Sailing News
All the latest news from the world of sailing and stories from experienced sailors.
This blog was written by one of our instructors for Sailing Today and published in their magazine. Sailing Today have kindly let us post it here. Instructor Clive takes us through a recent Coastal Skipper Course to Dartmouth, and explains what to expect on your course and how an instructor helps the students achieve a successful… Read more
Day 2: When To Change Into Shorts?
Jim takes us on a poetic tour of the stars overnight, as the crew settle into the rhythm of their watches. Dawn breaks and they contemplate when it will be warm enough to change into shorts – a sailor’s life! A Starry Night With Papa Watch, Simon and our first mothers getting their… 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
Day 2 – Sailing up the North Sea to Norway
Fog and phosphorescence in the North Sea enroute to Norway Here is the latest blog from Challenger 1 as she starts sailing up the North Sea to Norway. The crew experience fog, phosphorescence, dolphins and downwind spinnaker sailing. “Unfortunately the fog stayed with us for most of the day, resulting in a small yacht appearing… Read more
Bank Holiday Sailing – RYA Courses and Channel Hops
A short but action packed holiday, or spreading your RYA Competent Crew or Day Skipper course over two weekends, either way the bank holidays are perfect as you don’t need to use up any valuable days off work! And with the Easter break having two bank holidays, you can do a whole course and only… Read more
Winter Calls for a Sailing Theory Course
With longer nights approaching and the weather becoming cooler, you thoughts naturally turn to next year and how you’ll be spending your time at sea. Will it be the Solent, the East Coast or will you finally become a Day Skipper and charter that yacht around the Med.? An autumn/winter theory course is perfect preparation,… Read more
Skipper’s Log: To The Fastnet Rock in 2015
Here is a very exciting blog from Challenger 2 skipper Ricky Chalmers, who is guiding the First Class Sailing crew to the Fastnet Rock and back. As you will see it was quick a hairy start at Cowes and then a high degree of seamanship to find wind and battle the tides. All part and… Read more
Sailing the ARC – Sunsets and Solutions – by Ken Waylen
Preparing the yachts It had been a long-held ambition of mine to cross the Atlantic Ocean. I’d had several opportunities over the years, but sadly none of them came to fruition. Technically it’s a race, but the vast majority of competitors are there to simply have fun and achieve the feat of crossing the Atlantic.… Read more
