
The James Ripley Blog - The Merits of TracAce!
I have been doing a lot of work recently helping to develop the innovative TracAce™ system with Sailing Southwest. Whilst a lot of people can easily see the advantages, a few people are less familiar with this sort of technology and have asked me why TracAce™ would improve a race or event. In this article, I will talk about why you should use TracAce™ to enhance dinghy racing. Next month, I will examine why you would use it for training. Race Management The start Unfortunatel

Roger's Race - Sutton Bingham host event in memory of Roger Battersby
On Sunday 4 November Sutton Bingham Sailing Club held a special open event in memory of Roger Battersby who sadly passed away last summer, together with their annual fundraiser for the RNLI. Roger was a long time member of the sailing club and a passionate dinghy racer in a variety dinghy classes. The event was supported by 16 local sailors who competed in a multi-class handicap race in the morning for the Roger's Race Trophy donated to the club by the Battersby family. In th

Hampe comes from the back of the fleet to win the 2018 Penzance Pirate
R2 SSW Winter Series: The Penzance Pirate Race Report The second round of the SSW Winter Series dawned with better than expected weather with southerly 10kn breeze and 10°C in the UK tropics of Penzance. As usual there was a warm welcome from Penzance Sailing Club for the Pirate and Round 2 of the SSW Winter Series. 29 boats took to the water with a significant entry of 14 Lasers and 4 Enterprises. There was discussion on who would shine in this event. Ben Flower in his Las