Get yourself licensed!

Get yourself licensed!

Whilst you may be able to skipper a boat up to 24m without any formal qualifications, the only law governing watersports for recreational purposes is the use of a VHF Radio. Unless under someone else supervision, you are not allowed to use one without a “Certificate of Competence and Authority to Operate”. So whilst no…

Ever wanted to experience the start of a yacht race without actually being there?
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Ever wanted to experience the start of a yacht race without actually being there?

The technology is here, is the capability from the middle of the Solent with 1,600 other boats? We’ll find out this Saturday. We are going to try and stream the start (and possibly the finish) of the JPMorgan Asset Management, Round the Island race. What could possibly go wrong? Apart from mobile signal, weather, the…

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Fastnet entry secured (and that’s no mean feat)….

Entry to the Fastnet race is sold out with a record number signing up. 300 registrations were received in the first 24 minutes matching the number received in 24hrs for the 2013 race. RORC members were given priority so paying membership fees really does have a benefit! Having secured entry to the race I’m now…

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Christmas over. Skiing over. New Year over. What next?

So we did Christmas in the Alps this year. Boat came out of the water on the 18th December and we departed on the 19th. If you can’t sail, ski! What next? We’ll it’s 2015 (Happy New Year everyone!) and apart from the Rugby World Cup there’s also the small matter of the 90th anniversary…