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...

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...