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Mentuck Memorial Ocean Race May 25, 2021 After concerns about the closed border between the United States and Canada forced race organizers to cancel the biennial Marblehead to Halifax Race, The Michael A Mentuck Memorial Ocean Race was born. This event, kicking off on July 8, is named for Michael A. Mentuck, a past Commodore of the Boston Yacht Club and an honorary member of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (the joint hosts of the Marblehead to Halifax). Though the new event will replace t...

WELL known on the Island, national and international yachting scene, Eileen Elliot has died at the age of 95. Mrs Elliots association with the Island goes back to the 1930s when her parents built The Wight House in Yarmouth. After leaving Upper Chine School in Shanklin, she joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service with her best friend, Bunty Minchin, and served at HMS Flowerdown intercepting German navy signals for decoding at Bletchley. Returning to Yarmouth on leave, she was able to ...

Combined Clubs Summer Pennant Series - Race 8 by Jane Austin 28 Feb 05:07 UTC 27 February 2021 The Division One fleet hits the start line in Race 8 of the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant Series © Colleen Darcey Theres not much that Tasmanian sailing legend Don Calvert doesnt know about sailing on the River Derwent in Hobart, and the proof was in the pudding yesterday with the skipper sailing his Castro 40, Intrigue, to victory on IRC and AMS handicaps, and taking out ...

Royal Cork Yacht Clubs Daragh Connolly Takes The Helm at SCORA 19th February 2021 SCORA Commodore Daragh Connolly Royal Corks Daragh Connolly is the new SCORA Commodore annual after his election at an online AGM held via Zoom on Thursday 18th February. The large online attendance includes members of the Royal Cork, Cove, Monkstown, Kinsale, Dunmore East, and Schull Harbour. Outgoing Commodore Johanna Murphy opened the meeting with a brief report on the seasons restricted sailing activities, h...

Bartercard Sail Paradise 2020 © Nic Douglass / www.AdventuresofaSailorGirl.com The unexpected cancellation yesterday of the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race due to a COVID 19 outbreak, could deliver a surprise bonus for the Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta, which will be sailed out of the Gold Coasts Southport Yacht Club from January 4-7. Disappointed Hobart race yacht owners and crews were contacting regatta officials at the club yesterday to see if it would be possible to enter Sai...