Jonny Malbon this morning (4th January) announced his decision to retire from the Vendée Globe due to the ongoing problems with his mainsail. Malbon, from the Isle of Wight…
Late yesterday, the Coastguard Helicopter winched a 29 year old man from the Isle of Wight to safety just before the fishing vessel he was on sank. Cowes RNLI lifeboat and Gosport and Fareham SSRO lifeboat were also launched…
The 2009 JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race will be taking place on Saturday 20th June. With entries for the race opening on 22nd January 2009, the event will begin for ardent sailing fans on 19th and last until 21st June 2009…
Last month the Vendée Globe began and adventurous sailors headed out towards the three great capes. As far as the rest of the story is concerned, it’s up to the sailors themselves now or is it? Nathalie Thompson has been left home alone as an onshore wife on the Isle of Wight…
Campaigns are swinging into action across the South East as groups compete for votes in the ‘People’s Millions’ TV contest for Big Lottery Funding. The Little Brig Sailing Trust, pictured at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, have reached the final…
Glorious sunshine greeted attendees of the annual RYA Autumn Muster in Cowes over the weekend. Some twenty four boats from across the South and East Coast, gathered at Cowes Yacht Haven, Isle of Wight to embark on a busy weekend schedule of both on water and shore based activities…
Twelve noon on 15th November 2008 was to see the start of the inaugural Spice Race from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes. The organisers of the race, which was to run from the Isle of Wight to Grenada, decided to spice things up with Playboy Model Sophie Reade at a Spice Race photo shoot earlier [...]
Today, sees the original manuscript rules for yacht racing drawn up in in 1847, by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Club, now known as the Royal Yacht Squadron (Isle of Wight) go under the hammer…
