Southampton International Boat Show will have a bold new layout this year with changes enhancing the visitor's show experience. British Marine, organiser of the Show, is delighted that Britain’s biggest festival of boating will return safely and with style this...

Cowes-based The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), which has a 4,000-strong worldwide membership, has announced Jeremy Wilton as the club's new Chief Executive. He will take over the leadership and development role of one of the world’s most influential yacht...

Following the cancellation of last year’s boat show ‘Boats 2020’, the dates for 2021 have now been announced and the show will revert to its full title of ‘Southampton International Boat Show’. There was much disappointment in the cancellation of...

Within an hour of online registrations opening, some 400 boats had entered the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race 2021, confirming the event's position as by far the world’s largest and most popular offshore yacht race....

Despite all the uncertainty with regard to COVID 19 the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organisers of the Rolex Fastnet Race are advising would-be competitors to pre-register for the race, which is planned to depart from Cowes on 8th August...

After being closed for several months, Dimbola Museum and Galleries in Freshwater is now open with a refurbished cafe and 2 new exhibitions in the galleries. In the main gallery, now with new décor, the work of Marilyn Stafford is...

Gary Marshall - 1st Isle of Wight runner home The Isle of Wight Marathon attracted 218 entries from club runners on Sunday (4th October) - whilst others took part in the Virtual London Marathon. Host club Ryde Harriers first staged...

Dimbola, Freshwater is staging two new exhibitions starting in October and running through until the end of the year. One shows work by American pioneering female photographer Marilyn Stafford who was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1925. Marilyn’s early dreams...

A major blow has been dealt to the Isle of Wight economy and sailing in Cowes as SailGP announce that Cowes has been de-selected as the host location for 2021's event in the United Kingdom. When Plymouth was dropped by...

CANCELLED British Marine regretfully announces that BOATS2020 has been cancelled. At 18:34 on Thursday 10th September, on the eve of opening day, British Marine received the devastating news from Southampton City Council that the show could no longer go ahead...