Earlier this year, my sailing partner and I got selected to take part in the Hobie Wave America’s Cup Endeavour Youth Regatta. We were one of two teams representing Great Britain in Bermuda. This was...
Photo Credit: www.thomtouw.com photography I decided to go back to the Topper and compete at the World Championship last week in Loctudy, France. I’ve only sailed the Topper 4 times this year so it was...
The best way to care for your sailing kit to ensure that it stays fresh, snag-free and lasts, is to hand wash it in a large bucket of luke warm water and use a specialist...
The annual Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay, took place on Saturday the 1st of July. Organised by the Island Sailing Club, this one-day yacht race had a 50 nautical mile course around...
Hi! I’m Millie and I am part of the Midland Optimist Racing Team, aka MORT! We travel all over the country competing at the big Optimist events but over the last month we have been...
On the 29th April 2017, I went to the Topper Inland Championship at Grafham Water. My dad woke me up at 4am, so we could get up to the event in time. I knew I...
Due to the change in the manufacturers build specification, you can now fill in the notches on your daggerboard, improving the flow of water across your foil. Here Dave Cockerill demonstrates how to do this...
Photo: Simon McIlwaine www.wavelengthimage.com (Topper Worlds 2016) I had a choice at this event as to whether I stayed ashore, whilst my sister sailed and I revised, or I went on the water as well....
This year we took part in the RYA Youth National Championships at Hayling Island in the Spitfire class. It was our first Youth Nationals and our first major event in the Spitfire class – hopefully...
Over Easter we spent 12 days in Holland. I did 2 sailing events; the Optispring in Port Zeeland and the Easter Regatta in Braassemermeer. 62 British sailors made the journey along with sailors from 12...