Round Britain & Ireland Race

With the worst June storm to hit Scotland in 100 years behind them, competitors are looking forward to more favourable conditions for the next leg to Lowestoft …

Hayling Island SC hosted Open Meetings for the 505 and Fireball classes over the weekend of the 22/23 June and managed home club winners for both

Rosina of Beaulieu, a Contessa 26 owned by Jeremy Rogers MBE, beat the IRC Class One Farr 52 Bear of Britain by just 17 seconds on handicap in yesterday's Round

We've just observed the Round the Island Race Grand Prix and multihull divisions make the long upwind leg to the Needles, with Maiden II moving swiftly away, seeking to break…

Maiden II cleared the Needles at 0950 after an 0830 start but Yvan Bourgnon’s tri made rather too spectacular a start on the Round The Island race.

Another day, another time for Maiden II, having fallen well short of the 2hr 33min 55sec time set by Playstation last year for an Isle of Wight circumnavigation.

Maiden 2 speeds home

Jubilant crew arrive back in Southampton and explain how they lined up for a record with their 697-mile run in 24 hours

Ricardo Tavares, who confessed to shooting Peter Blake was sentenced to 36 years and 9 months.

Giraglia Rolex Cup

St. Tropez makes the ideal setting for the second coastal race, of the Giraglia Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Italiano

With a broken boom and torn sails, Lightning Reflex has sailed into the record books and slashed the Helly Hansen Three Peaks Yacht Race record by 15 hours

GBR Crew Challenge

Crew Challenge, the GBR Challenge Education project, has extended its competition entry deadline

A good turnout of 25 Larks enjoyed superb conditions at Pevensey Bay SC for an open meeting on the 15-16 June

A total of 90 boats have lined up for the start of the Top Cat Europeans in Italy

Storm halts Round Britain

A third of the fleet retire after severe conditions, and surprise as a 30ft cat leads over much bigger rivals

Giraglia Rolex Cup

The Dutch yacht Sottovoce has won the first race at the Giraglia Rolex Cup which started yesterday