Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
As part of our survey about holding tanks, and if they should be made compulsory in UK waters, we’ve come across the locations of all the coast pump out stations. This information was originally gathered by The Green Blue who have also collated the details of all inland stations. They too have been campaigning on… Read more
Easter Sailing Courses
How do you fancy taking one day off work yet get five days of sailing? Well, that is easy with the Easter break as Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, which means the only day you have to take off is Thursday! Depending on the next level you want to reach we have… Read more
Learn Tidal Sailing in the Solent
It is quite common for people to wonder about the relative merits of taking the Day Skipper yachting course in the Mediterranean or the Solent. The thought of first rate Mediterranean hospitality and glorious sunshine are definite temptations. However, learning on the Solent is the only real option. There is a very good reason why:… Read more
Getting Plastic out of the Oceans – a Global Clean-up
In our series of Eco Blogs, First Class Sailing is discovering a variety of issues that concern people who use the seas. In the previous blog we highlighted Ecover's new bottle of which 10% of the plastic is reclaimed from the sea.
Coast Guard Closure Update: Technology v Manpower
In the summer our survey of south coast sailors provided a resounding "No!" against the closure of coast guard stations and a centralised system. In a follow up guest blog Dennis O'Connor, Group Coordinator from National Coastguard SOS, gives us an update on the campaign so far and highlights a potential issue to sailor safety,… Read more
Ocean Plastic Problem – Ecover’s Bottle Sends Message
Ocean plastic has become, in recent years, an ever-growing and serious problem for our planet. The ocean’s ecosystem is very delicate, and is being severely damaged by the abundance of plastic waste being dumped into the seas.
The Navitus Bay Wind Farm – Good or Bad for Sailing?
There’s a storm brewing in the waters off the South Coast… Navitus Bay Wind Park, a proposed wind farm off Dorset and the Isle of Wight, has submitted alternative plans to the Planning Inspectorate which includes less turbines spread across a smaller area, and positioned further from the shore. The group behind the proposed farm… Read more
Three Islands You Should Sail To
In a recent blog, sailor Alex Thompson Islands of Adventure has got people thinking about their favourite islands and like him, we also love Formentera and Malta in the Mediterranean, but we have a couple of other favs that we’d like to share. There are two within touching distance for the competent sailor.
Make Shamrock Quay Marina of the Year in 2015
So where would you find the best Marina in the UK? And what makes a Marina excel? These are the questions that surface every time the Yacht Harbour Association’s Marina of the Year Award comes around. Having said that the award was only started last year and won by Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina, an independent marina… Read more
Organising a yacht fashion shoot for Vogue Netherlands
The romance of sailing has inspired many photographers to use yachts as the set for their photo shoot, but what is it like on the other side of the lens? How do you accommodate the artists while sailing a fully rigged ship? In the blog below, Darryl Hughes a regular correspondent during his voyage around… Read more
