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OSTAR & TWOSTAR Races Postponed Until May 2022 8th May 2021 Conor Fogerty's BAM! placed second overall in the OSTSAR 2017 and first in the Gispy Moth class Credit: OSTAR and TWOSTAR/Paul Gibbins Following an update on COVID-19 compliance and revised restrictions, the Royal Western Yacht Club in the UK has postponed the OSTAR & TWOSTAR race. The 60th-anniversary race entry list will officially re-open on May 9th. The date is particularly symbolic as it was going to be the start day for the race. The new start date is confirmed as Sunday 15th May 2022. As regular Afloat readers know, Howth s...

Following an update on COVID-19 compliance and revised restrictions, the Royal Western Yacht Club postponed the MailaSail OSTAR & TWOSTAR race. The 60th Anniversary Race Entry List will officially re-open on May 9th. The date is particularly symbolic as it was going to be the start day for the race. The new start date is confirmed as Sunday 15th May 2022. Race director, Adrian Gray said; "Whilst postponing the race was a huge disappointment to all concerned, this has uncovered a significant number of entries who could not prepare for this year due to COVID restrictions not allowing them to vi...

Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021 © RWYC The Royal Western Yacht Club is happy to inform all that the early entry rate will continue up to June 1st for the Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021. Following numerous requests for this race to be formed, the PLR will start and finish in Plymouth, rounding the Fastnet Rock to port and leaving the Isles of Scilly to port on the return. A short 200-mile qualifier is required to enter, as per the NoR available on the website. The Wolf Rock Race will be accepted as a qualifier to the PLR2021 - rwyc.org/wolf-rock-race The 508-mile course, 100 miles...

Punters post-race: Australian Guineas day in review by James Lamb, Luke Sheehan & David Hocking Lunar Fox caused a boilover in the Guineas Image: Getty Verry Elleegant displayed all of her fighting qualities once again, while Lunar Fox became the longest-priced Australian G1 winner in history with victory in the Guineas. Star Performer Verry Elleegant in the Chipping Norton Stakes (Randwick R7) Her seventh Group One win was a customary tough display as the Caulfield Cup champion staved off a quartet of horses in a five-way go to claim the G1 feature at Randwick. James McDona...

Key numbers so far: Enquiries have come from over 25 different nations 70% of enquirers already have a suitable yacht Nine sailors have already entered the Global Solo Challenge Over 30 articles about the event have been published online Over 35,000 unique visitors to the GSC website Josh Hall, GSC Event Consultant, who has previously organised two round the world sailing events, is enthused about the reaction to the GSC: "For a round the world sailing event to garner this level of entry interest in just two months is astonishing and the level of experience that these enquirers have is except...