RORC Easter Challenge: Season Opener The perfect way to get up to speed Friday 25th - Sunday 27th March Bank Holiday Weekend The Royal Ocean Racing Club's UK domestic season fires up with the Easter Challenge, taking place on the Solent over the Bank Holiday weekend of 25-27th March. For many crews, the Easter Challenge marks a key date in their diary, by which their … [Read more...] about RORC Easter Challenge
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Andrew Overton the new General Manager of RORC Cowes
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has appointed Andrew Overton as the new General Manager of RORC Cowes. He has an extensive background in the hospitality industry with experience across a range of unique high quality new business ventures, acquisitions and integrations. Andrew has built his experience from the bottom up, learning the trade at the Marriott Hotel group, … [Read more...] about Andrew Overton the new General Manager of RORC Cowes
Barbican Theatre wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for partnership project
Barbican Theatre is delighted to announce that they have secured £19,720 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to work in partnership with Plymouth City Council’s Arts and Heritage service on an exciting project, giving audiences a completely new perspective on the Elizabethan House on the Barbican. A Blast from the Past; and Back Again is a project that will enable emerging … [Read more...] about Barbican Theatre wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for partnership project
Royal Ocean Racing Club announces new Transatlantic Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has announced the introduction of a new Transatlantic Race starting in November 2014. The RORC Transatlantic Race will set off from Lanzarote, Canary Islands and finish in the Caribbean, at a destination to be confirmed. The 2,800 nm east to west race will act as a feeder for yachts participating in the 2015 RORC Caribbean 600, held … [Read more...] about Royal Ocean Racing Club announces new Transatlantic Race
Ray Ives. Dive into one man’s life spent on the bottom of the sea.
Yacht Haven Quay’s (YHQ) Dry stack marina in Plymouth is usually charged with the secure undercover storage of hundreds of boats. It is now the permanent home to a different kind of treasure, a Dive Museum, which houses a Davy Jones’ locker packed full of amazing artefacts and curios which have been thrown into the sea and shepherded back onto land over the last 50 years by … [Read more...] about Ray Ives. Dive into one man’s life spent on the bottom of the sea.
Rolex Fastnet Finish. A case of quick quick slow for fastest boat in the world
The world's two fastest offshore racing trimarans had to endure the world's slowest finish in the early hours of this morning in the Rolex Fastnet Race. Having jockeyed for the lead since leaving the Solent on Sunday, the Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard co-skippered Spindrift 2 was ahead past the Lizard in the early hours of this morning, only for the wind to switch off … [Read more...] about Rolex Fastnet Finish. A case of quick quick slow for fastest boat in the world
Royal Navy ‘Band of Wives’ Presentation
A group of wives of sailors and Royal Marines are celebrating the completion of a course preparing them for their partners deploying overseas. The self-titled Band of Wives staged a presentation evening at the Royal Naval Personal Family Service (NPFS) community centre in Plympton, Plymouth. The women have learned how to cope as individuals and a mutually supportive network … [Read more...] about Royal Navy ‘Band of Wives’ Presentation
Royal Navy advises on safety afloat
The Queen’s Harbour Master and Ministry of Defence Police Marine Unit are urging leisure users enjoying themselves afloat in the Dockyard Port of Plymouth to take safety advice as part of a water safety initiative. As the summer holidays approach and the weather remains kind the number of people taking to the water in the port increases significantly. In Plymouth and on the … [Read more...] about Royal Navy advises on safety afloat
Strong female entry in record breaking Rolex Fastnet Race
Strong female entry in record breaking Rolex Fastnet Race A key feature of this year's Rolex Fastnet Race will be the number of high profile women taking part, when the world's largest offshore race sets sail from Cowes on Sunday 11th August. Yet again the Royal Ocean Racing Club's flagship event is breaking new records in terms of the size of its fleet with 372 boats … [Read more...] about Strong female entry in record breaking Rolex Fastnet Race
Plymouth Sailor, Sean Clee, Wins Prestigious Royal Navy Photographic Award
A Royal Navy Petty Officer from Stoke, Plymouth has won two categories in a prestigious photographic award. Petty Officer Sean Clee has been awarded the Peregrine Trophy Video Award as well as the overall Peregrine Trophy for Best Portfolio. Working out of Plymouth with 30 Commando IX Group Royal Marines, PO Clee spends several months of the year away on operations and … [Read more...] about Plymouth Sailor, Sean Clee, Wins Prestigious Royal Navy Photographic Award
