Serious Summer Solo Sailing
Hugh Brayshaw | Another top class Figaro event and another collection of lessons to learn from, I’m coming away each time with more and more positives as my experience increases and comfort zones get pushed away. This race was a 400 mile offshore followed by 4 tight inshore races that tested every aspect of sailing…
Read MoreFirst 24hrs – Solo Concarneau
After some extremely tight racing in the Solo Concarneau overnight, Hugh Brayshaw remains in touch with the front pack of the fleet. From the race start at 15:22hrs local time yesterday afternoon, the fleet picked their way along the Brittany coast with the majority of the fleet opting for the inshore route, some had other plans…
Read More0-30kts Forecasted for Second Race of 2018 – The Solo/Duo Concarneau
After a challenging first event of the Solo Offshore Racing Championships at the Solo Maitre Coq event in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France the fleet of Bénéteau Figaro 2s have relocated north to the City of Concarneau on the south western coast of Brittany. With the Solo Maitre Coq behind him, Nick Cherry took a moment to…
Read MoreFigaro Open Season Starts
|Hugh Brayshaw Les Sables-d’Olonne is the solo offshore sailing ‘Mecca’ and was the host port for my first race of the season, the Solo Maitre Coq. A combination of inshore races and one big offshore race that demands every sailing skill going. It felt like a massive uphill struggle to get everything done on…
Read More2018 Season To Commence With Solo Maitre Coq
Marking the beginning of the 2018 Classe Figaro Bénéteau season, Wednesday 14th will see the start of the Solo Maitre Coq with British skippers Hugh Brayshaw, Nick Cherry and Alan Roberts lining up on the start line in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. After a busy winter of training, maintenance and physical preparation in the UK, Brayshaw…
Read MoreGoing to sea with the ‘Beast from the East’
Hugh Brayshaw | When the winds blow from the east, it can be a double-edged sword for sailing to France. The 200-mile leg from Cowes to the western corner of France is going to be downwind, fast and fun. However, the wind from the east also brings the less enjoyable, freezing cold air and snow.…
Read MoreBrayshaw Confirms Solitaire Spot
2017 Amateur champion Hugh Brayshaw has confirmed his spot on the start line of the 2018 La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro. Racing in his third Solitaire event Hugh will compete in the general classification against some of the greatest solo sailors in the world and commented, “Having taken up sailing full time at the end of…
Read MoreTraining Gets Underway Ahead of 2018 Season
Following a busy 2017 season of racing around the French and British coastline including La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro and The Rolex Fastnet Race, The Offshore Academy sailors resume training, turning their attention to the 2018 season. With an intention to once again field multiple boats for the Class Figaro season and Solitaire race, The Offshore…
Read MoreRedshift Returns for Douarnenez Fastnet Solo Race
Alumni sailor Nick Cherry comments on being excited to be getting back into his Figaro Redshift after a year away from the class: “For my second trip round the Fastnet rock this year the Douarnenez Fastnet Solo takes us from near Brest, around Wolf Rock to the Fastnet and then back to France. The weather looks to…
Read MoreChange of Tack
By Mary Rook | I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful friends and followers for all your awesome support over the last 10 years, it has been an extraordinary journey and one I am proud to have been through. After this summer of yachting I have decided to leave the…
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