Helen Fretter

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sailing journalist \ @yachtingworld editor \ small island dweller \ this is my personal account, mostly boats and media chat

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Rooster RS Tera Start of Season Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club

1 week ago | yachtsandyachting.com | Helen Fretter

Rooster RS Tera Start of Season Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club by Helen Fretter 14 Apr 13:10 BST The RS Tera fleet made a long-anticipated trip to Grafham Water for their 2025 RS Tera Start of Season Championships over the weekend of March 29-30.
Uncertainty is hurting women's sailing

1 week ago | sailingscuttlebutt.com | Helen Fretter

Published on April 12th, 2025by Helen Fretter, Yachting World The Puig Women's America's Cup in Barcelona last autumn was a game changer: there had never before been a dedicated women's competition, or even a dedicated female athlete role, in the America's Cup. Forty-eight female sailors took part in the Women's America's Cup, while well over 100 were involved across the 12 Women's and Youth sailing squads and shore teams.
“We’re in a holding pattern” – why uncertainty in the America’s Cup is hurting women’s sailing - Yachting World

1 week ago | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

Helen Fretter sat down with Saskia Clark and Hannah Diamond to get insight into last summer’s Women’s America’s Cup, and what the current stasis in the Cup means for women’s sailing, in this weekend long read: TAGS: Everything you need to know about the 37th America's CupTop storiesWomen's America's CupWomen's sailing The Puig Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona last autumn was a game changer: there had never before been a dedicated women’s competition, or even a dedicated female athlete role,...
INEOS Britannia pulls out of America’s Cup - but what next for the Cup - and British hopes?

2 weeks ago | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Britannia will not compete in the next America’s Cup - but what does that mean for British chances, and what else do we know about the 38th America's Cup? TAGS: America's Cup team: INEOS BritanniaBen AinslieEverything you need to know about the 37th America's CupTop stories Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Britannia will not compete in the next America’s Cup.
Freddie Carr: 20 years trying to win the America's Cup

2 months ago | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

David ‘Freddie’ Carr has spent two decades trying to win the America’s Cup for Britain, he tells Helen Fretter how the game’s changed TAGS: America's Cup team: INEOS BritanniaEverything you need to know about the 37th America's CupTop stories “For 23 years I have had the privilege to call myself an America’s Cup sailor, but today is the last day of that for me. The body says it’s time to stop.
Sam Goodchild finishes first Brit in Vendée Globe with impressive 9th

2 months ago | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

Sam Goodchild is the first British skipper home in the Vendée Globe, finishing an impressive 9th in his first attempt at the solo round the world race TAGS: IMOCA 60: Everything you need to know about the Vendée Globe boatsTop storiesVendée Globe: Everything you need to know about the world's toughest sailing race British solo skipper Sam Goodchild today finished the Vendée Globe in an impressive 9th place, and first Brit home in the solo around the world race. It was a hugely respectable...
BREAKING NEWS: Ainslie splits from America's Cup backers INEOS

Jan 23, 2025 | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

In a shock statement, INEOS has announced that they have split from team boss Sir Ben Ainslie, and intend to launch their own challenge, throwing the British America's Cup bid for the 38th America's Cup into question TAGS: America's Cup team: INEOS BritanniaTop stories In a surprise announcement, INEOS – who backed Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup Challenges for the 36th and 37th America’s Cup – have reported that they have split from Ainslie and intend to launch a separate challenge. The...
Charlie Dalin set for record breaking Vendée Globe victory

Jan 13, 2025 | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

Solo skipper Charlie Dalin is set for record breaking Vendée Globe victory, due to finish in the early hours of Tuesday, January 15, 2025 TAGS: IMOCA 60: Everything you need to know about the Vendée Globe boatsTop storiesVendée Globe: Everything you need to know about the world's toughest sailing race The winner of the 2024-25 Vendée Globe will be crowned early tomorrow, Tuesday January 15, and it looks set to be Charlie Dalin on Macif Santé Prévoyance. Dalin, who has led since December 30,...
Two sailors killed in separate incidents during Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

Dec 26, 2024 | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents after being struck by the boom on yachts competing in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race TAGS: Rolex Sydney Hobart RaceTop stories Organisers of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, which started on 26 December, have confirmed that tragically two sailors have died overnight in separate incidents during hte race.
The ultimate cruising adventure? Jimmy Cornell launches new High Latitude Challenge

Dec 22, 2024 | yachtingworld.com | Helen Fretter

Cruising doyen - and founder of the original ARC transatlantic rally, Jimmy Cornell is organising a new expedition route adventure to both the north and south hemisphere high latitudes for experienced sailors TAGS: bluewater cruisingTop stories Forty years since he founded the original ARC rally, Jimmy Cornell is launching a new cruise-in-company event for adventurous sailors, the High Latitude Challenge, which features the ‘bucket list’ expedition sailing destinations of both Antarctica and...