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RSYC DOYLE SAILS FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 7&8  

RSYC DOYLE SAILS FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 7&8

The New J/95 Makes Her Racing Debut

The bitterly cold weather and forecast of heavy winds kept some of the competitors for races 7 & 8 of the RSYC frostbite series in bed. Over one hundred hardy souls, crewed the 19 boats that did turn out to the …


RSYC DOYLE SAILS FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 3  

RSYC DOYLE SAILS FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 3

Crews Scrape the Ice from the Decks

The series name was apt as crews scraped ice from the decks of their boats in preparation for the second day of racing in the Royal Southampton Yacht Club’s Doyle Sails ‘Frostbite Series’. The clear skies and -4ºC slowed the build up of the …


The New J/95 Struts her Stuff on the Solent!  

The New J/95 Struts her Stuff on the Solent!

The first  J/95 in Europe, J Fever (as seen at the London Boat Show) hit the water this week for a series of trial sails with the gentlemen of the UK yachting press and she’s an absolute beauty.

Light, fast, incredibly manageable both with her centreboard up or down, this wheel steered, twin …


Tacktick Suunto J/80 UK National Championship 2010  

Tacktick Suunto J/80 UK National Championship 2010

The Tacktick Suunto J/80 UK National Championship 2010 will be hosted by the Cardiff Bay Yacht Club from Wednesday 5th May to Saturday 8th of May. The Notice of Race and Entry Form are available online here.  …


RSYC Doyle Sails Frostbite Series – Race 1 & 2  

RSYC Doyle Sails Frostbite Series – Race 1 & 2

The weather couldn’t have been better for the first race of the new year. Sunshine and warmth greeted the racers, as they gathered in Southampton Water. The wind was somewhat light at the scheduled start time but within half an hour the forecast F4 westerly set in, getting racing underway. …


Garmin Hamble Winter Series Reaches Climax  

Garmin Hamble Winter Series Reaches Climax

DAVID JOBSON’S J/109 AUDAJIOUS TOUGHS IT OUT AT THE GARMIN HAMBLE WINTER SERIES

Driving rain and vicious squalls marked the final day of the 2009 Garmin Hamble Winter Series on Sunday 29th November, and with around …


Key Yachting at the London International Boat Show  

Key Yachting at the London International Boat Show

 

Key Yachting Ltd will be exhibiting three yachts at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show at ExCeL from the 8th to the 17th of January 2010.

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The brand …


Garmin Hamble Winter Series – Week 6  

Garmin Hamble Winter Series – Week 6

After gale force winds on Saturday and rain squalls early on Sunday morning, the weather settled down to a picturesque day of sunshine and cloud for the sixth round of the …


J Boats First and Second at Hamble Big Boat Series  

J Boats First and Second at Hamble Big Boat Series

The third weekend of the Garmin Hamble Winter Series delivered one day of great racing on Saturday for the Hamble Big Boat Series, followed by sunshine and a dying breeze on Sunday for the Winter Series classes. MDL was the race day sponsor.

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J/80s at the Autumn Champs – Hot Competition and a Steep Learning Curve!  

J/80s at the Autumn Champs – Hot Competition and a Steep Learning Curve!

Your humble correspondent stepped back on board a J/80 for the first time in some considerable months at the weekend and joined the helms and crews of ten other boats, to compete in the seven race series of the Garmin Autumn Championship.
Whilst one would like to report that …


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