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Thursday, 26 January 2012 00:00 |
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 The organisers of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant have revealed the major details of the 1000-boat tribute to Her Majesty The Queen’s 60-year reign. One of the largest public events ever held in London, the Pageant will take place on Sunday 3rd June - on the river from Putney to Tower Bridge. The flotilla itself will be over seven miles long and – including mustering, dispersal and the avenue of sail – will include some 25 miles of Thames river bank and pass under 14 bridges.
This unique spectacle, inspired by a rich history and tradition of entertainment and theatre on the Thames, is expected to include 20,000 participants on the water, millions of spectators on the river banks and London’s public spaces and a global audience expected by the major broadcasters to number many hundreds of millions.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:39 |
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 Tickets are going quickly for an RNLI first in Truro, Cornwall later this month, which will see the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Plymouth and the Plymouth Gilbert and Sullivan Fellowship, the oldest Gilbert and Sullivan company in the country, join forces for a spectacular concert. It’s a welcome return for the Royal Marines, but a first for the Fellowship and follows the highly successful CD The Magic of Gilbert and Sullivan that was recorded by the two groups to much acclaim in 2009.
Brian Williams, Chairman of the RNLI Music Division, says, ‘This is really exciting for the RNLI and particularly in Cornwall, which has the largest number of lifeboats of any county in the UK. It’s great to be able to provide enjoyment through these remarkable performers at a time when both the demands on RNLI services and the current difficulties in fundraising are ever increasing. I hope people will take this rather rare occasion to treat themselves to a top-class musical afternoon and we are delighted with the way the seats have been selling so rapidly, proving that it promises to be a great occasion."
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Friday, 20 January 2012 00:00 |
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The 2012 Round Britain race (RB12) will see 50 boats, 50 cars, and 50 aircraft compete simultaneously against each other in their disciplines in a unique marathon. It is the first time such an event has taken place, and the start date is set for 21 June.
The sea element of the race is recognised by the UIM as a World Cup status event and run under the auspices of the RYA. The race itself is 10 gruelling legs over 10 days which will start and finish at Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy.
Unlike its predecessors in 1969, 1984 and 2008, the 2012 RYA Powerboat race will entail a complete circumnavigation of Britain making it, without doubt, the toughest endurance powerboat race in the world. The longest leg covers 238 nautical miles from Swansea to Liverpool on day three.
Overall victory will be well rewarded, with a £35,000 prize (includes free entry worth £15,000 to the 2016 Round Britain Powered Marathon) and the prestigious Beaverbrook Round Britain Trophy being presented to the winner by Lord Beaverbrook.
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 09:19 |
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 Entries are now open for the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s inaugural Biscay 2012 Offshore Race taking place from 16 - 29 September 2012.
The race is divided into three legs, over 950 nautical miles, from the Solent, UK to La Rochelle, France, onwards to Brest, France and back to the Solent with stopovers in La Rochelle and Brest.
Created as a legacy to members from the Royal Southern in its 175th Anniversary year and to be run as a biennial event, the race looks set to be a truly international event; expressions of interest have already been received from some 20 entries including crews from several overseas yacht clubs.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 09:54 |
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 The Italian team, Luna Rossa, won the final Act of 2011 in emphatic style and have been crowned the Overall Champions of the Extreme Sailing Series™ 2011.
Max Sirena, Paul Campbell-James, Alister Richardson and Manuel Modena, who have raced together on the Extreme 40 all season, hardly put a foot wrong over the 35 races of the final Act in Singapore.
They went into the final day with a previously unheard of 56-point lead over their arch rivals for the 2011 title, the French team of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild. There was little Pierre Pennec’s team could do as Luna Rossa put in another strong performance and after 10 races , Luna Rossa topped the Act 9 leaderboard with a 45-point margin over second-placed The Wave, Muscat.
Despite six different Act winners during the year, coming into the final Act, only the French and Italian teams could win the overall title. After 11 months, 9 venues and 301 races, Luna Rossa finally got to lift the Extreme Sailing Series trophy.
“We’re ecstatic right now,” said British helmsman Paul Campbell-James who has become the first helmsman to win the Extreme Sailing Series twice. “The goal for the week was to beat Gitana and we had a 56 point lead this morning and at lunchtime we had 59 point lead. I was doing the maths in my head and I knew that if we finished every race in the afternoon we would still beat them and we just had to stay out of trouble.”
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