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Two springs ago, the Ottawa River was at catastrophic flood levels. This year's historic-low water level is blamed on drought, a relatively light winter snowfall and an early spring thaw.
1st Sail Cascais Trophy 2020 © Neuza Aires Pereira / Sail Cascais Trophy Opportunity knocks for a young team of sailors to compete for the chance to race an SB20 at Cowes Week and 'Live the Experience' The John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST), the charity set up in memory of 1996 Olympic Silver medallist John Merricks, is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the second edition of the Ian Atkins Keelboat Award. This Award is open to any sailors, aged between 18 and 22, who seek to transition their sailing ambitions from dinghies to small keelboats. For 2021 the a...
Spinlock IRC Welsh Championships 2019 © Andy Green / www.greenseaphotography.co.uk The IRC Welsh National Championship Organising Committee invite entries for the 2021 event, to be held at Plas Heli, Pwllheli, North Wales from the 13th - 15th August. We plan to run both the IRC 1 and 2 class and the popular NHC cruisers class at this years event. The IRC class will race a mixture of windward/leeward, fixed marks and a short coastal race, which will also be a club coastal race, and will hopefully attract a big fleet. This style of racing is the suggested format from the IRC congr...
The Royal Malta Yacht Club launched its calendar of sailing events for 2021, which was spearheaded by the Club’s Rear Commodore (Sailing) Peter Dimech together with the input of Club Committee and regular crews who gave their feedback and shared their ideas and views. The calendar will consist of nearly 40 races which include a selection of Coastal, Offshore and Short-Handed races which will cater to the variety of sailing interests Club members’ have.
Tilt - TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race © Photo supplied With the withdrawal of Oskana (Mike Pritchard) and Fork in the Road (Gary Smith), Peter Cretan's Marten 49 Tilt is shaping up as a strong contender for line honours in this year's TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. "Oskana would have been almost impossible to beat, and we are disappointed that Fork isn't sailing as there is a great rivalry and great friendship between the crews," said Cretan. Cretan expects Launceston-based boat, AdvantEdge, an Inglis 47 skippered by Andrew Jones, to be quick on the water, wh...