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.
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.
The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show 2015 runs from Friday 24th April until Sunday 26th April at City Dock, Annapolis, Maryland. The opening times are 10 am until 6 pm on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday starting at 10 am but finishing slightly earlier at 5 pm.
Antigua Sailing Week 2015 runs from April 25th until May 1st around the beautiful island of Antigua.
Now in its 47th year, the regatta is attracting over 100 racing yachts and thousands of sailors from all over the globe. It has become one of the most prestigious racing regattas in the Caribbean.
Here are a few of the Spring crewing posts that Lovesail members have posted on the Crewing section of the site. Log into your account if you are interested in any of them and visit the crewing section.