Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
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
Sea Plastic Pollution Solution Installed by MDL Marinas and Land Rover BAR
The vast quantities of plastic sailors and swimmers observe in the sea could be a thing of the past if inventions such as the ‘Seabin’ that is being trialed by MDL Marinas and Land Rover BAR succeed. “After designing and installing the Solent Oyster refuge equipment we’re delighted to be helping with the installation… Read more
Plastic Pollution in the Sea: The Problem and Solution
You don’t need to be sailors to know it’s becoming increasingly obvious that we need to be more vocal about how the ocean is treated by humanity. Far too many of us have seen the rise of plastic waste on the seas, shores and harbours. To help us better understand the situation and possible… Read more
Tidal Sails Add to the Rising Wave of Free Energy Machines
Combining ancient sailing knowledge with cutting-edge technology, the Norwegian-based company Tidal Sails AS have developed an ingenious way to extract kinetic energy from the tides to produce the lowest cost electricity in the entire market. Formed in 2004, the company is privately owned and based in Hagesund, Norway. Its founder Are Børgesen, now 53,… Read more
So what is it like to sail across the Bay of Biscay or even the Atlantic?
Here’s a blog from our principal Charlie Tulloch who shares his first time experience sailing the Bay of Biscay. This summer I crossed the Bay of Biscay. On a Brittany Ferry. It was a very calm crossing and very flat. Had I been on a yacht there was just enough wind to sail by.… Read more
Why take an RYA Yachtmaster Theory Course?
You’ve done a Day Skipper Theory course and you’ve followed it up with a Day Skipper Practical. You’re ready to do away with an instructor and go and charter a yacht in the Med. Perhaps you’ve already been chartering for a couple of years. So why bother taking the Yachtmaster Theory course, or to… Read more
Howards’ Way: Did That BBC TV Show Get You Into Sailing?
How did you get into sailing? For many it is the family, others school or scouts, but for some people of a certain age it would have been Howards’ Way, a BBC TV series set on the south coast, that brought to life the ins and outs of sailing – from the boatyard to the… Read more
Why take a Day Skipper Theory Evening course?
The main reason most people take a Day Skipper Shorebased theory course is because they are interested in sailing or motor boating and want to know more about how to navigate when on board. Many people that have never sailed before choose to do it as a starting point, particularly during the wintery months… Read more
Updated Course: Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased
The Yachtmaster Theory or to call it by it’s proper name the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased course has changed… Actually, the course syllabus for the Yachtmaster Theory course has stayed the same. It is the way you are tested and examined that is now different – The skill of Passage Making now takes a… Read more
