The McConaghy MC38 Autumn Cup held on Pittwater, Sydney, crowned John Bacon, Dark Star, as the winner this weekend. This is the second MC38 class victory for John Bacon after winning the Sevenstar MC38 Australian Championships. Saturday offered some light and shifty breezes, but this did not dampen the spirits of the ...

    Well I qualified for the 2013 World Championship, and having been unable to take part in 2012 due to my Olympic commitments I am very keen to attend! I made hard work of it, getting Black flagged on the first race of the finals at the last qualifier but I managed to ...

Adastra, the ground breaking composite superyacht built by McConaghy Boats in China has been awarded a judges commendation for Most Innovative Design. Mark Evans, John Shuttleworth and Orion Shuttleworth were at the awards ceremony in Istanbul and accepted the award on behalf of the owner Anton Marden. Congratulations to Anton and his family, ...

Perfect conditions for the final day of the RC44 championship here in Trapani. 14-18 knots from the north, fairly steady, nice waves and sunshine. Aqua had a great day and stole the regatta from Cereef. The two actually tied on points and Aqua won due to more wins in the series. Onboard Artemis ...

With only one week remaining until America's premier and only dedicated Class40 yacht race, we thought we would have a look at what the event is all about. Presented by 11th hour racing the Atlantic cup starts in Charleston, South Carolina on the 11th of May. From the start line the 7 ...

Three races today and onboard Artemis Racing, we were very consistent: 4, 4, 4 and moved up to 3rd overall with 37 points. It was not as boring as it sounds because at time we were near the back on the first leg and made some pretty big comebacks. The conditions were ...

Today was the first day of the RC44 event here and match racing was on the menu. The match racing is a rolling series throughtout the season-one day per event. A cumulative score decides the winner at the end of the season. Today was a challenging day wind wise but race officer ...

Well I now have my little routine well sorted. I attend the UKLA Radial Qualifier and head to Europe the next day. First it was Stokes Bay before going to Malcesine, now I have just done Hayling island before going to Hyeres. Then next month it is Pwllheli before going to ...

As if to confirm what I was saying in yesterday’s blog about how critical the start is in these quick fire races, today was a demonstration of just that. We managed to experience both sides of the equation today with two starts that placed us on the back foot and a ...

Tonight brought the end of the 2013 Normandy Channel Race won by the highly successful German skipper Jorg Riechers and co-skipper Pierre Basseur. So first many congratulations to the pair, they were tenacious when hunting down the fleet from 9th position on day 1. This as you can imagine has been ...

Already Wednesday. Time flies when you're having fun. Blue sky yesterday afternoon got replaced with cloud and then fog, so radar watch for part of the night. No lights, lighthouses or buoys in the vicinity of Lands End to be seen,  except on radar. Just black cotton wool. Wet and cold ...

  Photography Workshops with International Yachting Photographer Rick Tomlinson - Saturday April 27 & Saturday May 4 - Cowes   2 one day photography workshops will take place from Cowes with both onshore and on the water tuition photographing from Rick's 6.5m RIB.  Limited to just 5 people a high level of one to one ...

Apologies for no night message - was a foul night complete with 30 knots, driving rain and plenty of chilly sea water crashing over the deck, with the poor boat slamming into waves. Survival mode rather than race mode for a couple of hours in inky darkness. Child's play, however, compared ...

Campagne de France: Normandy Channel Race - Day 1 Yesterday brought the start of fourth edition to The Normandy Channel Race in near perfect conditions: 18 knots of breeze, blasting sunshine and a calm sea state. With Campagne de France chartering the stunning three masted vessel ‘Marite’ we could not have ...

What is the largest yacht race of its kind in the world and the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK? It's the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race of course, taking place annually around the Isle of Wight. This year, the organisers, title sponsor and partners of the J.P. ...

British boat owners who hold a 2013 Spinlock IRC certificate, and who have their boat weighed by a RORC measurer in the UK, will this year have the certificate amendment fee deducted from their invoice. For a 10m boat this equates to a saving of up to £44. In addition, ...

SUCCESS STORY - VENDEE GLOBE KEY HIGHLIGHT Marine, Offshore Racing  CHALLENGE To ensure Alex Thomson Racing gets the technical support from Caterham Composites  during one of the most challenging offshore races in the world - the Vendée Globe. SOLUTION Caterham Composites committed time, effort and engineering know-how throughout the Vendée Globe with special focus on the structural ...

I am currently writing this on route to Charleston, America where I am taking a busman’s holiday to compete with Torquay based 'Red Sailing Team' at Charleston Race Week. On reflection there were a lot of positives to take from my first race of the season the Solo Arrimer on my ...