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 Laxey.

Massive congratulations to Lettie Hyett, sailing an Aero 5 taking the win (possibly to youngest do so, I’ll have to check), Tom Cringle and Darcey Withington sailing a Laser 2000 couldn’t quite match their win of a few years ago on their return in second, with Ralph Kee in third just two seconds back.

Too many to thank with three patrol boats on duty, race officer etc but thanks to all.

Full results https://halsail-1e484.kxcdn.com/Result/Public/90574

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 Laxey Bay. Please see the Sailing instructions for this event.

Laxey Sailing Club are holding their Regatta on Sunday 27 July starting at Midday. Sailing Instructions for this event can be found here: LSC Regatta Sailing Instructions 2025.

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 starting.

Conditions at 8am on Sunday were much better than anticipated earlier in the week – 14 knots of north westerly breeze, albeit gusting and shifty. Talada, a Hunter Horizon 30 from Kirkcudbright, was over the line first followed by Sea-Pie. The third boat, Good Rum, a Bavaria 36 from Maryport skippered by Anthony Jarvis, misjudged its approach to the start and had to tack a couple of times to get over the line.

Intriguingly, for the first time in living memory the traditional shotgun start was absent this time, the starting officer relying on a horn instead. Onlookers’ eardrums were grateful. For the full report click this link – Ramsey Shipping Services RTI 2025.

The 2025 Ramsey Shipping Services Round the Island Race will start in Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man on SUNDAY 6th July at 08.00 BST, HW is at 08.30 BST. The Round the Island Yacht Race is run annually by the Manx Sailing and Cruising Club in Ramsey, Isle of Man and we would like to thank Kuba Szymanski of Ramsey Shipping Services for agreeing to sponsor the 2025 event.

Please visit the ‘Round the Island 2025’ tab for full details including the Entry Form and Notice of Race.

The Programme and Sailing Instructions for this event can be found at this link – RSS Round the Island Race Programme 2025

Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are holding their Dinghy Regatta on Saturday 14 June, start time 12.00 and Sunday 15 June, start time 12.30. Sailing instructions for the event can be found at this link – MS&CC Regatta 2025 – Sailing Instructions.

The sailing on Sunday will be followed by a Prizegiving and Regatta Tea for all competitors and volunteers at around 4pm.