As one would expect from a fleet of classic yachts dating back to 1922/23, some of the origins and names of the regattas, cups and events are steeped in history. We take a look at the busy May events for the Solent branch of this very active fleet which sails from...

A busy season is planned for the Solent Sunbeam class in 2019. The 96-year-old Solent Sunbeam classic keelboat fleet has a busy racing and social schedule lined up for the coming sailing season, starting on Saturday 30th March 2019 with a normal afternoon’s racing....

95 Years Young - the enduring splendour of the Solent Sunbeam in Chichester Harbour Bosham resident Peter Nicholson first set sail in a Sunbeam keelboat in 1966, seeking an antidote to the boredom of accountancy studies, when he was invited to race on his now classic...

Solent and Falmouth fleets will join to celebrate the Falmouth Sunbeam fleet's 95th anniversary in Cornwall. Although the Sunbeams first raced in the Solent in 1923, the Class was also adopted by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in 1924. Six of the eight boats which took...

2018 was another busy year for Haines, with no two days the same, and the dedicated team kept fully occupied throughout the season. There was the usual mix of winter storage, repairs and maintenance for the classic keelboat fleets, as well as an increasing number of...

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“Look behind you” might have taken on a different meaning for Richard Pearson while at the helm of Solent Sunbeam Dainty V1 during the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez race in October. Dainty was about 2 hours into a 5 hour beat towards the Nuarlargue bank turning mark when...

The Solent Sunbeam is celebrating 95 magnificent years. Read All At Sea November 2018 (PDF, 6.0 MB). Reproduced courtesy of All At Sea.

As last year the final series results came down to the wire. V26 Danny won the McMeekin Trophy for the best 20 results by a considerable margin but only 2 points separated V18 Polly, V25 Query and V42 Penny, who finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Danny led both...

A resident of Bosham reminisces over half a century of sailing a 95-year-old yacht in Chichester Harbour and beyond Bosham resident Peter Nicholson first set sail in a Sunbeam keelboat in 1966. He was seeking an antidote to the boredom of accountancy studies and was...