Sailing: Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre gun for 470 Euro gold
PORTLAND-based reigning Olympic champion Hannah Mills alongside crew Eilidh McIntyre will look to seal their second consecutive major regatta win at the 470 class European Championships this week.
View ArticleAfloat: Topper Series set to visit Castle Cove
CASTLE Cove Sailing Club plays host to the South West Topper Annual Traveller Series on Sunday, which has previously seen up to 40 sailors and their families attend.
View ArticleAfloat: Double-handed Fastnet aim for Weymouth pair
WEYMOUTH Sailing Club members Al Doughty and Ian Cheke have set themselves the ambitious challenge of completing this year’s 603-nautical mile (nm) Rolex Fastnet Race double-handed.
View ArticleAfloat: Cruisers revel in scenic Lulworth Cove journey
DESPITE the recent cold easterly winds members of the Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association continue to get out on the water and this week saw the first of the monthly day sails which are popular...
View ArticleAfloat: Weymouth Sailing Club membership grows through open day
WEYMOUTH Sailing Club threw open the doors of its Nothe Parade HQ for its annual open day.
View ArticleGig Rowing: Weymouth ladies take fourth at World Championships
WEYMOUTH ladies vets A claimed a fantastic fourth place finish, as rowing crews attended the 30th World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly.
View ArticleAfloat: Weymouth cruisers head to France and Scotland
WEYMOUTH & Portland Cruising Association members have been journeying to Cherbourg and Scotland this week.
View ArticleAfloat: Castle Cove down to business
CASTLE Cove Sailing Club hosted two competitions in a busy week for the club.
View ArticleAfloat: New cruisers venture to Yarmouth
NEW Weymouth & Portland Cruising Association (WPCA) members Bill Barna and Lorraine Meese-Kennedy took their yacht Merlot to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight for the weekend.
View ArticleAfloat: Hosts Weymouth in Spinlock success
WEYMOUTH Sailing Club hosted the IRC Spinlock South Coast Championships, with Whitby squad Antix the winning team.
View ArticleAfloat: Sail training laid on for Castle Cove
SAILING enthusiasts participated in the first of seven free dinghy sail training afternoons being offered to all Castle Cove Sailing Club members.
View ArticleAfloat: Cruisers on European adventure
PAUL Simpson and Ann Varlow from Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association and Castle Cove Sailing Club are in the midst of an adventure over to France and Holland in boat Jacana.
View ArticleAfloat: Weymouth score two wins at Swanage
WEYMOUTH enjoyed a successful day at Swanage Regatta, as the sun shone and the under-16 and ladies’ B crews took first places.
View ArticleAfloat: Hannah Mills holds French aim with Eilidh McIntyre
PORTLAND-BASED sailor Hannah Mills and her crew Eilidh McIntyre will attempt to win the World Cup Series crown for a third time running this week in Marseille, France.
View ArticleAfloat: Weymouth and Portland Cruisers on the voyage
THE weather has been unsettled but it has not prevented Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association members getting out and about in their boats, with boats heading to places such as Yarmouth and the...
View ArticleAfloat: Castle Cove bid to curb pollution
IN AN attempt to reduce pollution from plastic, Castle Cove Sailing Club has stopped selling bottled water in its clubhouse.
View ArticleAfloat: Weymouth duo in Fastnet challenge
WEYMOUTH Sailing Club’s Al Doughty and Ian Cheke have qualified for this year’s Fastnet Race as a double handed team which starts on Saturday, August 3.
View ArticleAfloat: Cruisers venture out for Greek sunshine
WEYMOUTH and Portland Cruising Association’s evening social was a quiet affair due to numerous sailors journeying as far as the Greek Islands.
View ArticleAfloat: Lucy Bishop dominant at Castle Cove
TWO significant competitions were held last weekend at Castle Cove Sailing Club with Lucy Bishop the star of the show.
View ArticleAfloat: New member influx for Weymouth Sailing Club
WEYMOUTH Sailing Club have announced that 30 new members have signed up to the club following the RYA’s Push The Boat Out initiative.
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