News
Packed house for the carol service
On a bitterly cold but crisp Tuesday 7 December members and friends gathered early at the Club for fortification at the bar before heading across the road to St Michaels, Paternoster Royal for the annual Carol Service.
Killer Shrimp spreading in UK
Killer Shrimp, first found in the UK at Grafton Water, have now been identified at two new locations in Wales. The RYA have released information and advice about how to miminise the spread of this alien invader species. The advice is mainly aimed at freshwater dinghy and day sailing clubs, but we should all be vigilant.
Anyone for sailing on 29 April 2011?
Long weekends are a boon for sailors - and there aren't many each year. So to whoever it was in the Little Ship Club who had a quiet word with William about popping the question and getting us an extra bank holiday - well done - a result!
FC: 11 December Fast Cruise course
The course for the Fast Cruise is as follows:
Start 1100hr between Horse Elbow G mark and Cambrian Wreck SCM.
Ainslie is the new ISAF Match Racing World Champion
Britain's Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN has won his first ISAF Match Racing World Championship title by winning the Monsoon Cup on a day of high drama in Malaysia. The three-time Olympic gold medalist was in imperious form at the deciding regatta
Interesting link up in these harsh economic times
Garrard, the world’s oldest jewellers, has become a corporate partner of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the world’s oldest continually-operating yacht club. This formal announcement seals a relationship that dates back over 235 years, when Garrard was first commissioned to make a trophy for the Royal Thames’s inaugural race held on the River Thames.
Charter a yacht for the Fast Cruise
If you are having difficulty find a berth for this winter's Fast Cruises have you ever considered chartering a yacht? Over the last two winters I have chartered on four occasions and in the winter it is not as expensive as you might think.
Monsoon Cup Quarter Finalists decided
On day 3 of the Monsoon Cup, the final event of the 2010 ISAF World Match Racing Tour, the World Championship was still wide open. Tension was high as this was a make or break day for several of the World Championship contenders. A 12-15 knot northerly breeze greeted competitors, with one knot of current running down the Terengganu River.
Boat sinking?
Is this boat pitch poling? It hasn't any sails! Water looks calm and there doesn't appear to be much wind. It is meant to look like this. It is a piece of art.
FLASH - Minoprio is out!
Mathieu Richard beat Adam Minoprio in Flight 15 of the Monsoon Cup leaving the current champion out of the quarter finals
Brits Lead the Charge
The Monsoon Cup, the prestigious final round of the 2010 ISAF World Match Racing Tour being sailed in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia has turned the hard fought world of top level match racing upside down. Two British sailors are leading the event after a tough day two out on the water.
Richard Fighting to Stay in the Hunt on Day 2
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team staged a late fight back in the second Qualifying Session at the Monsoon Cup to keep his ISAF Match Racing World Championship hopes alive. A quick glance over his shoulder and the Frenchman will be encouraged to see his nearest rival Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing looking increasingly fallible. Their loss is Ainslie's gain...
Keep the Tornado in Play
By Nahid + Roland Gaebler - At the ISAF conference in Athens we got the clear signal that mixed sailing on multihulls can be a new Olympic sailing discipline for the Rio Olympics 2016.
With a new website we want to promote and support mixed sailing as best as we can. With your support!! Please have a look at www.mixedsailing.org
Frostbite weather?
Winter cheer from Iain Muspratt
Isis of Salcombe, my Moody 54, has been irreverently (but affectionately) referred to as the 'Aircraft Carrier'. Given recent weather conditions, perhaps what I really need is an icebreaker?
ISAF Youth World Championships
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has published the Notice of Race for the 2011 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship, the 41st edition of the championship being held in Zadar, Croatia from 7 to 16 July 2011.
Discounts on Sailing Courses
Looking for a Christmas present idea? Pelican Racing are offering discounts on their sailing courses for next season. Get 10 per cent off (which cannot be used with any other offer) at Pelican Racing on any purchase or booking, including gift vouchers, paid before 17 December. Quote 'Christmas10' when you book....go on, treat yourself for 2011!
Brits Ahead: Williams Beats Richard, Ainslie beats Gilmour
The ninth event of the 2010 ISAF World Match Racing Tour and the biggest event of the year, the Monsoon Cup is currently underway in Terengganu, Malaysia. It was an exciting day on the water and after day one both the event and the series are plainly still wide open.
Monsoon Cup - They're Off!
As the battle begins at the 2010 Monsoon Cup the skippers are very much aware that on the World Match Racing scene there is a very narrow margin between winning and losing.
Boat Show Club volunteers
The Boat show is the Club's biggest recruitment opportunity of the year. The four main reasons we have a stand are: to recruit new, active members ; to promote use of the Club; fill our RYA theory courses and raise awareness of the Club. Kate continued with the practicalities of achieving these objectives.
Monsoon Cup is still wide open
With five skippers still in with a chance of winning the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) as the series heads for the final event of the season at the Monsoon Cup, WMRT has drawn comparisons to the recent grandstand finish in Formula 1 which saw four drivers go into the final Grand Prix of the year with a shot at winning the title.