Tall Ships on the Thames July 2012
Twister, at 37 metres, one of the smaller of the Tall ShipsA Tall Ships spectacle is destined for London this summer as a flotilla of around 20 Tall Ships heads up the Thames on Wednesday 25 July at the start of Sail Royal Greenwich 2012. There are places on board each vessel for paying guests for the parade which starts in Gravesend and brings the fleet to Greenwich. Michelin-starred chefs will be overseeing the food for the day, so don't expect Pemmican and Grog.
Skippers & Crew Evening
Happy skipper with happy crew, 2011 seasonOn Tuesday 7 February the skippers and crew/sail and power team is holding the first of its 2012 season planning evenings.
January Fast Cruise - Video Clips of the Fun
Some Video footage from Giles below showing us at Saddle, crossing N Sturbridge and at 6m 30s passing Browndown, you can hear me confirming next leg is c180 otherwise most of the chat is about food
Watch the Olympics from your boat
Weymouth harbour aerial viewYour best chance of seeing the Olympic sailing is to book a berth in Weymouth Harbour or an anchorage in Weymouth Bay. The intial allocation of berths have to be secured by 5 February. After that, remaining berths will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Go to the online berth application form to apply for a place.
All visitors to the area between 16 July and 7 September next year will need to pre-book, so even if you're not planning to see the sailing events you might want to factor 'out' a stopover at Weymouth next summer if passage-making to the West country or back.
The remains of first HMS Victory to be raised
The first HMS VictoryThe remains of the first HMS Victory are to be raised from the sea bed nearly 300 years after it sank. The vessel, predecessor of Nelson’s famous flagship, went down in a storm off the Channel Islands in 1744, taking more than 1,000 soldiers to their deaths.
The January FC. A participant's story
The fast cruisers drive forward to the first windward markThe January Fast Cruise proved for us to be one of the most interesting in the several years that this challenging winter series has been conducted.
Entries open to RTIR 2012, first one isn't Ainslie
Ainslie placed second in race to enter RTIR2012Entries opened to the Round the Island Race 2012 at midday on Friday 20 January and the first entry received was from Inseyandra, a Bavaria 46, owned and skippered by Martin Thomas from Kings
