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Short Handed Race Coaching Weekend

Haslar Marina 25th & 26th September 2010

Benefit from the experience of 4 RYA Racing Keelboat Coaches, led by Vendee Globe skipper Brian Thompson, offering diverse knowledge in Short Handed Sailing Techniques, Boat set up, Sail Trim, Race tactics and other topics.

Planned sessions, including off the water interactive briefs and debriefs, use of video and stills photography , exercises designed to improve manoeuvres, sail trim clinic including rig set up,  Short fun races. (view now)

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Nab Solo Race - September 19 - Entries to date = 18

The next race planned by the Solo Offshore Racing Club is the annual Nab Solo Race (part of the Solo Solent Series) to be held on Sunday September 19, 2010. As normal this will be held the day after the Nab Tower Double race run by the Royal Southampton Yacht Club.
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Channel Week 2010 - 22 Start - 22 Finish

 
Leg one Lymington to Alderney - 65 miles
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Channel Week - Conclusion

All twenty two boats that started in Lymington over a week ago arrived safely back in Lymington on Saturday afternoon, which given two days of pretty difficult weather is testimony to the abilities and determination of all the skippers taking part. In particular big praise to the skippers taking part in Channel Week for the first time.
 
The week itself was fantastic – hard racing, lots of parties, great food, a wonderful group of people with a very friendly atmosphere and even a game of Cricket on the beach!
 
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Channel Week update - tough race from St Quay to Brixham

After one of the most memorable stops in St Quay, which looks set to be a mandatory stop for future Channel Weeks, the fleet were served up a west veering north west wind gusting upto Force 7 pretty much the whole way. It is testomony to the quality of the fleet that all 22 boats that started in Lymington is here at Brixham this evening.

Overall result (view now)

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Channel Week - Half Way update

Twenty two boats started Channel Week from Lymington on Saturday and thus far have enjoyed some fantastic weather, racing and fun!

Summary of key results so far.

Overall IRC is very tight and is currently being lead by Paddy Cronin on Psipsina with 6 points, Rob Cragie on Jbellino is second with 7 points and Race Director Peter Olden on Solan Goose of Hamble is third with 8 points.

Class results as follows;

IRC 1

1st Jbellino 5 points    2nd Solan Goose 6 points   3rd SX Girl 9 points

IRC 2 (view now)

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Channel Week 2010 ~ Big fleet build up.....Runners and riders!

 

 

With up to 22 boats expected to line up for the start of Channel Week 2010 the event promises to be something special. (view now)

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SORC Coastal Series – Weymouth Races and the Series conclusion.

As fourteen boats made their way to Royal Thames last Friday evening for the Channel Week qualifier from the Solent to Weymouth sailed primarily in the hours of darkness, the decisions were do I reef? Do I put up a No three?  Is this twenty knots SW sea breeze going to drop? Some went for double reefs in the end and the race started in a strong breeze that continued until well after the Needles.
 
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Weymouth here we come!

The Solo Offshore Racing Club's coastal series resumes this weekend with  two testing  little jaunts from the Solent, overnight to the Olympic Village at Portland on Friday and a jolly back on Sunday.  

Race Director Peter Olden commented 'this is the first time  that we have taken the solo fleet to the new  Olympic sailing centre in Portland Harbour and we are looking forward to testing all the facilities!' (view now)

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Shetland Round Britain and Ireland 2010, the best in living memory.

The 2010 edition of the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland race was the best in living memory; it had everything a sailor could wish for in a short-handed ocean race.

For a start there was a very big fleet comprising 56 hot boats with keen crews.

The classes were closely matched, from the first cohort of class-40 ever to contend this classic event right through to the Corinthians in class 4. (view now)

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