The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is a biennial event hosted by the NYYC in Newport, Rhode Island in September at its Harbour Court Clubhouse. The Invitational Cup is a regatta for yacht...
I’m just on my way to Weymouth for an Optimist squad camp having achieved my main goal of the season, which was to get selected! My Dad, Steve Irish, is a world class coach and...
If you’re sailing at junior level you may think that as autumn approaches the season draws to a close, but if you’re enjoying your sailing and want to improve, winter can be the best time...
The first Topper National Series of 2017-18 took place in Poole Harbour on a sunny Saturday morning, hanging around with my friends and my brother Ollie. After an hour postponement, due to light wind, we...
After unknowingly being given the nickname ‘Pocket-Rocket’, published on both the main event web page and in Yachts and Yachting, which I only found out about the day before the event, I now had to...
The summer of 2017 proved to be a very good time on the water for myself! I’m sure I am not the only one that looks forward to the summer and what it has to...
The i14 Nationals was held in Rock, Cornwall this year. Whilst the fleet was made up of 23 boats, 5 of them were in the top 10 at the most recent World Championships at Carnac...
Hello again from Snitchy the RS Aero. I’ve been home from the Nationals for a week now, basking in the short-lived glory of my Superstar Traveller status. Boat park fame is definitely enhanced by the...
I was recently fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel to the south east coast of Spain to complete a couple of weeks of sailing instruction, working for Pro-Vela on a european funded work...
Feature Photo Credit: James Tomlinson. For three years I raced a Topper with reasonable success finishing in the top ten at both the World and National Championships in 2016. Last September I decided it was...