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Sadly this, the second leg of the 2026 Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle race from Kinsale to Fowey, ended up being the final leg in this year's event. As we arrived in Kinsale it became apparent that a huge storm with dangerous wind and wave conditions was developing in the Atlantic. Consequently the organisers quite rightly cancelled the leg that was scheduled to go from Kinsale in Ireland to Treguier in France because of storm conditions at sea. The video below shows the mi

Mark and Martyn having a chat about their impressions of the Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle race now they are back in Portland. Other blogs will be posted soon with video on the start of the second leg of the race from Kinsale to Fowey and a post-race analysis. Chatting in the sun in Portland

So, the first leg of our first race is over. We made a great start off the line and were doing well from Falmouth down to the Lizard Peninsular (have a look at the video attached). At that point, most of the fleet turned west, tacking across Mounts Bay towards Lands End, whilst we went further south looking for a better tidal flow and better winds. Neither actually materialised so that left us approaching Longships Lighthouse just off Lands End about an hour and 7 nautical

Well, it's the final day before the start and we have been busy with final checks and preparations. Shopping for provisions done, sandwiches for lunch and dinner made and the water tank filled. Ready to Hoist Earlier today though we thought that we should do a final rig check, so the bosun's chair was attached to the Main halyard and Mark went up the mast to check the rig. It's a good job we checked! Mark found that the spinnaker halyard had been gently rubbing on a spread