At midday on Monday 8th January 2018 entry will open for all Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) races, including the Season's Points Championship comprised of 14 races, as well as the highlight of the UK Solent season - the IRC Europeans and Commodores' Cup. Competitors entering the IRC Europeans (8-16th June) are invited to form a team of three boats with members of their own … [Read more...] about Entry opens for IRC European Championship and Commodores’ Cup and all RORC races
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Footballers kick-off Armed Services benefit match
The Royal Navy and Plymouth Argyle are joining forces to celebrate and benefit military personnel and their families with a Armed Services Day match on Saturday November 18 at Home Park. The annual event is sponsored by the Royal Navy’s main industrial partner Babcock and centred on the Oxford United game. This year it will this year adopt the Women’s Royal Naval … [Read more...] about Footballers kick-off Armed Services benefit match
Royal Navy dinghy sailors record-breaking adventure confirmed
A Royal Navy dinghy crew has been officially recognised for an amazing long-distance sailing double by breaking their own world record. The Royal Navy sailor and a Ministry of Defence employee, both from Plymouth, were presented with their Guinness World Record certificates at a ceremony yesterday (Thursday). Leading Seaman Philip Slade and Mark Belamarich took … [Read more...] about Royal Navy dinghy sailors record-breaking adventure confirmed
Concise home as Dongfeng Race Team leads VO65s around the Rock
Unchallenged, Concise 10 blazed into Plymouth this morning, first boat home in the 47th Rolex Fastnet Race. Tony Lawson's MOD70 trimaran crossed the finish line off Plymouth breakwater at 05:55:00 BST with a race time of 42 hours and 55 minutes. This time didn't come close to the overall multihull record for the Rolex Fastnet Race but it was still respectable considering they … [Read more...] about Concise home as Dongfeng Race Team leads VO65s around the Rock
Classic upwind start for record breaking Rolex Fastnet Race
The Solent laid on 'classic' conditions for the start of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's 47th Rolex Fastnet Race. In brilliant sunshine and with brisk westerly winds gusting up to 20 knots, the giant fleet tacked up the western Solent before compressing through the usual bottleneck at Hurst Narrows. A record-sized fleet of 368 boats started the race, 12 more than two years ago, … [Read more...] about Classic upwind start for record breaking Rolex Fastnet Race
Can France make it a Rolex Fastnet Race hat trick?
In the last two editions of the RORC's biennial flagship event from Cowes to Plymouth via southwest Ireland's most famous rock, French boats have not just won, they have dominated. For example in the last race in 2015, Géry Trentesaux's JPK 10.80 Courrier Du Leon won by more than two and a half hours, and, despite racing in IRC Three, beat all of the IRC Two boats … [Read more...] about Can France make it a Rolex Fastnet Race hat trick?
The Queen’s Harbour Master and MoD Police advising on water safety
The Queen’s Harbour Master and Ministry of Defence Police are advising leisure water users to follow simple safety advice during the summer holidays. Carl Necker, Queen’s Harbour Master (QHM) is keen for as many people as possible enjoying the waters of Plymouth Sound and the Tamar Estuaries. He says a few simple precautions and plans will help ensure everyone … [Read more...] about The Queen’s Harbour Master and MoD Police advising on water safety
Rolex Fastnet Race . Fight to be first home
While the Judel-Vrolijk 115 Nikata will be the largest yacht competing among the 350 or so yachts starting the Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday 6 August, the battle for line honours glory looks set to be between two titans of the grand prix racing world. Finnish Whitbread Round the World Race legend Ludde Ingvall returns having previously put in one of the most … [Read more...] about Rolex Fastnet Race . Fight to be first home
Royal Marines charity endurance relay
Royal Marines from 42 Commando today completed a 16.64 mile-a-day relay challenge over six days by handing the baton to Royal Marines Band colleagues. The hand-over event happened on Plymouth Hoe with colleagues from the HM Band of the Royal Marines giving them musical encouragement. The march is part of the 1664 Challenge, an annual event which marks the … [Read more...] about Royal Marines charity endurance relay
Royal Navy wakeboarding championships
The Royal Navy held its first official RN Wakeboard Championships last month at Boxend Park, Bedford – only a year after the sports first team was created. Over 20 wakeboarders, from complete beginner to seasoned rider, took part in the two-day cable competition, which comprised grassroots coaching and mentoring on day one, followed by a full competition on day … [Read more...] about Royal Navy wakeboarding championships
