The final race in the series took place on April 28th. Racing in Southampton Water with a westerly wind direction meant conditions were quieter than in the Solent but with a gusty breeze around 20 knots. After a brief postponement to reposition the committee
Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy and Shirley Robertson are committed to their roles as ambassadors of the Volvo RYA Youth Sailing Programmes, designed to find future sailing stars at an early age and support them through the junior and youth stages of their competitive
As the forecast promised gales for the final race in the Barclays Marine Finance Warsash Spring Series, there was some debate as to the likelihood of abandonment when the race management team met at Warsash jetty early on Sunday April 28th. A call to
Today's Principal Arrivings: Hanny Trader, general, 0600, 103; Arcadia, cruise ship, 0645, 105; Minchen D, general, 0900, 107; Ankergracht, general, 1000, 43; Auto Atlas, ro/ro, AM, 40; Autoline, ro/ro, 1300, 201 link; Parkgracht, general, 1600, 44; CMA
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is the national governing body for all forms of sailing, windsurfing, and powerboat racing. Sailing is the most successful Olympic sport in this country and Great Britain is the world's top Olympic sailing nation.
Skandia, the Southampton-based financial services group, has taken title sponsorship of Ocean Row, a world record rowing attempt to be the fastest boat ever to cross an ocean. Beginning in a few weeks time on June 2 in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee
WITH the sun shining brightly and crowds of thousands cheering from Southampton docks, the Queen boarded Britannia at the start of her annual holiday to the Western Isles of Scotland. The Queen, together with Princess Margaret and her children Viscount
Folkboat class - 'Eager to get the season started' was the consensus of opinion from the folkboat class, with the largest one design class entry at this years Royal Lymington Spring series. The class is evolving as one of the fastest growing fleets within
DEREK KENWAY knows all about Kent batsman Rob Key - but he struggles to think of a weakness in his England Academy colleague's game. Opening batsman Key smashed a first innings 160 before being run out in the first match at Canterbury a fortnight ago.
Three years after buying his first boat, the J92 "Jambalaya", Andy Bird got his first taste of success winning the IRC1 class in the Royal Southampton Yacht Club Solent Spring Double. This was the first in the eight race short-handed series which goes
THE Green Flag British Touring Car Championship rewarded bumper bank holiday crowds at Hampshire's Thruxton circuit with thrilling racing. More than 17,000 witnessed a plethora of thrills and spills as the touring car drivers went head-to-head for overall
The Volvo Ocean Race media team has linked up with an inner city school in Southampton to give pupils an insight into what is involved running an international performance sailing event. The project started when keen racing staff at Chamberlayne Park
Forget any thoughts about meaningless end-of-season games, Gordon Strachan's side have everything to play for when they bring the curtain down on another Premiership season with the visit of Newcastle United to St Mary's on Saturday. If results go their
GAZZA has confirmed that he will play in Matthew Le Tissier's testimonial next week. The Saints legend received the news yesterday morning that Paul Gascoigne wanted to play in next Tuesday's game. "I got a call from Chris Waddle, who said that Gazza
Come along to Hill Head Sailing Club on Sunday May 12th for our annual Open Day. The fun starts at 10am. Visitors will be able to book a trip out on the Solent in members cruisers or on-board a beautiful old restored lifeboat, Athlone Castle. For the
Victory for Hoodlum,Big Boys Toys,Close Encounter and Kokomo The first race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Twilight series on Thursday 2 May saw a fickle northerly breeze of around eight knots which gave the race committee problems with 30 degree
