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Scotland's J122E El Gran Senor has taken the lead of Kinsale Yacht Club's 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup after the first race of the 17-boat Coastal IRC division. The Clyde Cruising Club entry, which finished fourth overall in 2022's Cork Week…

The Scottish Series 2023 on Saturday was dominated by changeable conditions. Although the wind was always present, it could be classed as extremely variable, which made the race officers' jobs very difficult when it came to setting a course. A…

Pat Kelly’s family crewed J109 Storm from Howth and Rush began this year’s Celtic Cup RC 35 series with a win at Kip Regatta, the first big event of the season. Dad Pat Kelly skippered the very competitive Storm with…

A 19th century Fifie Sailing Herring Drifter and a ‘rare survivor’ of the golden age of sail will make her maiden voyage to return to the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy, Scotland on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July…

The RC35 Scotland season kicks off in two weeks' time at MS&P Kip Regatta on the 13th and 14th of May. After a very close 2022 season, where the top three places were covered by one point, all the teams…

Scotland's RC35 cruiser-racer class has published its 2023 calendar for its 2023 RC35 Series and 2023 Celtic Cup, and Ireland's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta features in both. Although Scottish-based, the class has one ‘away’ event each year. This is usually Volvo…

We’re accustomed to thinking of successful and long-lived local One-Design keelboat classes as being a distinctive feature of Irish sailing. Thus we tend to overlook the fact that one particular Scottish designer created more of these Irish boats than anyone…

The North Sea port of Aberdeen, Scotland is to host the Tall Ships event again, it has been announced. Aberdeen writes BBC News have been chosen for the venue in 2025 having hosted the prestigious event twice, firstly in 1991 and…

Craig Evans has been appointed by the RYA as the Regional Rules Advisor (RRA) for Scotland. With a background in dinghy racing, Evans has been an active racer for over 40 years in several classes. He was appointed as a…

The board of RYA Scotland have appointed James Stuart as interim CEO, which was announced as during the regional sailing and boating body’s virtual AGM last week. “We are very pleased that James was able to step in and welcome…

Alex Colquitt and his team triumphed at the 2022 Ceilidh Cup in Argyll, western Scotland this past weekend, with Thomas Goodman of Strathclyde University taking the Scottish Student Sailing title. It was a windy affair for the annual Ceilidh Cup/Scottish…

The Royal Yachting Association Scotland will hold its AGM on Thursday 27 October. It will be held as a virtual meeting from 6pm on that date. All RYA members domiciled in Scotland and representatives of affiliated clubs, associations in Scotland and…

After nearly eight years as chief executive officer of RYA Scotland, James Allan has decided to leave to pursue the next chapter in his career. His last day in the role was Friday 30 September. The regional body for boating…

Loch Tummel Sailing Club hosted the RYA Scotland Late Summer Championships aimed at youth and junior pathway classes over the weekend of 24-25 of September. There was close competition in the Optimist, Topper, ILCA, 420, Feva, Techno and iQFOiL classes,…

The 2022 Vantage Health and Life RC35 Championships is a wrap! Another very close season with tight racing in a great variety of locations and conditions.  The season started with a great turnout of 10 boats at Kip Regatta, where one…

The RYA Scotland/British Keelboat League Youth Weekend at Port Edgar Yacht Club took place over the weekend of 3-4 September with 54 youth sailors out experiencing 707 keelboat racing on the Forth. “The consensus from everyone involved was that it…