The first leg was a light downwind reach to the Point of Ayre in the early morning sunshine. Despite the following tidal current it still took the fleet around 2 hours to cover the 7 miles from the start line off Ramsey’s South Stone Pier. Some more drifting about to the west of the Point wasted another hour or so before first the trimaran then one by one the local boats caught a moderate south Westerly of 10 t...

Unfortunately the weather scuppered both days, Saturday (too much wind) and Sunday (no wind) so we've re-scheduled in the hope we have more luck! The MYA IOM Dinghy Championships 2026 will now take place in Ramsey Bay on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September hosted by the MS&CC. The first three races on Saturday will have a start time of 10.00 and the concluding races on Sunday will start at 10.30....

Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are holding their Dinghy Regatta on Saturday 4 July, start time 13.00 and Sunday 5 July, start time 13.30. Sailing instructions for the event can be found at this link - MS&CC Regatta 2026 - Sailing Instructions. The sailing on Sunday will be followed by a Prizegiving and Regatta Tea for all competitors and volunteers at around 4pm.

Teddy Dunn-IOM Dinghy Champion 2026 Dave Batchelor holding off Teddy The postponed MYA Dinghy Championships hosted by the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club took place in Ramsey last weekend.  The previous dates were cancelled due to Day 1 having way too much wind and Day 2 having no wind! Forward two weeks, so the tide was in and racing finally took place on the Saturday, lots of wind, with racing on...

Lettie Hyatt successfully defending the Green Cup There was a great turnout of 13 competitors to take part in the race to Laxey. The sailing conditions were excellent for a change, the wind wasn't on the nose which always helps! The first boats crossed the line in Laxey Bay in just under 2 hours with the top 3 only separated by 2 minutes. Junior Lettie Hyett took line honours, successfully defending her...