Andi Robertson
Andi Robertson is an international sailing journalist based in Scotland
By all accounts, British ILCA 7 sailor Michael ‘Micky’ Beckett already owns a big slice of Sofía regatta history after winning the Olympic Men’s single-hander dinghy four times in succession. Beckett set a new standard last year winning with a…
Class40 Leaders Face Critical 36 Hours in Transat Café L’Or Race, Ireland's Pam Lee Lying 15th
13th November 2025 Class40
At the head of the Class40 fleet today on the Transat Café L’Or, with less than 1000 miles to go to the finish in Martinique, the leaders Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Faites un don) are still holding out…
Continuing Ireland’s prolific record of winning the historical regatta’s top overall award, the National Yacht Club’s J/109 Something Else, owned and steered by Brian Hall, lifted the historic Scottish Series Trophy on Monday (26 May) after counting a perfect scoreline…
Dublin Bay's Something Else and Valentina Continue to Excel at Scottish Series Amid Challenging Conditions
25th May 2025 Scottish Series
Among the 84 crews racing in ten different classes at Jura Scottish Series three teams count perfect scorelines so far. In the IRC Class 1, Brian Hall’s J/109 Something Else has now accumulated five wins from six starts, discarding a…
National Yacht Club's 'Something Else' and 'Valentina' Shine on Day One of 2025 Scottish Series
23rd May 2025 Scottish Series
Dublin Bay yachts lead IRC 1 and Coastal divisions after the opening day of the 2025 Jura Scottish Series on Loch Fyne on Friday, May 23rd. Race organisers made the best of the beneficial wind and weather conditions on Loch…
Competitors at the Jura Scottish Series may not be assured of continued sunshine, the like of which has blessed the north of Britain for the last few weeks, but they should be blessed with breezes which seem set to build…
Last year’s overall winners of the Jura Scottish Series, Allan Manuel’s Etchells 22 Bounce Back, are returning to Tarbert, Loch Fyne over the coming days looking to defend the class title which they won with a convincing scoreline, counting nine…
To say the untimely passing on 24th April of Ayrshire's Alistair 'Storky' McLaughlin, 64, has robbed only the north of Britain of a truly outstanding sailing talent would be to underrepresent the dozens of regattas and championships he won. From…
With just one month to go before the start of the Scottish Series, historically the north of Britain’s premier annual sailing regatta, entries continue to be received at an encouraging rate. As it stands, all of the seven divisions IRC,…
Caudrelier’s Ultim Challenge Finish is Expected to be Between Midnight and Noon
26th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
This Monday morning the Ultim Challenge leader Charles Caudrelier, the solo skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, has about 455 miles to the finish line. But the conditions remain tough all the way to Brest and the leader is staying…
Caudrelier is Back on Track for Ultim Challenge Finish on Monday or Tuesday
24th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Charles Caudrelier, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, race leader of the Ultim Challenge left his Azores weather stopover at 0945hrs UTC this morning, according to race direction. He has just over 1,100 miles to go to the race finish…
Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Expected to Restart from the Azores Today
24th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Sheltered in the Azores since last Wednesday, the leader of the Ultim Challenge Race Charles Caudrelier should leave today which could see him cross the finish line between Monday noon and Tuesday noon according to Race Direction. In second Thomas Coville…
Ultim Challenge Winner in Waiting is 'Patient, Prudent and Poised….'
22nd February 2024 Ultim Challenge
In Horta in the Azores Ultim Challenge, leader Charles Caudrlier and his team remain patient. In second place, Thomas Coville crossed the Equator yesterday afternoon while the race’s three sailors were climbing the South Atlantic. On Brest’s Quai du Commandant…
With Less Than 1,200 Miles To Finish, Ultim Challenge Leader Caudrelier Takes Shelter in the Azores
21st February 2024 Ultim Challenge
With less than 1,200 miles to finish the Ultim Challenge, Charles Caudrelier on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, leader of the race since the end of January, has elected to take shelter in the Azores, thereby making a technical stopover.…
Ultim Challenge: The Optimism of Le Cléac’h, the Prudence of Caudrelier
18th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
After having to pitstop in Rio because of the loss of two of his rudders, third-placed Ultim Challenge skipper Armel Le Cléac'h is hopeful of returning to the race course sometime today. At the end of the day yesterday, the boss…
Ultim Challenge Race: Le Cléac'h Stopped. Caudrelier Dodges Bullet. Coville Should Move to Second Place
17th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Since Friday afternoon (UTC), second-placed Ultim Challenge, solo skipper Armel Le Cléac’h has been docked in Rio de Janeiro. He should be overtaken today by Thomas Coville (3rd), who is progressing off the Brazilian coast and was 225 miles south…
Coville Round Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge, Le Cléac'h Peaks at 47 knots!
12th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Very early Monday morning, at 00:40hrs UTC, Thomas Coville, skipper of Sodebo Ultim 3 passed Cape Horn in third place on the Ultim Challenge solo round the world race. Coville crossed almost five days after race leader Charles Caudrelier and…
Armel Le Cléac’h Rounds Cape Horn in Ultim Challenge as Éric Péron Enters Pacific
11th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
Second-placed Armel Le Cléac’h crossed Cape Horn in the Ultim Challenge very manageable conditions this Sunday morning at 05:01:50hrs UTC. In fifth Éric Péron was about to enter the Pacific this morning. Third placed Thomas Coville had a big scare…
Ultim Challenge's Anthony Marchand (Actual) Forced to Make Technical Stop in New Zealand's South Island
10th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
At 0143hrs UTC Anthony Marchand notified the Ultim Challenge race direction that he had started a technical stopover. Now at anchor in Dunedin, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, his repairs have begun. Meanwhile, Cape Horn is coming…
Caudrelier's Luck Runs Out in Ultim Challenge as Éric Péron Reaches Leeuwin, Plus a Challenging Exit from Cape Horn Ahead
9th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
In fifth place on the Ultim Challenge, Éric Péron, racing the non-foiling Adagio Ultim, was just about to cross Cape Leeuwin this Friday morning at around 0730hrs. At the other end of the race course, climbing north in the South…
