Mastering the art of sailing in light airs gives rewards. Jonty Sherwill asks Steve Benjamin how to keep going when the wind dies away The forecast was spot on, the breeze has slackened as pressure rises, but now with the remains of an open sea swell and the tide soon to turn against you, making…
We sailed with UK solo sailor Alan Roberts at Cowes Week 2015, where we were able to glean some valuable advice for the growing fleet of sailors that are taking to shorthanded sailing. Solo sailor Alan Roberts had the best British result in the Solitaire du Figaro in June 2015 During Cowes Week 2015, I…
Dear Friends, Sailors and Sponsors it’s survey time!!! Firstly, I would like to thank you all for taking the time and writing to us with your very kind words and congratulations, it really is appreciated. After what has been described as “The Best Raceweek Yet” we would like to invite you to participate in our…
The Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series event kicks off the 35th America’s Cup cycle, but it is also a new start for everyone from organisers to sailors and spectators. One skipper thinks it’s like going to the moon “We would like nothing more than to spoil the dream that Ben [Ainslie] and his team has,…
A pleasant eight knots welcomed sailors on the final day of the 2015 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek and PRO Simon James wasted no time in getting the fleet into sequence. Island courses for all: around the windward mark and back around Lone Island to the finish for all classes except IRC Racing I, who…
AP was the first order of the day today, and a popular decision by Race Officer Simon James it proved to be as all the sailors gathered at the beachfront and enjoyed a swim and a mocktail or three at Cape Panwa Hotel’s all-new Bamboo Bar. A little after midday, the flag was lowered and…
As the start boat for the 2015 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek left the anchorage this morning there were a lot of anxious faces onboard. After a tricky and tiring first day, where the Wind Gods delivered seven knots at best and for most of the day a little less, the forecasts for Day…
The Race Management team had a busy few hours looking for wind on Day 1 of the 2015 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek. Motoring around the southeast coast of Phuket, Simon James and his team had to postpone the start as they tracked down the breeze. Despite the storm clouds over the Island’s south, the…
A near-record fleet is set to compete this week in the 12th Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek off Phuket’s southeast coast. Racing over four days from 16th to 19th July, the 38-strong fleet sees two TP52s competing in IRC Racing I, one of the largest multihull fleets ever assembled in local waters and a 68-foot…
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