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Paul Phillips (Hansa Liberty) was crowned 2017 RYA Sailability Multiclass Champion of Champions at the tenth RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta this weekend.

More than 50 boats and 74 sailors converged at Rutland Water to compete at Britain&rsqu...

Arriving in Plymouth at 05:55 BST and a little over ten hours outside of the current multihull line honours, the MOD70 Concise 10 became the first yacht to complete the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race. Having led the record-breaking fleet throughout the e...

The five children who joined the crew of racing yacht Black Dog Team Gul and went on to score a win on the opening day of Falmouth Week described their experience with an emphatic “amazing!”.

“Hiking out over the edge at speed ...

After a night of close-quarters tacking in the Celtic Sea into a 15-knot northwesterly breeze Dongfeng Race Team, which had been in second place in the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet, was the first to round the famous Fastnet Rock this mornin...

Made for speed and action on the water, this lighter technical shell jacket from Helly Hansen is constructed from a new three-ply Helly Tech® fabric with a softer inside. Cut for freedom of movement and with a mid-height collar, the foil is id...

As seven of the eight yachts competing in the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) battle it out in this week’s RORC Rolex Fastnet Race, they will be carrying a lot less weight on the transom than ever before, thanks to an unparalleled innovat...

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Alex Thomson, remains upbeat on day two of the Fastnet, despite currently sitting in ninth place in the IMOCA class. Thomson and his co-sailor, Nicholas O’Leary, are approximately just twenty miles behind the leader SMA. The conditions th...

Rounding the Fastnet Rock on the southern tip of Ireland at 15:49 BST, Tony Lawson’s Concise 10 leads the fleet in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race. The MOD70 became the first yacht to round the race’s emblematic landmark and is making rapi...

Following months of meticulous preparation for crews and organisers alike, a record-breaking edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race is underway and in some style. The largest fleet in the race’s 92-year history, comprising 368 yachts from 29 c...

British sailor Alex Thomson returned to action in the iconic Fastnet Race.

More than 400 boats took to the start line in Cowes to take part in what remains the world’s largest offshore sailing contest.

Image: Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race

By Rupert Holmes/CWL

Giovanni Belgranos 38ft Laurent Giles Whooper, which was confirmed yesterday as overall winner among the Black Group yachts, has also been announced as overall Lendy Cowes Week winner.

By Rupert Holmes/CWL

The penultimate day of Lendy Cowes Week saw a return to gloriously sunny weather, with a west south westerly breeze of 15-22 knots. Today saw a change of start lines for many classes, with most Black Group yachts starting on...

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The Scrubbis hull cleaning tool allows you to scrub the hull clear of fouling using a foam cleaning head on a telescopic handle. Scrubbis works by using its own 2kg positive buoyancy; the head pressing itself firmly against the hull to aid cleanin...

Grafham Water have played host to this year’s NSSA Youth National Sailing Regatta, which is held annually at various locations across the UK. This year being the turn off Cambridgeshire to host the event, which was last held on Grafham Water...

Venezia Certosa Marina, on Certosa island in the heart of the Venetian Lagoon, is a perfect base from which to explore Venice.

Despite being in an enviable location, just 10 minutes from St Mark’s Square and the lively heart of Venice, Ven...

In The Green Blue’s 2016-17 University Sailing Sustainability Challenge 20 University Sailing Clubs from across the UK competed to be top of the leader board in environmental sustainability.

From these 20 clubs six achieved the highest lev...