by First Class Sailing | Jun 29, 2023 | Norway, Norway Challenger, Sailing Holidays
Exploring the breathtaking scenery of the Norwegian Fjords, our skipper Matt on the 16-day voyage – Norway Sailing Adventure to the Fjords and Back trip shares photos and gives his account of this incredible trip onboard the Challenger 72 yacht. Sunday, 11th...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 11, 2019 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
Back on dry land You will no doubt be glad to hear our intrepid crew have safely made port in St Lucia after an epic trip across the Atlantic. Here at First Class Sailing it has been my honour to post the blog daily and most of the time I have merely posted the...
by First Class Sailing | Nov 27, 2019 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
We’ve just received word back from our boat Challenger 2 currently crossing the Atlantic in the ARC Rally 2019 and you can read all about the progress and some of the more information on the day to day running of the boat. Mates Blog After a fast and...
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 | Jan 22, 2019 | Courses, Learn to Sail, Sailing Trips
This blog was written by one of our instructors for Sailing Today and published in their magazine. Sailing Today have kindly let us post it here. Instructor Clive takes us through a recent Coastal Skipper Course to Dartmouth, and explains what to expect on your course...
