Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are hosting the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Regatta on Saturday 26 June, start time 11am and Sunday 27 June, start time midday. Sailing instructions for the event can be found at this link - MS&CC Regatta 2021 - Sailing Instructions I'm sure the competitors will be pleased to hear that there will be pasty and beans provided after sailing on Saturday. The sailing on...

Winners of the IOM Copiers RTI Race 2021, James Walker (centre) with some of the crew of Lilee Write-up by James Penn The IOM Copiers Round The Island Yacht Race (RTI) last Sunday was won overall for the first time in three years by James Walker's Corby 33, Lilee, racing in the performance based NHC handicap division. With the 2020 race cancelled due to COVID 19, and the 2019 race not producing a finisher...

Regatta winners - Phil Hardisty, Chris Hill and Peter Richardson In a great return to summer dinghy regattas, Ramsey’s Manx Sailing and Cruising Club welcomed 16 dinghies to our 2021 Regatta with some challenging conditions in prospect. The challenge on Saturday was launching, racing and recovering the boats in the fresh North-Easterly wind and its associated waves which were breaking heavily on the beach.  It...

The MS&CC Ramsey to Laxey dinghy race, it's a challenge and not for the faint hearted! The race for the Green Cup is a coastal race with spectacular scenery if you have time to look! Hosted by MS&CC the Le Mans type beach start is at 10.30 on Saturday 24 July. Laxey Sailing Club are holding their Regatta on Sunday 25 July starting at 11.30. LSC Sailing Instructions can be found here

The Start!! With a very promising 12 to 14 knot south easterly at the start a fast trip to Laxey was on the cards despite a beat to Maughold Head, but the wind began to die off from Cornaa onwards stringing out the 12 boat fleet, with the tail enders drifting across the finishline on the tide. Congratulations to Angus Jolly who took the win in his first outing after being out with an injury, only 37 seconds...