by First Class Sailing | Aug 15, 2019 | Fastnet Race, Racing, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales
So what is it like to be in the Rolex Fastnet Race? By the end of this blog by Peter Byrne (above) you should have a good idea of what awaits and whether or not you’d like to be involved in the next race! It is an excellent read and written when grabbing...
by First Class Sailing | Aug 8, 2019 | Fastnet Race, Racing, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 have won the Fastnet! Well, we exaggerate a little, we had two, 16-strong crews in the Fastnet race, both sailing the steel Challenger yachts, and having their own private duel amongst the 100’s of other competitors. Sue Geary was the...
by First Class Sailing | Aug 7, 2019 | Sailing Events, Sailing Tales, Solent, Yacht Design
COWES, England – August 6, 2019 – Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team today achieved what no other sail racing team in the world has done, breaking the sport’s elusive 50-knot speed barrier during training ahead of Cowes SailGP. The historic moment – a...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 28, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Santosa
When there is so much to explore around Norway it’s very hard to stay still for long and, as you will read in this blog by Sue the cook on Santosa, even when you’ve discovered somewhere interesting, soon enough you’ll be moving on… Meeting the New Guest Crew at...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 27, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Santosa
Adventures is what the luxury yacht Santosa promises to their Guest Crews. Whether it is epic scenery, on land exploring, buckets of fresh Nordic air or great sailing and sometimes an encounter with Mother Nature’s finest – a whale. To make the...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 17, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips, Santosa
You have three Nordic sailing days rolled into one blog here, although with the sun shining brightly at midnight it is very much one very long day for the guest cre won the luxury yacht Santosa. Day 6 Fiskevaeret Skipnes Stayed put today. Walked a 4 hour round trip to...
