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300 women wanted for a round-the-world sailing mission raising awareness of plastic pollution

A sailor who investigated the world’s largest accumulation of marine plastic by carrying out scientific experiments on the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” in July is now inviting applications for an all-female sailing voyage and scientific research mission. Emily Penn will lead an expedition to circumnavigate the globe with the aim of raising awareness of the environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics. The crews will explore plastics and toxics in the ocean, sailing through four of the five oceanic gyres and the Arctic. The two-year voyage, which sets sail in October 2019, will be split into 30 legs, with 10 sailors on each. “The plastic pollution challenge our ocean faces is a global one and it will take an inspired army of passionate, skilled and experienced people to tackle it,” says Ms Penn. “This is our biggest project yet and by far the most challenging. We’re looking for amazing women with a passion to protect our ocean to come forward to join us.” Ms Penn says that sailing experience is not important. “We’re trying to find solutions from every angle. We need designers, creatives, policy-makers. It’s a struggle to find someone who couldn’t play a role.” Sailing into rubbish In the four years since the first voyage across the Atlantic, more than 100 women have sailed on missions to raise awareness about the plastic problem. Ms Penn, who has spent the past 10 years tackling plastic pollution, is most concerned by the potentially toxic impact of the breakdown of plastics in the ocean by seawater and sunlight. Emily Penn and her all-women crew of scientists and artists sailed into the Pacific Ocean in search of a man-made hell known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” in July. When she tested her own body for some of these chemicals she had found in the ocean and in plastic, she found them inside her. She is heartened by the rise in awareness about plastic pollution she has seen in the last two years. “I am feeling optimistic but we need to change that awareness into direct action,” she says.

The World Sailing Show - Dec 2018

The World Sailing Show - Nov 2018

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Scottish West Coast Cruise of Small Isles

The World Sailing Show - Oct 2018

A trio of blind and visually-impaired sailors from the UK has won the Blind Match Racing World Championship 2018.

The Blind Match Racing Worlds – hosted for the first time in the UK by the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club – was won by Great Britain's Sharon Grennan, a completely blind sailor, and her visually-impaired crew: Liam Cattermole and Lucy Hodges MBE. Grennan's GBR1 team remained undefeated in all of their 13 races over five days of close, competitive racing on the Clyde. Yesterday, the event was visited by HRH The Princess Royal - Patron of the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club - who watched semi-final racing out on the race area and met with competitors, race officials, event organisers and sponsors ashore. Speaking after her team sailed to Gold, Sharon Grennan, Gold medallist and skipper of the victorious Team GBR1 said: "This is my first gold medal in a match racing world championship. It's a brilliant feeling and we've had a great time racing against teams from Australia, Canada and the USA, as well as our GBR2 teammates. "We put a lot of work into preparing for the event and have gotten together for one weekend once a month to train. We've worked a lot on teamwork and communication on the boat, dividing the roles on the boat and sailing in all weathers which has really helped us to perform when it matters. "Obviously it's a great feeling to win, but more importantly I've really enjoyed meeting sailors from all around the world who've come here to compete. On the water we are very competitive, but off the water there's a lot of camaraderie and a lot we can learn from each other." Laura Cammidge, Silver medallist and mainsheet trimmer on GBR2 said: "This Championship has been an excellent week of racing and as the days have gone by we've been building on our experience, getting used to sailing well in variable conditions. "The pre-start in today's Final against GBR1 was very close. We were battling each other and fighting for the best position, but unfortunately on the second windward leg we had a technical issue and our race, and regatta, was over. "To be competing against the current world champions, the fact we were the only team to challenge them is pretty special. "Although we didn't get the result we wanted, we pushed them as hard as we could. We're really happy with Silver and the sailing that we've done this week." Walter T. Raineri and his Team USA took Bronze, winning the Petit Final. Walter said: "What a great way to end my first trip to Scotland by winning the Bronze medal in the Petit Final. "On a gorgeous day that reminded me of San Francisco – my home port – it was a great team effort with a young crew whose jubilation at the end of today's racing made up for some frustrating moments earlier in the week. "I hope that the success of this event clears a wider pathway for blind sailing on an international scale, so that all of the success of the event, graciously hosted by the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club, can roll forward into the future to make the next event even better." Dr Craig Macdonald, Event Chairman of the Blind Match Racing World Championship 2018 said: "We were delighted to welcome teams from Australia, Canada, the United States and two from Great Britain to our Club and racing waters on the Clyde. I've been impressed by the close boat-on-boat racing throughout the last week, especially when you consider that the helm is completely blind and their crew is blind or visually-impaired. "I'm very grateful to Blind Sailing International Chair Vicki Sheen and World Sailing's Liz Baylis for helping to bring this event to the UK for the first time and deliver a high quality, major sailing regatta which completely surpassed all of my expectations. "I'd also like to thank the international race officials and umpires, and club members who have made this event such a success both on and off-the-water. This event really highlighted the technical and organisational capability of the members of the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club to successfully host an event of this size and importance." Liz Baylis, World Sailing Technical Delegate said: "The Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club have done a fantastic job running a top-level world championship. "The race officials and event volunteers worked extremely hard to make the competition fair in all the weather conditions presented by the Scottish summer, and the competitors reported some of the best blind sailing match racing they've ever taken part in. "After a successful pre-event clinic, the level of competition was very high, and World Sailing is delighted with the way the 2018 edition of the Blind Match Racing World Championships has been delivered." Please follow at www.gbrblindsailing.co.uk Final Results: Gold – GBR1 (Sharon Grennan, Liam Cattermole, Lucy Hodges) Silver – GBR2 (Sally Rodrigues, Laura Cammidge, Edward Kitchen) Bronze – USA (Walter T. Raineri, Bernard J. Bilonic, Brian F. Peoples) 4th – CAN (David Brown, Brian Arthur, Joshua Cook) 5th – AUS (Kylie Forth, Erin McGlew, Jodi Munden)

The World Sailing Show - Sept 2018

Extreme Sailing Series arrives in Cardiff August 2018

Before the Extreme Sailing Series moves to North America for the final two stops of the 12th season, the circuit descends on Cardiff Bay for the fifth event of 2018 to be held August 24-27 in Cardiff, UK. Making the most of Cardiff’s perfect Stadium Racing setting, the foiling GC32 teams will fly around the tricky and tactical course over the August bank holiday weekend, giving their all in front of the crowds of supporters lining the shore. “Cardiff is the smallest and most intense racecourse of all the venues this year,” explained Rasmus Køstner, skipper of last year’s season and Cardiff Act winners, SAP Extreme Sailing Team. “It is also one of the most unpredictable courses so you need to be ready for some quick decisions. It makes Cardiff an interesting place to race.” SAP Extreme Sailing Team may have won the UK Act last year and currently sail in second place overall, but British squad INEOS Rebels are keen to bring new blood to the Cardiff podium this time around, following a third place finish in Cascais, Portugal. “The team is pretty fired up for some good racing in Cardiff this year and we are looking forward to the support from the home crowd,” said the team’s skipper, Will Alloway. “It’s a big motivator for us when we are out on the racecourse. “We had a debrief post-Cascais to analyse our performance and identify the areas for improvement. We want to go into Cardiff knowing we have done all we can to be as prepared as possible. We feel we are in a good place heading into the Act and hope our results will reflect this.” Top dogs Alinghi will also be looking for another podium finish in Wales. The Swiss team currently leads the fleet, having taken three out of four wins so far this year. A force to be reckoned with, this elite team will be taking no prisoners on their quest for the coveted Cardiff trophy. “The team has done a really good job to lead the fleet so far, but now the real deal starts. We will push harder than ever before to maintain our lead,” warned co-skipper and helm Arnaud Psarofaghis. However, competition in Cardiff is expected to be tough. Phil Robertson’s Team Oman Air will be striving to break out of the third place ranking they’ve held all year, whilst Austrian challenger Red Bull Sailing Team – spearheaded by double Olympic gold medallists Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher – will be seeking the success they’ve missed out on throughout the 2018 season. “We have a strong team of sailors and are sure that we can race for victory in Cardiff,” said a resolute Roman Hagara, the team’s skipper. “With a bit of luck, which we definitely have not had in the races so far this season, the podium is reachable.” The aforementioned teams will be joined on the course by Team México and local wildcard, Team Wales. GC32 racing will run daily from 14:00 until 17:00 BST/UTC+1. For live online streaming broadcast … click here. Series details – Event information – Scoreboard – Facebook

First disabled woman to sail solo around Britain, Hilary Lister, dies aged 46

The first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain has died at the age of 46. Hilary Lister completed her record breaking feat in 2009, just six years after taking up sailing. Friends and family confirmed the sad news on social media and paid tribute to the inspirational sportswoman. Hilary, from Canterbury, in Kent, was born able-bodied but was left wheelchair-bound by the age of 15 due to a degenerative condition. The sailor was able to steer her vessel by blowing and sucking on straws She studied biochemistry at the University of Oxford, but her condition deteriorated while she was studying for a PhD and at 27 she became paralysed from the neck down. Hilary took up sailing in 2003 and was able to steer and adjust the sails by blowing or sucking on straws, known as 'sip puff' technology linked to an innovative Power Assist System. Hilary was left paralysed from the neck down due to a degenerative condition In 2005 she sailed the English Channel, breaking a world record and fulfilling her own ambition. Two years later, she sailed solo around the Isle of Wight and in 2009, she sailed solo around Britain. After receiving sponsorship to fulfil her own dreams, the big-hearted sportswoman founded the charity Hilary's Dream Trust, which aims to help other disabled and disadvantaged adults. Hilary won a number of accolades for her achievements, including the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration in the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards, and Vitalise Woman of Achievement Award, Kent Messenger reports.

Sailing nowhere near Havana 2

Sailing nowhere near Havana