RORC Griffin – Offshore opportunities The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 Griffin, GBR 8936, competing in the 2025 Cherbourg Race. Georgie Corlett-Pitt hears from Figaro sailors Ellie Driver and Ollie Hill on how they’re shaping their own pathways, and discovers how RORC’s Griffin Project is offering solutions for the generation following them… […]
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Winners decided at Round 4 of the Solent Super Series After three rounds of very favourable conditions, the ‘winter series’ version of the Solent Super Series greeted teams for the fourth and final round of the 2025 edition. With 20 knots at times gusting to 27 from the South to South West, reefs and small
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The Solent Super Series crews returned to their boats for Round 3 on a bright November morning and were met by light and shifting wind (roughly from the west.) Series Race Officer Rich Palmer set up the start line on the Hill Head Plateau between the committee boat ‘Cowes United’ and the Marlow MarkSetBot ODM,
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This past weekend was Round 2 of the Series, and as usual, Saturday began in the central Solent, with sunshine and a crisp 12 knot NW’ly wind, the Race Team set up their start line to the East of Bramble bank at 4W Ancasta, Race 1 was a 14.3nm zigzag course taking the fleet down
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This past weekend saw the first round of the Solent Super Series, now in its third year. The 4 round, max 4 crew format, will visit Yarmouth and Lymington before finishing with the final round in Gosport in late November. Nine of the Eleven entered teams got the series underway from the Island Sailing Club
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With the summer racing season now finished and Autumn upon the UK, attention shifts for many to the Solent Super Series, kicking off next weekend 11th/12th October with Round 1, Cowes. Now in its third season the Series continues to attract entries old and new, renowned for its tricky tidal and unique wind conditions combined
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The double-handed offshore scene sees amateur sailors take on the pros. Rupert Holmes chats to Christina and Justin Wolfe to find out the secrets of their success Three years ago a Sun Fast 3300 called Red Ruby, whose American owners come from the Pacific North West, popped up in UK double-handed races. It immediately notched up a string of impressive
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The new Beneteau First 36 SE: where performance meets purpose by Beneteau 12 Jun 21:36 BST Introducing the BENETEAU First 36 SE – the ultimate planing racer, born from the collaboration between BENETEAU and Seascape. This is more than just a boat; it’s a mindset. The SE – Seascape Edition badge promises a race-grade
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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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