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...

With most of the ‘big’ yacht races postponed or cancelled for 2020, it is time to look forward to the plans for the 2021 season - including the Rolex Fastnet race. Last week would have been Cowes Week and in...

133 boats took part in a race around the Isle of Wight on Saturday, marking the return to competitive racing at the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) - the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Bartholomew’s Tokoloshe...

With so many events cancelled or postponed for 2020 it is good to welcome a new event onto the sailing calendar for this Summer. 'Race the Wight'-a race around the Isle of Wight on Saturday 1st August - will see...

With SailGP heading to Cowes once again this year, anyone who is contemplating a visit might be interested in the racing results so far this season. To kick off the season, the first of the SailGP event was held off...

Having originally been launched in June 2019, the well-received ‘The Wight Book’ has been relaunched with an exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries, Freshwater Bay. Featuring 57 unique photographs it shows the work of 10 separate photographers who worked on...