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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The first round of the 2024 Solent Super Series was contested this past weekend in the central Solent with competitors racing off the Island Sailing Club’s line. A mixture of SunFasts, a JPK 1030 and Dehler 30 set off to the West in 8 to 18kts of breeze on Saturday to tackle a 22nm [4hr]
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Race officer John Smalley – “Goes without saying your amazing Bots have gained many admirers and you can count me as one.” The Dartmouth Royal Regatta 2023 was the 178th running of the regatta, one of the longest running in the world. Proving that age is just a number, this year’s regatta has had a technology overhaul,
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Following on from the successful launch and introduction of Vela Roja the JPK Composites 1030 [which FourthCape commissioned in June 2022] to the Solent scene, hull number 48 was launched in to the FourthCape stable in June 2023. ‘Insert Coin’ was launched in Lorient for her owner with an intensive race commissioning programme followed by
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