B&G RACEPANEL Software Update For The Award Winning Zeus2

B&G, the world’s leading sailing navigation and instrument specialist, is pleased to announce the latest in its software updates for the award winning Zeus2 series multi-functional displays (MFD) and Glass Helm systems. The new software focuses on racing startline technology that helps the navigator put the yacht in the right place at the right time […]

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week Daily Round Up – Day 6

A damp morning, with challenging winds around the rain clouds, failed to squash spirits at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week today. The weather cleared during the afternoon, giving competitors a chance to dry out while enjoying post-race drinks and a display by the RAF’s Red Arrows aerobatic team brought to the event by Artemis Investment […]

Rolex Fastnet Race – Going backwards is slow

This morning at the RORC’s new Cowes clubhouse, a select cross-section of competitors in this Sunday’s Rolex Fastnet Race shared their observations about the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial 600 mile flagship event. By way of introduction, RORC CEO Eddie Warden Owen said he was delighted with the record-sized fleet of 370. “We thought that […]

Montgomery canal opens after valuable habitats protected during emergency repairs

The Montgomery canal is to be re-opened on Monday 17 August after emergency repairs were carried out to a leak in the embankment near Queen’s Head in Shropshire. The leak was adjacent to Aston Nature Reserve in the middle of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and repairs had to be carried out sympathetically […]

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week Daily Round Up – Day 7

The penultimate day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week delivered more interesting and challenging racing, with most of the action taking place in a light north westerly wind. Today’s races for Black Group yachts were the last in their series for the overall prizes in the regatta. A number of classes had clear winners with […]