Handing your ten year old child over to a National sports authority for them to join a full-time training regime is not normal practice in the UK.
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Ferrari unveils Hypersail in a sporting challenge to conquer the oceans
Ferrari unveils Hypersail: Innovation, performance and efficiency in a sporting challenge to conquer the oceans
The Last Sea Dog – Jean-Luc Van Den Heede
The Last Sea Dog tells the story of Jean-Luc Van Den Heede’s life and sailing adventures, during which he rounded Cape Horn 12 times and completed6solo circumnavigations.
2025 will see an updated version of the Racing Rules of Sailing in play
Every four years the Racing Rules of Sailing are updated following the Olympics. The new rules come into force on 1st January 2025
The ILCA Book, formaly known as The Laser Book gets a makeover
A one-design dinghy launched over 50 years ago, and the leading book on sailing that dinghy are moving forward.
Topper sailing from Start to Finish
A new sailing season is fast approaching and with it comes a new edition of The Topper Book – Topper sailing from Start to Finish.
Mastering Data to Win Races
This latest issue of the original – Instrument Techniques – expands on new aspects of the navigators role, and the use of numbers, data and information on board a sailboat.
Cowes Week – Mark Downer and family sailing the Redwing Enigma overall winners
Cowes Week 2023 finished on a high note Friday with all classes enjoying a glorious day of tactical racing.
RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show – Now for something special . . .
The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show is not just about the British love of individualistic dinghy classes . . . tucked between the booming number of food outlets were a number of specialist products
Jim Saltonstall – My Life in a Blue Suit
Jim Saltonstall MBA, the man credited with making Britain great at Olympic Sailing . . . His remarkable freewheeling autobiography
The Oyster 495 is European Yacht of the Year
Oyster Yachts, Oyster 495, has won the European Yacht of the Year in the Luxury Cruiser category.
Echoes From The Deep – Wreck of Ship that sent Iceberg Warning to Titanic located
A new book – Echoes from the Deep by Dr Innes McCartney of Bangor University – includes the discovery of the ship which sent an iceberg warning to the RMS Titanic, before the ocean liner sank.
