Plymouth has won its bid to host the start of the next edition of the prestigious Transat sailing event in 2016.
Born as the OSTAR and the original solo race across the North Atlantic in 1960, The Transat has firmly established itself as one of the major events in the professional yachting calendar.
The first edition went from Plymouth to New York and this successful bid by...
British sailor Conrad Humphreys is moving up the Class 40 fleet in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, following an emergency pit stop for repairs to his yacht, Cat Phones, on Monday afternoon.
Conrad, 41, from Plymouth, was forced to divert to Camaret-sur-Mer for a replacement batten box to be fitted on the second reef as a result of damage caused in ‘brutal’ conditions on Day...
Plymouth University Sporting Scholar Lorenzo Chiavarini will be hoping to retain his national title in November when the annual BUCS Fleet Sailing Championship returns to the city’s shores.
Lorenzo is one of over 100 entrants set to compete in one of sailing most hotly-contested competitions, all of whom are aspiring to be crowned the best sailor in the city of Sir Francis Drake, Sir...
Round-the-world yachtsman Conrad Humphreys has revealed plans to create an academy for a new generation of young sailors capable of competing against the best in the world’s biggest ocean races, including the Vendée Globe.
The Plymouth-based sailor, 41, has established a new sailing base at the former Royal Marines Commando base at Turnchapel in Plymouth.
Two Plymouth University marine graduates have embarked on a year-long training programme in a bid to beat a century-old rowing record.
Tom Rainey and Sam Coombs will be pushing themselves to the limit in May next year when they team up as ‘Ocean Valour’ to cross the North Atlantic from New York to Salcombe in a specialist ocean rowing boat.
A team of talented sailors from Plymouth University will be taking on some of the world’s most experienced crews during a 16-day stage race across the Arabian Gulf.
The students will be taking part in Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2014, which will see them travelling in the region of 800 nautical miles over the space of 16 days.
It is the second time the team has taken on the...
GB selection marks start of students’ Olympic dreams
Two Ivybridge Community College teenagers have boosted their dreams of Olympic success after being selected in successive years for the national junior sailing squad.
13-year-old Bella Fellows and 14-year old Ella Methven – both of whom were introduced to sailing at the age of four by their parents – qualified for the...
Plymouth Yacht Haven has capacity for 450 berths, is accessible at all tides and has comprehensive facilities to satisfy the requirements of the competitors, organisers and sponsors. It will host the Rolex Fastnet Race Village where spectators can mingle with sailing superstars and enjoy live music and a variety of activities.
A Plymouth sailing club has become the first organisation in the city to receive a Community Covenant grant of almost £30,000, from the Ministry of Defence, following a successful bid supported by Plymouth Armed Forces Community Covenant and Plymouth City Council.
Plymouth Youth Sailing will use the money to run a programme of RYA OnBoard watersports activities aimed at further...
