Key Yachting is delighted to announce the launch of The Key Yachting J-Cup in association with B&G. Taking place from Thursday 30 June to Saturday 2 July, the 2022 J-Cup will be hosted by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in Cowes, Isle of Wight where more than 60 teams are expected to attend the annual […]
As J/Boats say, “it is time to expand your bucket list with the new J/45”, and we at Key Yachting could not agree more. This vessel is awe-inspiring, aspirational and for those who really do want the best of both comfort and performance. The Key Yachting team were lucky enough to work with this vessel […]
We caught up with Steve Northmore, co-owner of the J/88 Double Jeopardy that recently won class 2 at Dartmouth Regatta. Steve owns this J/88 vessel alongside Nick Barlow and had experienced some difficulties finding crew over the last few months, so much so that they were not even sure they would enter this year’s contest. […]
Have you been looking at the boats we have on offer here at Key Yachting and wondered do they make the step up into racing? well here’s your answer, Yes, They do. The 49th edition of the Fastnet race began on 8th August 2021. This year’s race is a gruelling 695 nautical miles and is […]
Britain’s biggest boating festival, Southampton International Boat Show at Mayflower Park is coming soon, 10-19 September 2021. With Government travel restrictions having lifted people can find their new normal and enjoy a UK “staycation” by visiting Southampton, which is currently competing for the UK City of Culture award 2025. The show features everything the leisure […]
Change your plans and prepare to amend your bucket list as the new and exciting J/45 makes her premiere at Cannes high-end trade show, 7th-12th September. This year, the Festival will host almost 600 boats, 430 exhibitors and over 140 previews. The Cannes port in the city’s heart is waiting to welcome you to the […]
Cowes Week and the Calves Regatta in Schull, Ireland, have been and gone in a flash. The Key Yachting team had a fantastic week sailing with and providing onshore support for the many great groups taking part. Our range of J Boats dominated these events with a combination of performance, speed, and comfort, enabling many […]
Credit: Bob Bateman With three race wins and six results in the top three, there was never any doubting the speed of Mike and Richard Evans debutante J/99 that has won the O’Leary Insurances Sovereign’s Cup IRC One overall by a convincing margin of nine points. Read the full write up at on Afloat: https://afloat.ie/sail/events/sovereigns-cup/item/50885-howth-evans-brothers-celebrate-j-99-snapshot-success-at-sovereign-s-cup
By Invitation of Key Yachting Hosted by the Royal Southern YC 24-26 June 2021 Final Report – Saturday 26 June 2021 The final day’s racing at the Landsail Tyres J-Cup was blessed with champagne conditions for the 50 teams at the annual J/Boats regatta in the UK, which has been run since 2000. The three […]
Landsail Tyres J-Cup – Day Two – 25 June Three races were completed for all five classes on the penultimate day of the Landsail Tyres Cup. The early north westerly wind carried some rain to wash down the 50 J/Boats on the way out to the combat zone. However, later in the day, the breeze […]
Day One Report – 24 June 2021 Racing at the Landsail Tyres J-Cup started today with two windward leeward races in the Eastern Solent. North Sails weather forecaster Chris Tibbs predicted a building south westerly, breeze and he was spot on. 50 J/Boat teams, racing in five different classes, enjoyed excellent sailing conditions for the […]
Congratulations to the Overall 2021 IRC National Champion Stuart Sawyer’s J/122 Black Dog. Stuart Sawyer’s J/122 Black Dog lifted the IRC National Championship Trophy on Sunday 20 June at the RORC Clubhouse in Cowes. This was the second win for the team from Falmouth Cornwall, having won overall in 2019. The team has been racing […]
