Lawyers still the only participants in Americas Cup.

July 30, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Americas Cup, USA

The on again, off again, on again legal battle over the America’s cup has taken another turn. The quarrelling little schoolboys look set keep up the farce of seeing who can make the rules, not who can produce the best team of designers and competitors.
One wonders how the marketing departments at UBS and BMW feel [...]

Cowes Week Still Without a Sponsor

July 29, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Cowes Week, Events, General, United Kingdom

The annual Cowes Week kicks off this week, but the organisers have not managed to find a title sponsor to replace Skandia, whose long running partnership ends this year.
Skandia’s sponsorship of Cowes Week has run for 14 years including this year’s event, which takes place at the beginning of August. It was known as long [...]

Rockley supports Connect to Sailing

July 10, 2008 by admin  
Filed under General, United Kingdom

Rockley International has extended its commitment to the development of grass roots sailing by becoming the latest industry partner to join ISAF’s Connect to Sailing initiative.
Rockley International is one of the leading providers of sail training in Europe, with seven activity centres across France and Great Britain. Offering both day and residential sailing courses, with [...]