Commodore Yachting » Emerald Star

Round the Island Race 2009 starts in style

karen-cy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:18:58 +0000

Emerald Star crosses the start line in the 2009 Round the Island Race

With the whole Commodore Yachting fleet racing in the Round the Island race we managed to catch Emerald Star crossing the start line with our long lens. Wishing everybody a fantastic day racing! Good luck to all especially to those crews racing for charity.

Milebuilding trip leaves Portsmouth Harbour

karen-cy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Leaving Portsmouth Harbour

Off at last! Emerald Star leaves Portsmouth Harbour at the beginning of a 4 week mile building trip. There are still opportunities to join the trip for one or more of the legs, a perfect opportunity to gain some miles before taking Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster preparation and exam.

RYA instructor Farnworth goes missing

karen-cy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:04:50 +0000

Innocent bystander

After a news blackout last night we are able to reveal that our reporter has been on board Emerald Star, the yacht at the centre of the bunnienapping debarkle. Innocent bystander Robert stood by whilst our sleuth reporter searched the yacht for any signs of the missing Competent Crew bunnies. Interviewing the yacht’s cook and newly qualified Day Skipper, Murdoch, our reporter was satisfied that the RYA course students had been unsuspectingly lured into this dastardly plot. Murdoch, unable to leave his post in the galley said that he had been told by his RYA instructor that if he ‘kept his mouth shut’ his Day Skipper certificate would be upgraded to Yachtmaster. Asked what was on the menu Murdoch appeared shifty when he showed us what was in the pot but assured our reporter he had not caught sight of any bunnies and was merely worried about sitting his Day Skipper theory exam.

: Hot chocolate chilli

Meanwhile chief suspect and alleged villain Tom Farnworth, who has been teaching RYA training courses for the last 5 years, was oddly missing from the RYA training yacht.