Offshore

Royal Southern YC open entry for August Charity Cup

Nice to be able to advise you of an Open Sailing event that is going ahead this August and now to include racing with a full crew

Spirit Yachts unveils its Spirit 111 wooden superyacht

Take a closer look at the highly anticipated Spirit 111 . . . At 34m long, she is the largest, wooden, single-masted sailing yacht to be built in the UK since Shamrock V in the 1930s

Rise in Covoid-19 Cases cancels 2020 Round Ireland Race

The sharp rise in global Covid-19 cases has forced Wicklow SC to cancel this year’s SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race, due to start on Saturday 22 August

Vendée Arctique – Sprint Finish Video

Great video as Jeremie Beyou (Charal) took the Vendée Arctique win, but for Matt Sheenan the stand out performance was Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur) best placed British competitor in fourth place

RORC – Race the Wight entry closing Friday 24 July

The Royal Ocean Racing Club is expecting in excess of 100 entries for Race the Wight, scheduled to start on Saturday 1 August

Edmond de Rothschild first home in Drheam Cup

Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier on the Ultime Edmond de Rothschild were first home of the the 94 competing solo sailors, duos and teams in the La Drheam Cup

100 monohulls and multihulls to start in DRHEAM Cup

Almost 100 monohulls and multihulls will line up at the start for the 3rd edition of the DRHEAM Cup on Sunday 19 July

Thomson finalises his qualification for Vendée Globe

Alex Thomson completed a six-day solo passage onboard his IMOCA 60, HUGO BOSS, finalising his qualification for the Vendée Globe

The Ocean Race reboots with a three-race ten year plan

Organisers of The Ocean Race have hit the reboot button and confirmed three races over next 10 years – in 2022-23, in 2026-27 and in 2030-31

Delayed WAVE Regatta . . . a different experience this time around

The Howth Yacht Club’s delayed Wave Regatta will see the ICRA National Championship absorbed into the biennial block-buster event over the 11 to 13 September 2020