Yachting World

BT Challenge: cold and wet

Olympic Group skipper Manley Hopkinson is damp and cold – and missing the birds: ‘It puzzles me where they have gone. They were all around us yesterday, but today there…

Youth champions to join GBR Challenge programme

The winners of the 29er and male Laser Radial classes in this year's Volvo RYA Youth Championships and Trials will be invited to join the GBR Challenge training programme for…

Past the bruising seas

We think we are now past the worst patches in the Southern Ocean, areas where accidents which have happened to the likes of Isabelle Autissier, and the loss of good…

Flying Fifteen Worlds – races one and two

The first race of the Flying Fifteen world championship in South Africa on Sunday 1 April started at the fourth attempt. The early leader was Barry and Sue parkin (GBR)…

Big weekend for 420s at Sunderland

The second of three weekends to select the teams for the 420 Open and Ladies World Championships and Junior European Championship Selections was held at Sunderland Yacht Club over the…

Wild wind for RS600s at Northampton

RS Class Racing is extremely well known for tight finishes but you could not get a tighter overall result then the leading two boats in the RS600 fleet produced at…

New National 12 design

David Greening's new Annie Apple designed National Twelve looks set to give the current designs a good run for their money.

Salcombe YC open to visitors

Salcombe YC, which is open despite the foot and mouth crisis, is welcoming visitors to join in the club racing.

No way back for Soling class

The ISAF Council of 38 voted overwhelmingly in favour (by 29 votes to eight, with one abstention) of the Executive Committee's Recommendation that the decision stands and, as of November…

Date set for Medway regatta

If you’re looking for a fun, competitive event to take part in this summer, the Medway Dinghy regatta could be the one for you.

Clubs sign up for team racing taster days

The team racing stand at the recent Sailboat and Windsurf Show at Alexandra Palace was a huge success with 100s of visitors flocking to the stand to find out how…

Is the dinghy scene over-complicated and elitist?

Wandering around the RYA Sailboat and Windsurf show and seeing how increasingly specialist many of the classes are becoming, it is little wonder that newcomers may find the dinghy scene…