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THE Princess Royal reminisced about sailing in her younger years as she made her first in-person appearance at an official event since her father’s death. HRH appeared in good spirits as she met with members of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes on Wednesday – the prestigious club the Duke of Edinburgh was once admiral of. The princess, 70, said she could “understand” why Philip visited the Cowes-based club, adding that he “enjoyed coming down here”. Asked by Royal Yacht Squadron commodore, Jamie Sheldon, if she had ever sailed on a Flying Fifteen – a sailboat designed by...

The Regatta at Kippford in 1898 © Rev. Bill Holland collection Despite the ongoing Covid restrictions still preventing in-person gatherings, the Club went ahead with an online season-opener to coincide with what should have been "Craning-In" day, traditionally followed by the Fitting Out Party in the Clubhouse. Instead, Robert Dinwiddie, the Club Commodore and local historian, gave a great presentation of the Club's background, intertwined with the Kippford village's history from the mid nineteenth century. However, what no one could have predicted was how the very sad news of th...

The Prince subsequently became life Patron of the Flying Fifteen class association

The Duke of Edinburgh's Links to Irish Sailing Were Many & Varied 12th April 2021 Bloodhound racing in Cowes Week, Duke of Edinburgh on helm. In theory she was the Royal Yacht, in reality she was the People's Boat   When the Duke of Edinburgh died aged 99 on Friday, it took a while before the hundreds of public appreciations of his remarkable life began to mention the fact that sailing played a very important role in it. Yet although non-active in the sport for his last dozen or so years, he had continued to take a fatherly interest in both its general administration and the many technical...

By Lucy Morgan Audience and Content Editor Royal Yachting Association's tribute to "keen, competitive" Prince Philip The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is among those paying tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh – a key name in the sailing world, the former RYA President and RYA Honorary Member and Admiral of the Royal Yacht Squadron. The organisation said: "Our thoughts are with Her Majesty The Queen, RYA Patron, The Princess Royal, RYA President and the entire Royal Family at this time." ...