Flying the flag for the Isle of Wight at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show (10th-19th September) will be Boatfolk East Cowes Marina. Now part of the Boatfolk community, this local marina is 1 of 11 situated across the UK....

Alan and Suzanne Whitewood review 'Iconic Jimi' at Dimbola... This new photographic exhibition was launched on Friday 13th August at Dimbola Museum and Galleries, Freshwater Bay. Unfortunately, all the photographs which are the result of two photo sessions in February...

Skorpios at the start of the race in Cowes Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2021. After being confirmed as the runaway winner of the IRC 2 division, no other boat...

Prior to the start of this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, a press conference was held at Cowes. A selection of crews were interviewed by Matt Sheahan of Rolex Fastnet Race broadcasting. One of...

Alan and Suzanne Whitewood report on the return of Cowes Week... Cowes Town Mayor, Councillor Paul Bertie, had a busy Cowes Week but was disappointed his trip to the naval guardship HMS Lancaster was cancelled when she was deployed elsewhere....

Boats in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, which departs from Cowes on Sunday 8th August, are so diverse in size and shape that it is difficult to pick out the winner of the trophy. In the past there have been some...

It will soon be time for the start of Cowes Week 2021, which this year will run from Saturday 31st July to Friday 6th August. A key change to Cowes Week this year is that all racing will finish on...

Golden Horizon, which boasts 5 towering masts, was anchored off Cowes Harbour on Sunday. This luxury ship, which can carry 272 passengers, 159 crew members and has 140 sea-facing cabins, was catching the eye of onlookers walking along Cowes Parade....

Isle of Wight school children discovered what it was like to be evacuated during World War II when they visited the Isle of Wight Steam Railway recently. This usually annual event at Havenstreet did not run last year due to...

2021 sees 450+ yachts entered in the 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event. This number of entries consolidates the race’s position as the biggest offshore yacht race in the World. This...