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Storming Success for the first Royal Lymington Challenge Cup

11:32am Monday 6th July 2009

Eight Club teams each of 3 IRC yachts enjoyed fabulous racing, great weather and a fun packed social program at the inaugural Royal Lymington Challenge Cup sponsored by Seatrack.. The format for this new annual club team event consisted of a long Solent race on Thursday June 25 followed by 2 days of intense windward leeward racing in Christchurch Bay. The drama started before racing had even begun when ‘ Déjà vu’ from the Royal Temple YC team, owned by John Barrett & Paul Woodward, was found to be too badly damaged to race following a collision in the Round the Island race the previous weekend. Determined not to let their team mates down John & Paul managed to charter another J109 ‘Vertigo’ and only missed the inshore race. Race Officer Tony Blatchford set a challenging course in the Western Solent for the long inshore race. Starting in a shifty 10 to 12 knot north easterly and a strong flood tide good tactics were essential to keep at the front of the fleet. Jim Macgregor sailing ‘Flair V’ took an early lead which he never relinquished to win Class 1. Racing was extremely close in Class 2 with Chris & Hannah Neve sailing ‘No Doubt’ for the home club just getting past David & Kirsty Apthorp’s ‘J Dream’ at the last mark to take the win. Ed Holton sailing brought ‘Shades of Blue’ home to win Class 3 for Royal Southampton YC. Royal Lymington were the overnight leaders closely followed by Royal Southampton & Poole YCs. Once ashore the crews got stuck into the £1.00 a pint of beers supplied by event supporter Fullers, followed by a large curry party in the club in the evening. Day two dawned to rain and very little wind and Tony Blachford gave the teams a two hour postponement, which was welcomed by those who had taken full advantage of the local hospitality the previous evening! As the postponement came down the sun was out and the sea breeze was building in Christchurch Bay The 24 yachts then enjoyed 2 very close and competitive windward leeward races in champagne conditions.

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Etchells fleet hit the south coast

9:47am Monday 29th June 2009

A SMALL but high quality fleet of Etchells sailed the UK South Coast Championships over the weekend of June 27th and 28th, hosted by the Royal Corinthian YC in Cowes, and for the second time this season Graham Bailey / David Heritage and Stephen Bailey found themselves at the top of the leader board with a race to go, but locked together on the same points as their nearest challengers and with a shoot out for the trophy ahead of them. This time is was in a light Easterly wind, last time it was a firm South Westerly . Last time it was Ante Razmilovic looking to finish ahead of them, this time it was Laurence Mead . What didn’t change was the outcome. The shoot-out kings were still standing at the end of the day and were very worthy South Coast Champions. Bailey / Heritage / Bailey have won all 3 Solent regattas so far this season and are very much the form team in town.

Round the Island champions line up for Challenge Cup

5:21pm Tuesday 23rd June 2009

ROUND THE ISLAND CHAMPIONS LINE UP FOR CHALLENGE CUP Two champions of the weekend will go head to head at the Royal Lymington Challenge Cup which starts on Thursday and is sponsored by Seatrack. Peter Scholfield’s Zarafa and Jim Macgregor’s Premier Flair both won their classes respectively in the weekend’s Round the Island Race. In IRC division 2A Zarafa, a HOD 35 saw off 43 yachts to gain her victory, while Elan 410 Premier Flair beat a class of 65 in IRC Division 1A. The numbers prove that they are both forces to be reckoned with.

Andrew retires from the helm of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club

2:19pm Tuesday 23rd June 2009

Andrew Paterson has retired after 13 years as secretary and manager to the Royal Southampton Yacht Club.

The Biscay Challenge

2:00pm Thursday 4th June 2009

The 540-mile Biscay Challenge yacht race from the Solent to northern Spain, which starts next week, is shaping up to provide some of the keenest racing in the Royal Southampton Yacht Club’s racing calendar.

Women’s Championship attracting variety of top level entrants

1:55pm Thursday 4th June 2009

The event organisers of the Women’s Open Keelboat Championship 2009 at the Royal Southern Yacht Club say this year’s entries are shaping up well, with several top level sailors and a charity boat sailing to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care. The event is taking place on 4th and 5th July 2009. Top level sailors who have already entered their boat for the Women’s Open Keelboat Championship 2009 include Louise Morton on her quarter tonner “Espada”, keen to return this year to defend the superb custom made trophy which she won at the inaugural event in 2008. “Close IRC and sports boat racing on fantastic courses set by the Royal Southern Yacht Club led to a really enjoyable and worthwhile racing event on the water” says Louise. “The prizes for the crews are amazing too – heaps of Dubarry kit to cover winners of all the races! Dubarry have new lines out this year and we are looking forward to seeing the new ranges.”

Weather plays havoc for Island Sailing Club's Cowes Keelboat Regatta

12:03pm Tuesday 26th May 2009

Almost inevitably, the weather interfered with the three-day Cowes Keelboat Regatta organised, as usual, by the Island Sailing Club over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Zipper closes gap in SWSA evening series

12:04pm Tuesday 26th May 2009

With Venetian, French and Italian crew on the water, the second race in the Southampton Water Sailing Association evening series for sailing yachts took on a Mediterranean flavour, with copious sunshine and sunglasses donned.

University honours in second SWSA dinghy race

12:05pm Tuesday 26th May 2009

The second race in the SWSA dinghy evening series got underway off Weston Shore in a steady South West breeze and warm sunshine. Following a clean start, the fleet quickly separated into two main groups with Bram Sengers in a 420 and Constantino Corbari in a Bosun, (both from Southampton University), virtually match racing the course. The 420 eventually pulling clear to take line honours and first place on corrected time.

New investment for RSYC unvieled by Mike Golding

2:00pm Monday 25th May 2009

SOLO round the world yachtsman and Royal Southampton Yacht Club member, Mike Golding took time off from a busy sailing schedule in Venice to formally open a £312,000 development project at the Club’s Ocean Village headquarters.