UK Sailing & Boating News

The courage of seven RNLI volunteers will be recognised at a ceremony in London on Thursday, 23 May.

IOW Sailor, Haydn Sewell, notched up another sailing success last weekend winning the Davey Cup as the top junior boy in the Main Fleet at the 2013 Volvo Gill Optimist Inland Championships.

Sailors from the British Keelboat Academy made the most of some mixed conditions on-board Farr 45 Kolga and Ker 40 Magnum 3 and were crowned Class 1 and Class 6 champions at the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup.

Since its launch at the beginning of March this year, the RYA's new National Handicapping scheme for Cruisers (NHC) has gone from strength to strength.

The Netherlands plays host to round two of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series this week, with the British Sailing Team competing across ten classes at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik.

"Good weather for ducks" was probably the best way to describe conditions on the final day of the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup, where grey was the predominant colour and oilskins were the preferred attire.

Keep your eyes peeled for the remarkable Rogers Olympiad 30, Collective Spirit (GBR7512L).

A young sailor from the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust (EMCT) takes on the race of her life.

Following the publication of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s Safety Bulletin 1/2013 on 17 May, the RYA is reminding everyone driving powerboats and RIBs to wear a kill cord.

The Solent Sunbeams are regular visitors to Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week and, at 90 years old, they have plenty to celebrate this year.

Event organisers for the 2013 Sail For Gold Regatta are pleased to confirm that the early entry fee discount period, which was due to close on Friday, 10 May, will remain open until the final entry deadline of Friday, 31 May.

The RYA has launched the seventh book in its Go! series, RYA Go Windsurfing!, written and illustrated by Claudia Myatt.

Win a visit to your club from a member of the British Sailing Team with Push The Boat Out.

We are saddened to learn of the death of double Olympic medallist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson on Thursday, 9 May.

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Optimist sailor, Haydn Sewell has been selected to join the British Optimist Development Team to compete in the Bodrum International Regatta in Turkey.

After 25 years, Sigma 38 racing continues to enthral.

Visitors to Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week have the opportunity to help support Toe in the Water, the event's official charity partner.

Sir Ben Ainslie, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Dame Ellen MacArthur, Dee Caffari MBE, Helena Lucas MBE, Alex Thomson, Mike Golding are all racing in the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on 1 June.

China’s International Sailing Centre came alive on the opening day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao.