The sun did come out!! Write up by Keith Poole. The nice weather encouraged a starting line up of 15 boats, including two catamaran's, for what turned out to be fairly brisk trip down to Laxey. This trip is not for the faint hearted as it can turn into a bit of a battle after Maughold Head. However, on this occasion the wind held (almost) and the sun came out for what turned out to be a great sail to...

Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are hosting their annual Laser Regatta on Saturday 11 October in Ramsey Bay. It will be a one day event with the option of switching to the Sunday if the weather doesn’t play ball. Standard, Radial and 4.7 Classes can compete for the overall honours. Six short course races, with one discard. If you don’t own a Laser, beg or borrow one (there’s plenty out there). Sailing I...

Sea-Pie and her winning crew In arduous, windy and certainly very fast conditions, Sea-Pie of Cultra took all the honours in the 73rd Manx Sailing & Cruising Club’s Round the Island Race last Sunday. With its eight-man crew skippered by Ed Pearce and assisted by Iain Fenna, Sea-Pie arrived back in Ramsey just after 6pm having averaged 6.5 knots - just 10 hours and eight minutes after s...

The Ramsey to Laxey dinghy race is a challenge 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 11:00 on Saturday 26 July. Starting on Ramsey Beach by the Clubhouse, feet to be on terraferma until start signal, start sequence is 3,2, start. Look out for the finish mark in...