Top results for Russ and Penny Clark as the 505 class newcomers

Cdr Russ Clark and Lt Cdr Penny Clark (Rtd) (oh yes, and former Olympian!) come 5th at the 505 Euro Cup Riva del Garda 30 May-1 Jun, and then improve slightly to win the 505 Barcelona Exhibition Regatta the following week. See links for full reports published in Yachts and Yachting.

Haslar Marina expansion

Plans approved Gosport Borough Council has approved plans to redevelop Haslar Marina. The work will include a new powerboat centre, a new club house, greater wave protection and additional deep water berths for the growing market of 16m-18m boats. A new base for the British ocean racing team, Alex Thomson Racing, will be built, and the team will be taking delivery of a new IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss later this year for the 2020 Vendee Globe campaign.

Festival set to celebrate Women on Water

A group of like-minded women – who have been involved in sailing from a young age or as part of the recent RYANI Women on Water programmes - are getting ready to celebrate with a day-long festival at Strangford Lough Yacht Club in September.

New Onboarders rise to the challenge

Youngsters take on the Three Rivers Challenge

Watersports fun for youngsters at Southampton OnBoard Festival in July

Dozens of young boating enthusiasts from sailing clubs around Southampton and the New Forest areas are expected to come and take part in next month’s RYA OnBoard Festival 2019 at Southampton Water Activities Centre (SWAC).

Exciting opportunity for Norfolk and Suffolk young sailors with the Tom Crisp Sailing Scholarships

The Lowestoft sailing charity Excelsior Trust, last week launched four sailing scholarships for young people aged between 16 and 24, living in Norfolk or Suffolk.

Queen Mary Sailability volunteer opportunities

Help disabled children and adults to experience the joys of sailing.

RNSA(P) Dinghy James Cup – tonight’s racing CANCELLED

Racing cancelled tonight (13 Jun 19) Tonight’s racing has been cancelled due to high winds. Expecting F6 in the harbour so would rather save people the journey down. Do come down for the rest of the series: 4, 11 & 25 Jul. Alternatively there are Wednesday afternoon events on 26 Jun, 17 Jul and 18 Sep.

RNSA(P) Wednesday Summer Series race 3

An evening to forget! Tinker T the stand-in SOOD arrived early at Gilkicker point to try and make some sense out of the confusing forecast. The 6 knots of westerly wind measured on arrival changed as they waited to 5 knots south easterly gradually then moving south. At 1800 the torrential downpour started but the black cloud from whence it came also produced 8/9 knots of northerly wind.

NL75 June 2019

Post event feedback 32 boats and up to 105 members and friends gathered in Ouistreham , Normandy 4th to 8th June 2019. Represented by members from Clyde, Plymouth, Portland, Medway and East Coast. along with members of the Royal naval Reserve Yacht Club. The involvement and contribution by Branch Cruising Representatives is gratefully acknowledged.