The Extreme Sailing Series – Cardiff is on its way. This leviathan rolls into Cardiff Bay next week with the sails unfurled and set ready to go on Thursday 18th June. The Bay has no respite until Sunday 21st June when the sun will set on Act 4 and the boats are packed away on the longest of days to move onto Hamburg.
This race is not for the faint-hearted. The Race to Alaska attracts some 120 sailors, rowers, canoers and kayakers from all across the country into 50-odd teams of adventurers. The first one across the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska wins the $10000 prize.
Beale Park Boat Show and Outdoor Show runs from Friday 5th June until Sunday 7th June 2015, at Beale Park, Lower Basildon near Reading.
One of the Lovesail members is planning to organise an around the island social sail on the weekend of the summer solstice. If you are interested then please log into your Lovesail account and drop solent_swinger a line.
With summer and the warmer weather approaching the crewing section of the site is warming up too. Here are just a few of the new crewing posts that have been added recently, more to follow soon:
For 14 days the harbour of Scheveningen in Holland becomes the heart of the Dutch competitive sailing world. Yachts of all shapes and sizes will sail in to take part in the North Sea Regatta 2015.
The All Wales Boat Show 2015 runs for 3 days from Friday 8th May until Sunday 10th May. Located in Pwllheli on the picturesque Llŷn Peninsula the boat show will be one of the very first events to take place at Plas Heli, the newly constructed Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre.
Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series takes place in the Olympic sailing city of Qingdao in China. Starting on Thursday 30th April it runs for 4 days finishing on Sunday 3rd May 2015.