FourthCape Blog

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...