The Myth of Malham was designed by John Laurent Giles (1901-69), who also designed the evergreen Vertue and Angus Primrose (missing at sea 1980), who penned Sir Francis Chichester's Gypsy Moth IV.

A boat designed specifically for the Fastnet race of 1947, she was 37'6" and built by Hugh McClean & Co at Greenock, to exploit the RORC rule of the time which allowed a large headsail with little penalty.

She won the Fastnet on her first outing and again in 1949, skippered by Capt. John Illingworth. She had an illustrious career including an OSTAR and is still the only yacht to have raced in five Admiral's Cup series.

Originally called the Round Eddystone race, The Myth of Malham race is one of the longest races in the RORC calendar. It is a test of endurance and concentration and is extremely tactical, requiring the a thorough understanding of the strong tides that flow along the south west coast of England.

From Graham D, Jaguar Logic

Fastnet Training weekend Report from Elaine. Crew member on Jaguar Logic

"I've done a few challenges in my time, have to scare myself once in a while, just to check I'm still alive.

Coming from a small island I'm used to being a large fish in a small pond, the first training weekend wasn't so much a kick in the backside, as a nudge in the right direction, as I found myself surrounded by a lovely group of people bursting with knowledge and experience.

The "Fastnet" may be our common goal but I'm also interested in how a group of self sufficient, singleminded individuals will pull together to face that challenge as a team.  We'll do it and we'll do it well, I think the internal dynamics and how we adjust to make it work will be surprising.

Personally I'll be learning a lot just from watching and listening to the rest of the team, as the combined knowledge and experience is shared

Elaine Le Claire, Jersey

Fastnet Training Weekend 1. By Graham D. Crew on Jaguar Logic.

We all duly arrived on the sunny lawns of the Royal Airforce Club for the long-awaited reveal. Some tentatively hiding in the corners, some relaxing in the sun, some assured with their tails held high. We all had something in common but knew very little else about each other. The ones with a big paw print on their backs [crew of Panda Nova Sigma 38] and the group standing around their very own totem pole [Barclays Sailing Club - with a very tall crew member!] stood out as coherent groups amongst a sea of individuals. The shepherds Allie and Sharon got the information torrent started.

The reveal of crews, boats, skippers and mates. Why did I feel so tense. I had signed up for doing the Fastnet race months ago. I had committed the money, the time and some preparation of kit and fitness. Surely everybody was in the same boat (excuse the pun) why did it matter? Maybe it was the idea of being challenged and found wanting outside your comfort zone with people you didn't know that was difficult. Perhaps the theoretical commitment was just becomming real. how would I cope when I got cold, wet, tired and grumpy (it has been known). Maybe it was the prospect of 10 people I didn't know 5 days and 5 nights and one never-still toilet. Whatever it was there was no backing out now.

To the boats. Desperately trying to remember information and names, and failing. Safety first (tick) and at last we were out on the water. Bob the fender went for a few swims (tick), up went the orange sails which thankfully coincided with a 25+knot rain squall to make it realistic (tick). Up went the spinnaker, gybed, dropped, packed (tick). We tacked, gybed, hoisted, gybed, re-packed, peeled (tick, tick, tick). Bob went swimming again (he's going to have to be told).

All of a sudden the weekend was over. In between times a very charming and bubbly Dee Caffari told us more details about toilet issues when offshore sailing (Is it really all about the loo?) and the team table at the BBQ suggested post race drinks will not be skimped on.

The best bit. After one weekend we had a boat, a team, a plan, some work to do and we had enjoyed ourselves. And I didn't mention the snoring once.

In support of our racing events, Sailing Logic offers unrivalled race training courses and events for all experience levels so if you are a little rusty or looking to raise your game consider one of these popular courses. 

For novice or rusty racers, join our Introduction To Racing Course. Aimed at those who can sail already but are either new to, or less confident at racing. Next course June 15-16, with training on the Saturday and racing on Sunday in the Royal Southern Yacht Club Sunday race series. Good fun, low pressure, lots to learn! More details>

For intermediate racers, our Race Development Course runs 4 times a year and always sells out! Providing an opportunity to try new roles, perfect team work in manoeuvres and practice race starts and transits this course is perfect for anyone with a few races already under their belt but looking to become more competitive. Next one June 21-23, More details>

Our Spinnaker handling weekend is the best way to gain confidence in using spinnakers. The weekend covers rigging the boat, hoists and drops as well improving kite trim, learning how to prevent broaching and recover an MOB. Suitable for racing and cruising sailors of all abilities who simply want to gain confidence in mastering the spinnaker. Next one June 22-23. More details> 

If you aren't sure which is the right course for you, please call us on 023 8033 0999, email us on info@sailinglogic.co.uk, pop along to see us at our office in Port Hamble marina or drop into our next social at the Royal Ocean Racing Club in London!

Despite 2013 offering unusually cold and windy Spring Series conditions, Sailing Logic have won the Warsash Spring Series for the first time ever! Puma Logic has come 2^nd in the Spring Series for the past few years so securing a 1^st place win with a week still to go was a fantastic result!

Skippered by regular Sailing Logic skipper Tim Thubron and assisted by Bella, who sailed with Sailing Logic in the Fastnet campaign in 2011 and has now earned her stripes as first mate, Puma Logic put in a fantastically consistent performance throughout the series.

Puma Logic’s main rival was the Beneteau 40.7 Interceptor with a number of racing sailors on board who are training with the British Keelboat Academy, and was skippered by James – a previous Sailing Logic racing mate!!  Both Puma and Interceptor had scored a number of 1^st and 2^nd places but Race 5 proved to be the crucial decider, with Interceptor being over the start line when the gun went off (OCS) and having to return to restart, and they never managed to catch up again with Puma. By the end of the series (including one discard) Puma Logic had won the series by a huge margin – scoring just 10 points, with 2^nd placed Interceptor on 22 points. This looks like a friendly rivalry which could last throughout the season!  

The matched Reflex 38 Jaguar Logic was skippered by the popular team of Chippie and Leanna and finished 5^th overall – but their highlight was beating Puma on the last race! The team raced well together but each week seemed to suffer a frustrating set back (a spinnaker wrap, a navigational error..) so the final results don’t really reflect how well they raced together. The team dynamic on Jaguar was fantastic and the crew seemed to laugh their way around the course, and always finished smiling regarding of the result! 

See more of the action in our photo album!

The weekend racing format has proved so popular , we have decided to enter some of the Royal Southern Summer Sundays – so if you fancy a weekend of fun racing in June, join us for training on the Saturday and racing on Sunday on June 15-16^th!   More details here>>.

Photo by @DareDoes