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CNA
2 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Sailing-Monaco masters the waves as Casirighi's crew clinches Admiral's Cup
Monaco Yacht Club pulled off a stunning debut victory in the revived Admiral's Cup on Wednesday, becoming the first team from the principality to claim the prize after a gruelling series that culminated in the Fastnet Race. Monaco's triumph came after an intense battle through six inshore races in the Solent, and the decisive Fastnet finale, beating the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club into second place with Italy's Yacht Club Costa Smeralda completing the podium. The victory was spearheaded by Pierre Casiraghi, vice-president of the Monaco Yacht Club and co-skipper of the Carkeek 42 Jolt 6, who could barely contain his disbelief at the achievement. "Honestly, I still can't quite believe what we've achieved. To win the Admiral's Cup in its revival year and with Monaco's first ever participation is beyond words," said Casiraghi. "I'm not a professional helm and this was the most exhausting race I've ever done." The Monaco team executed their strategy perfectly in the crucial Fastnet Race, with Casiraghi crediting navigator Will Harris as "phenomenal" and praising the team's resilience under pressure from rival monohull yachts Callisto and Beau Ideal. "For Monaco, this is historic. We're a small place, but we've just shown we can achieve great things," Casiraghi added, already hinting at a possible title defence despite admitting he's too exhausted to contemplate "another offshore race on a 42-footer any time soon." Monaco fielded a two‑boat team for the Admiral's Cup - Jolt 3, a TP 52 skippered by Peter Harrison, racing in the AC1 (big boat) division, and Jolt 6, a Carkeek 42 skippered by Casiraghi, competing in the AC2 (smaller boat). The Admiral's Cup, first held in 1957 and long regarded as the unofficial world championship of offshore racing, returned this after a two-decade hiatus. The event traditionally pits national teams, each made up of two or three top-tier monohull yachts, against each other across a series of demanding offshore and inshore races. Scoring is based on the combined performance of a team's entered boats. Admiral's Cup final results:1. Yacht Club de Monaco – Monaco2. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club – Hong Kong3. Yacht Club Costa Smeralda – Italy4. Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron – New Zealand5. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia – Australia6. Royal Maas Yacht Club – Netherlands7. Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) – Sweden8. Royal Ocean Racing Club - White – United Kingdom9. Yacht Club de France – France10. Royal Ocean Racing Club - Red – United Kingdom11. New York Yacht Club - Black Magic – United States12. Regatta Verein Greifswald – Germany13. Royal Irish Yacht Club – Ireland14. Bayerischer Yacht Club – Germany15. Hamburger Segel Club – Germany
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Female clarinettist in Coldstream Guards groped six colleagues at parties including after King's Coronation
A FEMALE clarinettist in the Coldstream Guards groped six colleagues at parties after the King's Coronation and other state ceremonies. Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins squeezed a male soldier's privates while staggering back from a pub, a court heard. 2 Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins groped six colleagues at parties after the King's Coronation and other state ceremonies Credit: Solent And she told a female: 'It's annoying that you are straight and this attractive — do you not want to try it?', before putting her hands on her victim's breasts. Col Jim Carmichael, prosecuting, told Bulford military court that all the victims were in Army bands with Hawkins, 26, who once appeared on TV playing songs for The court heard that while heavily intoxicated from drinking at a London pub, she groped a colleague's privates and touched his buttocks. She then grabbed another soldier without consent. read more on uk news On that same night, she undid a female colleague's bra over her clothing after trying to touch her breasts. The court martial heard of other incidents involving three females. Chris Cannon, mitigating, said Hawkins had now sought mental health help and cut down her drinking. She admitted seven sexual assaults and two disgraceful conduct charges. Most read in The Sun She got an 18-month suspended sentence, with 240 hours of unpaid work, and was dismissed from the Army. Judge John Atwill said: 'You probably would have had a very successful career as an Army musician. Woman in her 30s sexually assaulted outside Tube station during early hours sparking urgent manhunt "You have thrown all of that away.' 2 Hawkins admitted seven sexual assaults and two disgraceful conduct charges Credit: Solent
Scottish Sun
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘Rip off' balloon festival slammed for having just TWO inflated, ‘disgusting' food and ‘pub karaoke' live music
One guest said the Lewis Capaldi and Ariana Grande tribute acts were like 'pub karaoke' LET-DOWN 'Rip off' balloon festival slammed for having just TWO inflated, 'disgusting' food and 'pub karaoke' live music Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CUSTOMERS hit out at a 'rip-off' balloon festival - with only two inflated. A 'spectacular hot air balloon display' was promised but locals said they saw none take off despite sunny weather. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 A 'spectacular hot air balloon display' was promised, but locals said they saw none take off despite sunny weather. Credit: Solent 3 Some visitors complained that the food was 'foul' and 'cost the earth' - while the only bar was left with warm £8 cans of whisky and Coke Credit: Solent Some paid £50 for a family ticket to Balloons and Tunes in Romsey, Hants, which also featured live music. But one guest said the Lewis Capaldi and Ariana Grande tribute acts were like 'pub karaoke'. Carole Rabbetts, 75, said her grandchildren were left 'upset' as there were only two inflated when her family went. She also complained that the food was 'foul' and 'cost the earth'. Other festivalgoers also expressed disappointment about the event on its Facebook page. Jim Franklin told festivalgoers not to waste their time or money on the 'awful event'. He said: "There was one bar tent with a 100 metre queue. "When you finally got to the front there were no drinks at all apart from warm tins of Jack Daniels and coke that had been sitting on a table all day, for £8-a-can. Ema Hutchings said: 'There's a huge feeling of being ripped off here.' Balloons and Tunes did not comment. 3 Visitors hit out at a 'rip-off' balloon festival - with some claiming only two were inflated at the Balloons and Tunes event in Romsey, Hants Credit: Solent
The Irish Sun
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Rip off' balloon festival slammed for having just TWO inflated, ‘disgusting' food and ‘pub karaoke' live music
CUSTOMERS hit out at a 'rip-off' balloon festival - with only two inflated. A 'spectacular hot air balloon display' was promised but locals said they saw none take off despite sunny weather. 3 A 'spectacular hot air balloon display' was promised, but locals said they saw none take off despite sunny weather. Credit: Solent 3 Some visitors complained that the food was 'foul' and 'cost the earth' - while the only bar was left with warm £8 cans of whisky and Coke Credit: Solent Some paid £50 for a family ticket to Balloons and Tunes in Romsey, Hants, which also featured live music. But one guest said the Carole Rabbetts, 75, said her grandchildren were left 'upset' as there were only two inflated when her family went. She also complained that the food was 'foul' and 'cost the earth'. READ MORE UK NEWS Other festivalgoers also expressed disappointment about the event on its Facebook page. Jim Franklin told festivalgoers not to waste their time or money on the 'awful event'. He said: "There was one bar tent with a 100 metre queue. "When you finally got to the front there were no drinks at all apart from warm tins of Jack Daniels and coke that had been sitting on a table all day, for £8-a-can. Most read in The Sun Ema Hutchings said: 'There's a huge feeling of being Balloons and Tunes did not comment. 3 Visitors hit out at a 'rip-off' balloon festival - with some claiming only two were inflated at the Balloons and Tunes event in Romsey, Hants Credit: Solent Hot air balloons take to the skies for annual fiesta above Bristol
BBC News
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'Race against time' to save Mary Rose video archive
Students at the University of Portsmouth are digitising more than 600 tapes containing video footage of Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, which sank in the Solent. Underwater footage captures the moments when historical items such as canons were discovered and filmed for the first time when the ship was salvaged in 40-year-old tapes have been deteriorating and there were fears that the video archive could be lost. Some of the footage may not have been viewed since it was recorded. Charlie Watts, works in the university's School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies, described it as "a race against time". "They have a very robust outer casing but inside the tape is very vulnerable. The oxide on the tape is dissolving as we speak," said Mr Watts. "We have to do this now, otherwise it's gone completely." Student Oliver Wibew, who is also working on the project, said: "I'm only 18 so I've never used this kind of technology before. "You have to put them into a player then it goes into the computer then you've got special software that can capture it and put it onto a drive."Another student, James Watts, has been watching the footage. "Seeing the Mary Rose from a diver's perspective, possibly for the first time in 40 years, that's something that not a lot of people get to experience," said Mr Watts. The digitised footage will help to tell the the salvage story at the Mary Rose Museum. "We have the incredible Tudor story of all the artefacts that were found underwater," said collections manager Alastair Miles. "But then there's this modern story of the salvage, recovery and excavation and all of the people that were involved in that process."These tapes will allow us to add to that story with extra layers of information that we just didn't have access to before."The Mary Rose Museum's chief executive, Dominic Jones, said more than 500 divers were involved in the salvage. "What's fantastic is that we've now got 18-year-old students who are bringing that story to life," he said."It's not lost on us that they're the same age as the crew of the Mary Rose when the ship sank." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
