It is with great excitement that the Royal Western Yacht Club announce The Round Iceland Challenge’25. The Round Iceland Race (RIR) will be in its second edition and will start on Sunday, 31st August 2025 from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. The course, quite simply, is to leave the Eddystone Lighthouse to Starboard, Iceland to Starboard and finish on the Royal...
Sponsored by Plymouth Gin, the event consisted of 3 race courses; the South West IRC Championships supported by Spinlock, the South West YTC Championships, and the J24 Nationals. On Thursday evening there was a Plymouth Gin Fun Race which was supported by the boats who had arrived early for the main event. This was a committee boat start followed by a...
Over the last few weeks, the Royal Western Race Management and volunteers have been incredibly busy welcoming dinghy fleets to Plymouth for their National Championships. 22nd & 23rd June saw the Devon Yawls compete in their National Championships. We welcomed 18 boats to Queen Anne's Battery Marina for this event with 6 races over the 2 day period. The event was...
The OSTAR and TWOSTAR races got off on time on Sunday after enjoying a hearty full English breakfast in the Club. All 5 boats are set to take one of the biggest challenges there is in Oceanic racing. Visibility was a challenge at the start when a ‘monsoon’ like downpour flooded Plymouth Sound on Race Start. First across the line in the...
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2024 is another very busy year once again in the RWYC offshore/ oceanic calendar. Sunday 5th May 2024 sees the 17th edition of the famous OSTAR race along with the 7th edition of the TWOSTAR race. The making of legend’s, the pathway to professional sailing careers, or simply the challenge of a lifetime, the OSTAR has the history to support such a...
1200hrs, Sunday 13th August saw the start of the Plymouth Fastnet Race. A South- south westerly 14-16 knot wind greeted them as they made their way out of the western entrance of Plymouth Sound towards the Eddystone Lighthouse. The sea state and winds were to increase overnight as the fleet made their way to the west. Overnight there were a number...
PRESS RELEASE - 18th June 2023 Day 35 of AJ Wanderlust's Around Iceland Challenge Race. Wind shifts, rainbows and towering cumulous clouds dominated today. Thus far, AJ Wanderlust has sailed 3500 nautical miles in our Around Iceland Challenge. The rhumbline course (Plymouth start to Plymouth finish) would be 2753 nautical miles. Our diversion to the Faroe Islands due to storm force...
The 2nd edition of the Plymouth Fastnet 500 takes place on Sunday 13th August. Starting on and finishing from Plymouth Sound, this is a great option to see the Fastnet rock in all its splendour without the logistical headaches before or after the race. Early entry discount is available right up to 1st July and for the first 20 boats there...
13th and 14th of May saw the very first RC900 weekend which co-starred with the 2nd RC1000 weekend of the year. Conditions were challenging with the NW gradient being cancelled out by a steady south-westerly sea breeze on both days. Saturday’s racecourse saw the committee boat sit between New Grounds and Melampus for the first RC1000 race. The RC900 fleet had...
