Category: RNSA

19 Jun 14, 1900-2030 at the Royal Western Yacht Club. Thank you to all that have responded so far but the event still needs more support. The aim is to meet old and new friends and representatives from local yacht clubs. Tickets from neil.robert.moff…

Two offshore races are planned for July. One to Cherbourg overnight on 4 July, the 2nd Round the Island the “wrong” way, out to Poole and finish at Hurst Castle on 19 July. Notice of Race is below for this year’s 2 offshore races. Please contact Lt Cdr…

Following 7 Days of hard and close racing the RN team come out on top to beat the Army and Royal Air Force in this years SOR The Royal Navy Offshore Team have won this year’s inter Service Offshore Regatta following 7 days of hard racing inshore and offshore. The week started with HRH, The Princess Royal visiting the Hornet Services Sailing Club to mark the 50th anniversary of the Club and the start of the 2014 SOR.

The book closes for this event on13 Jun 14. Please contact tim farrow or DBR if you wish to register your interest. The book closes for this event on13 Jun 14. Please contact tim farrow (Tim.Farrow@babcockinternational.com) or DBR if you wish to regi…

We are all safely gathered in Ouistreham 53 boats and 230 people have gathered in Ouistreham, including SOR boats. A good turnout. Remembrance service and reception yesterday, lots of official ceremonies and more socialising today. Weather is great….

The latest cruising programme for the Plymouth Group.

The Solent forecast in the early afternoon prior to the first race of the late summer Wednesday series indicated 20 Knots of South Westerly with maximum gusts of 26 Knots.
The reality was a little different. As the depleted fleet of diehard racers ma…

Day 4 and 5 of competition proved why the Defi Wind is such an immense endurance event as the Tramontana has a vote in how things will turn out. Rear Commodore Windsurfing Reports:

Day 4 had always promised to be the windiest and so it proved to be, t…

Race review and results This year’s Friday series got off to a good start in terms of numbers, albeit the weather was more than gentle with the comment on several occasions “gusting 1 knot, skipper!”

There were six entries on an evening that was for the most part dry, but threatening rain, little or no wind and the sea as flat as a millpond such that you could clearly see the massive jellyfish that are about this year.

Day Two of the Defi and the Tremontana blows all day allowing two more gruelling 40Km races for the RNSA racers to face Defi day two dawned bright and suspiciously quiet, had the wind blown itself out overnight? There was definite breeze but nothing l…