RS700 Volvo Noble Marine National Championship Report Day Three

The wind arrived at last on day three for a four race extravaganza.  Race four saw Robbie choose the least favoured route to the right of the beat to clear the fleet at the windward mark.  He held the lead to the finish.  Big waves and traffic made for some white knuckle rides.  Jerry Wales […]

RS800 Volvo Noble Marine National Championship Report Day Three

Thanks to the weekend entries, a larger fleet of 42 RS 800s left the beach (mostly) on time and headed out to the promised 9-11 knt NE breeze.  However, on arriving at the committee boat the breeze had built to a steady 15 kts+.  Pete Barton and Chris Feibusch quickly settled in to the increasing […]

MDL’s Mercury Yacht Harbour and Northney Marina awarded highest marina accolade

MDL Marinas, Europe’s largest marina operator, is delighted to announce Mercury Yacht Harbour in Southampton and Northney Marina in Hayling Island have both been awarded the prestigious Five Gold Anchors by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA). The Gold Anchor awards rate the service, quality and overall standards of a marina’s offering and are deemed as […]

RS700 National Championships – Day Four

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Overall it had been a great event.  Once the dust has settled nobody really cares or remembers who gets to etch their name on the winner’s trophy.   What people remember (or at least the sixteen brave folk that ventured out on the final day will) is […]