Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
Didn’t Team GB do well in the Olympics? Highlights for me – Ben Ainslie’s penultimate race before he went on to win Gold. It was totally gripping. Besides watching the Olympics, during the summer we ran a competition based on the games. Those taking part had to answer three questions and then their names went into a hat.… Read more
One of the first steps in Learning to Sail a Yacht is to take a Competent Crew Course
For anyone looking to learn how to sail an RYA Competent Crew course would be a good place to start. The course syllabus is set by the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) but run by sailing schools. The Competent Crew course forms part of a whole series of RYA courses that take you from total beginner to… Read more
Learning to Sailing in the wake of the Olympics
Perhaps the sailing Olympians inspire you to give sailing a go. Perhaps you have been meaning to try sailing for ages but have never got round to it. Well learning to sail is easy and if you are completely new to sailing this is the page for you! Years ago the Royal Yachting Association (RYA)… Read more
What’s the difference between a Buoyancy Aid and a Lifejacket?
A buoyancy aid supports the wearer in the water but is not designed like a lifejacket to turn the wearer face up. Falling or being knocked into the sea causes shock and disorientation so a lifejacket, either permanent foam or gas inflated, will turn an unconscious or incapable person face up. A lifejacket must have 100… Read more
Round the Island Race – a race for everyone
Each year amateurs and professionals compete against each other in the Round the Island Race. It is one of the few races where amateurs and complete novices can race alongside Olympic gold medallists like Ben Ainslie and around the world racers like Alex Thomson. The Round the Island Race attracts worldwide interest and is covered… Read more
Nannini Overcomes the Financial Crisis and Takes Second in the Global Ocean Race
We have arrived in Les Sables D’Olonne taking second place Just a brief message to say we are in Les Sables D’Olonne, even the last few hours of this Global Ocean Race have been quite intense with a front sweeping over our heads giving us winds gusting 45 knots this morning, rather unusual for june.… Read more
Final Day for Marco Nannini in Global Ocean Race
Today is the last full day at sea for us, in around 24 hours we should be making landfall and reach Les Sables D’Olonne and bring to a conclusion this epic jurney. We’ve been making very good progrees with strong following winds pushing us for days but the adventure is not quite over yet. Last… Read more
Riding the storm – fast progress towards the finish
Progress in the last couple of days has been fantastic. Last week we had to take a difficult choice to slow down to avoid the worst of a severe depression that was about to cross our path, as it turned out we saw some horrible conditions and had some damage to sails, Cessna ahead of… Read more
Sail damage in serious nose dive during storm
I’ve just had a dinner of rice with a thai green sauce and a peanut bar for desert, slowly recovering from the busy day. The gale we faced yesterday left us with a few issues to deal with. We had chosen a route that kept us away from the very worst of the deepening depression… Read more
Gale force winds to hit GOR fleet soon
I will certainly remember leg five of the Global Ocean Race as the one where time expanded, we’re not even half way and i feel like i’ve been on this boat for 9 consecutive months. Perhaps the anticipation for the imminent finish of the whole race plays tricks with my mind or perhaps it’s simply… Read more
