Lovesail Sailing News & Articles

Vendee Globe

September 7, 2021October 16, 2012 by Erica

The Vendee Globe Race The Vendee Globe is the world’s greatest single-handed, non-stop, round the world yacht race and is regarded as probably the most challenging sporting event in the world. It takes place every four years, leaving from the famous port of Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendee area of France. A test of … Read more

Southampton Boat Show Images and Highlights

September 7, 2021September 30, 2012 by Erica

Southampton Boat Show Images The Southampton Boat Show saw a mixture of weather patterns this year especially over the last weekend with blazing sun and 18 degrees on Saturday, and the highest visitor attendance of the week, to high winds and torrential rain on Sunday. Attendance figures for the Southampton Boat Show were down slightly … Read more

Southampton Boat Show – Local Insider’s Guide

September 13, 2025August 24, 2012 by Erica

The Southampton Boat Show is an annual highlight in the vibrant port city of Southampton, Hampshire, UK. Living nearby, I’ve been to the show many times and would like to share some local insider knowledge with you:

Olympic Sailing 2012 – Weymouth, Dorset

September 7, 2021August 8, 2012 by Erica

Weymouth 2012 – Venue of the Olympic Sailing Events As we near the end of the Olympic sailing events in Weymouth, the town can be congratulated for its fantastic organisation. Everything has operated like clockwork and nothing has been too much trouble. The crowds, granted not all from Weymouth, have shown the world what a … Read more

Cruising the Dodecanese Islands

September 7, 2021August 1, 2012 by Erica

Cruising the Dodecanese Islands One Weeks Sailing on Excellence of Dart a Beneteau 57 Leaving from Rhodes. Excellence of Dart is a Beneteau 57 which has just taken part in the East Mediterranean Yacht Rally. She is now running a few cruising trips around Greece and Turkey and has some late availability. Be quick though, … Read more

A Summer Sailing Trip – By RogerDee

September 7, 2021May 2, 2012 by Erica

Lovesail member RogerDee has kindly submitted a diary he kept during a Summer sailing trip he took last year. He travelled from Barry in Wales down to La Rochelle in France. A wonderful trip and a great diary. Katie Dee summer sailing trip 2011: Barry. The boat was lifted by travel hoist and placed on … Read more

A Sailing Artist – Seascapes

September 7, 2021March 1, 2012 by Erica

It never ceases to amaze me when I realise the talented members that I have on the Lovesail site. Brendan Chandler is one such member. Here is a little piece about this sailing artist and a gallery of his wonderful seascapes. I began sailing as a boy about 50 years ago in Cork. After a … Read more

St Valentines Day Offer

September 7, 2021February 13, 2012 by Erica

St Valentines Day What better way to celebrate St Valentines Day than with a fabulous membership offer. Throughout Valentines Day 2012, a Gold membership to the Lovesail site can be bought for the reduced price of £39.95/$59.92ish (exchange rates may fluctuate). A Gold membership offers unlimited access to the site for an unlimited time. All … Read more

Lerwick Tall Ships Race

March 2, 2023January 29, 2012 by Erica

We are very lucky to have a wonderful guest blog this month from Richard Sibley, tall ships photographer from the Tall Ships Gallery. Here he talks about his trip to see the Lerwick Tall Ships Race and shows us some of his stunning shots of the ships. We took off from Glasgow, the cloud cover finally … Read more

Gypsy Venus – Sailing so far…….

October 12, 2021January 25, 2012 by Erica

One of the Lovesail members has kindly sent her sailing story so far, please read and enjoy… Hi Young Salts, sailing enthusiasts and all of you for whom the Sea is in your blood ~~~~~~~~~ I hope that this blog will find you well and happy, bobbing on the water somewhere, warm and cosy. … Read more