By Marina Johnson Photo Credit: Paul Wyeth Today’s Race Around the Island, part of the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Bicentenary International Regatta, was the first chance for a long awaited sight of the three J-Class yachts getting together to race in the Solent. Patient spectators on the shore and in a flotilla of boats had to …
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Velsheda, one of the stars of Cowes’ yachting history back in the early 1930s, was the J Class’ shining star of today when they convincingly won the class in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Bicentenary International Regatta’s 50 miles eastabout Around the Island race in blustery, fresh conditions leaving Falmouth regatta winner Lionheart to second place. …
July 29 – 30, 2015 The Castine Yacht Club is sponsoring the sixteenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Race from Castine to Camden on Thursday, July 30. This 19.6nm race will be the first of three day races in conjunction with the Camden Classic Yacht Race to Brooklin and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. The race is …
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29 July 2015 by Marina Johnson Photo Credit: Paul Wyeth The start line off the Royal Yacht Squadron drew a fleet of spectator boats this morning and the crowds gathered on the shore. Class Zero got away on time and all three grand Classics got away to a good start. Mariquita choose to sit on …
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Following yesterday’s cancellation of the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Bicentenary International Regatta, Dorade and the rest of the fleet kicked off racing today on the Solent off Cowes, Isle of Wight. Racing in IRC 3, the 52-foot 1929 yawl took on today’s 17-mile race in a steady 25-knot breeze with gusts up to 35, finishing in …