Category: Sailing Races, Regattas and Events
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Ullapool’s Luggerfest
Day 43 – Monday 25th May Reading Time: Four minutes We left Portree early on Thursday morning to make the 57 nautical mile journey to Ullapool. There was a strong wind warning issued and Windy was predicting winds gusting around gale force. The wonderful thing was that the wind was going to be from the…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Inspirational people and a few technical issues
Day 33 – Friday 15th May 2026 Reading time: Three minutes It is rather wonderful all the people that you meet when boating. The staff at Dunstaffnage have all been marvelous. Then there are the other Sailors. I had never met the Rev Bob Shepton before but of course he is a real hero figure…
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Insights from the Jester Challenge Symposium 2026
21st February 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 7/10 We have just returned from the Jester Challenge Symposium in Letchworth. Most of you who follow my blog will have a shrewd idea what this symposium will be about but for those who have stumbled upon this website and think that I may have taken…
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St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festival 2024
7th and 8th September 2024 Reading time: Five Minutes Not only did we make it, but we even had a day in hand. It was handy to have some time up our sleeves because I made rather hash of hoisting the “Dressed Overall” flags. They need to be in a specific order. The rumour is…
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Round Britain and Ireland Race 2022
27th May – Rotherhithe 13 days before the Scoresby Sund Expedition starts One would hope there is at least a little crowd to see off the competitors in this year’s Round Britain and Ireland Race, although it seems to be kept rather hush-hush by the organisers, the Royal Western Yacht Club. There is hardly a…
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Marlow Half Marathon 2021
This race has become a bit of a ritual for me and only partly due to the fact that my sister lives in Marlow and treats us to a calorie busting and cholesterol loaded lunch after the run – and she looks after the dog! But the race itself is wonderfully organised and takes you…
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Ben Lora
As Sumara is locked away in the shed and I am not allowed to work on her until Monday it means that I have some time to fill. As I sat in the campervan I could see a lovely hill across the loch, so I decided to climb up it. I say climb, but it…
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Scottish Islands Peaks Race
Spring 2016 Oban – Troon This is no normal race and it is well to remember that! For sailors it is a demanding race which takes in some tricky tidal areas. Unusually for a race, picking up the crew or dropping the anchor, has to take place under sail. Equally it is a demanding race for…
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Scottish Islands Peaks Race
Oh dear, here we go again. This time I am joining the crew of the Good Ship Brimble, a 27ft Twister. There will be more space onboard than Sumara but still pretty cosy with five runners and all the kit. I’ve been a bit disorganised this year struggling to find the time to sort out…