We were delighted to be joined by sailors from as far away as Holland, Switzerland and the Isle of Wight at our combined OSTAR/TWOSTAR/RB&I Prizegiving on 22nd October. A good time was had by all by the competitors who enjoyed the opportunity to meet up to celebrate their achievements. ...
October 15th weekend saw the Royal Western Yacht Club host the annual event for the Allspars Final Fling Dinghy Regatta. The regatta, now in its fifth year saw dinghies congregate to Plymouth to enjoy and be challenged by the forever changing wind and tide that Plymouth Sound has to offer. With a drop in entries due to the weather forecast,...
Over one hundred and twenty spectators consisting of family, friends, Royal Western Yacht Club members and press were treated to a fantastic start to the OSTAR and TWOSTAR race, the 60th anniversary of the OSTAR that had been postponed for two years due to Covid. Six nationalities were represented, that being Poland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands....
Over 120 spectators consisting of family, friends, Royal Western Yacht Club members and press were treated to a fantastic start to the OSTAR and TWOSTAR race, the 60th anniversary of the OSTAR that had been postponed for 2 years due to Covid. 6 nationalities were represented, that being Poland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Early pace was...
It is with great excitement that the Royal Western Yacht Club announce a new race to its 4-year cycle of oceanic events. The Round Iceland Yacht Race (RIR) - first edition - will start on Sunday 14th May 2023 from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. The course, quite simply, is to leave the Eddystone Lighthouse to Starboard, Iceland to Starboard and...
The Original Lonely Rock race was first sailed in 1925, since then the course has enjoyed a very colourful history with some real stand out moments. The first ever boat to win was called ‘Jolie Brise’, stamping her name on yachting history in the process. To this date, 5 boats have won the race outright 2 times but there is only...
We have pleasure in offering the RWYC 'Original Lonely Rock Race’'(OLR2022) in association with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, starting at 1400hrs on Sunday 17th July 2022. The OLR2022 course starts in the area of Ryde Bank, within the gaze of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, the fleet then exits the Western Solent, on to the Fastnet Rock which they will...
Round Britain & Ireland Race – now with a Fully Crewed class A FULLY CREWED CLASS is now open for entries and will run alongside the classic Double Handed RB&I. At approaching 30 entries, 8 of which are multihulls, this will be a great race for all those competing. With limited spaces of just 50 for the entire fleet, the RB&I...
MailASail OSTAR and Twostar The 60th Anniversary OSTAR race which is sponsored by MailASail is drawing ever closer. Firm entries totalling 13 have already been received from France, Bulgaria, Poland, GBR, Czech Republic and Italy. With at least the same number yet to commit it is perhaps a timely reminder that the early entry discount is coming to an end on...
The Commodore welcomes the University of Plymouth Yacht Club to the RWYC. Pictured here with their current Commodore, Dominique Garveigh, he said 'we are delighted to continue our links with the UPYC and we are proud to share our facilities with them'. ...
