 have won the Fastnet! Well, we exaggerate a little, we had two, 16-strong crews in the Fastnet race, both sailing the steel Challenger yachts, and having their own private duel amongst the 100’s of other competitors. Sue Geary was the Skipper of Challenger 2 and Gary Rutherford was on… Read more
The Great Britain SailGP Team Breaks 50 Knot Record In Solent
COWES, England – August 6, 2019 – Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team today achieved what no other sail racing team in the world has done, breaking the sport’s elusive 50-knot speed barrier during training ahead of Cowes SailGP. The historic moment – a first aboard the supercharged F50 catamaran – occurred during the… Read more
SailGP Racing In The Solent
SailGP is coming to the Solent in August and it looks like we’ll be seeing some epic racing on the south coast and maybe pass the 50-foot wingsailed catamarans in Southampton Water as they head to the technical area. It’s a new sport, established in 2018 and is an annual, global sports championship featuring… Read more
A Whale Of A Time With The Arctic Swim Club
Cook and chief blogger Lucy shares with us the latest adventures of luxury yacht Santosa as she cruises in the Lofoten and Vesterålen Archipelagos. 14th July New crew, new guests! After a busy couple of days getting her ready, Santosa and her crew welcomed aboard our 3 charming guests, Matteo from Rome and Gareth… Read more
Can You Hear Us Calling On The Hydrophone? (video)
Hydrophones are underwater microphones used to listen and record sounds generated beneath the sea, such as orca calls. Santosa is equipped with one and managed to use it in an extraordinary close encounter with a pod of orcas as our skipper describes below: Chance Encounter Having a late refuel and taking in… Read more
A Fresh Fish Supper On A Nordic Adventure
When there is so much to explore around Norway it’s very hard to stay still for long and, as you will read in this blog by Sue the cook on Santosa, even when you’ve discovered somewhere interesting, soon enough you’ll be moving on… Meeting the New Guest Crew at Kjerringøy Kjerringøy is a small settlement… Read more
