In partnership with Winning Tides, we ran a coaching session focusing on all elements of exiting the Solent to the West. This forms a key part of RORC, JOG, and the Round the Island Races. We selected a weekend that had similar tidal characteristics to this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, and the session was run […]
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The RYA Dinghy and Watersports show has always been a firm favourite entry in the Dinghy Sailors calendar!! The annual coming together of young and old, beginner and expert sailors passionate about the water. There’s always something for everyone from the kid’s treasure hunt and laser simulator to the numerous talks and retail section! For
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On the last weekend of January Charles made his way up to the University of Birmingham for two great days of chat and discussion, sharing of ideas and experiences, and thoughts to the future of Sailing at the RYA Race Officials National Conference. He spoke about technology’s role in sailing at all levels, with the
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2025 kicked off for us with coordinating and running the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s youth ‘Griffin’ sailor selection for the 2025 season. Twenty-four International sailors braved winter conditions to attend the Griffin25 selection event, gathering before dawn at the Southampton Red Jet terminal. A sense of anticipation filled the air, fuelled by the limited information
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Unfortunately due to the extreme weather conditions brought upon the UK by Storm Bert the Fourth and final round was not sailable – the weekend saw gusts of 56 knots with all racing cancelled well in advance. The winner of the 2024 Solent Super Series was awarded to Gareth Edmondson and the crew of the
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The Solent Super Series™ is getting a bit of a reputation – 3rd Round and 3rd weekend of sub 6kt winds, fortunately a light wind ‘nowcast’ doesn’t deter either the race committee or the competitors from taking on the challenge that light air sailing brings. Race 1 of the Round got underway on Saturday after a short
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Safety is paramount in open water swim events, and new technology is creating extra layers of security for event organisers to deploy. In development for UltraSwim 33.3, SwimTelligence™ adds realtime high precision tracking of swimmers and safety assets, as well as adding of course a great way for friends and family to watch live….. Read
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With a very light and variable wind forecasted for the second round of the Solent Super Series things were looking very tricky this past weekend for competitors and Race Committee alike. Island Sailing Club Race Officer Rich Palmer elected to delay racing by 2 hours on Saturday morning allowing tidal conditions to be more favourable
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of, an exciting advancement that reflects our dedication to innovation, excellence and reliability. MarkSetBot v5 is packed with new enhancements designed to elevate your race-day experience, boost on-water performance, and minimize ongoing maintenance. Simple, Fast, Reliable and Precise: MarkSetBot Version 5 Visually, MarkSetBot Version 5 looks a lot
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Congratulations to Emirates Team New Zealand for their outstanding victory at the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup! Their performance was nothing short of incredible, and we are thrilled to have played a part in this prestigious event. MarkSetBot had the honor of deploying 30 Bots to set the course boundary for this year’s America’s Cup. From lead up
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