Sailing News

RORC Lockdown Live Series – Brian Thompson

This, the first episode of the RORC Time Over Distance is with offshore sailor Brian Thompson, who has broken 33 world sailing records, including the Jules Verne round the world record

PlanetSail – Enjoy the Trip . . .

Welcome to the first episode of Matt Sheahan’s Planetsail. in this new Video Magazine he that takes a regular look at the sailing world

All RYA activity to cease over Easter

The RYA will be closed over the Easter break (4 to 19 April) to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The message is clear: stay home, protect the NHS, and save lives

OK Dinghy Class – COVID-19 and its events schedule

The OK Dinghy Class has decided to be pro-active and make some tough decisions on the situation with COVID-19 and its events schedule

New York SailGP cancelled

Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, SailGP has cancelled the New York SailGP scheduled for June 12-13.

Giles Scott . . . Have Finn – Will Travel

Giles Scott will take his Finn dinghy to Auckland, as he did to Cagliari, to maintain his chance of a gold medal at the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games

Rob Wilson . . . INEOS Team UK sailing coach

At the age of 13 Rob Wilson took part in his first Optimist World Championship (in 1989), joining him at that event was another young British upstart . . . Ben Ainslie

New Zealand ready for 36th America’s Cup despite COVID-19

In a recent interview on Radio New Zealand, yaching journalist Richard Gladwell said that he expected the America’s Cup to go ahead and for New Zealand to emerge from lockdown as quickly as it went in

Sailing Clubs benefit from Business Grant and Rate packages

Sailing clubs up and down the country are already beginning to benefit from the £22 billion grant and business rates package recently announced by the Chancellor