Following a tough Channel Race and 6 inshore races in the Solent, the teams in the 2025 edition of the Admiral's Cup joined 400+ other crews in the Rolex Fastnet Race. Starting from Cowes on Saturday 26th July, the 15...

HRH The Princess Royal officially started this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line off Cowes on Saturday (26th July). She later initiated the Admiral’s Cup Class departure with the press of a button from the RYS...

From Friday (1st August) through to the grand prizegiving on Friday (8th August), Cowes Week 2025 will bring a full programme of events on and off the water - including themed days, live music, aerial displays and family-friendly entertainment. For...

The 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race will begin from Cowes on Saturday (26th July), with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal confirmed to officially start the race, marking a century since the first Fastnet and the founding of the Royal Ocean...

15 elite teams from around the world have arrived in Cowes for the hotly anticipated Admiral’s Cup, which sets sail on 17th July. Over the coming days, crews will face challenging conditions across a range of courses in the Solent,...

Over 200 Girlguiding members from across South West England recently took over UKSA in Cowes for a special watersports weekend. The event across 12th/13th July welcomed girls and leaders from the Region’s 16 counties, which stretch from Cornwall to Berkshire...

Island residents and visitors alike will witness sailing history as Cowes hosts the iconic Admiral’s Cup for the first time since 1999, reviving one of the sport’s greatest traditions. Cowes hosted the first cup back in 1957 and played host...

It was on 18th June that 11 yachts left US shores bound for Cowes in the West to East Transatlantic Race 2025, with predictions that the fastest boats would take between 1 and 3 weeks. Now, the first boat has...

As music fans sizzled in the sunshine at Seaclose, imagine what it was like for the myriad of chefs slaving away in the kitchens, catering for some 2,000 onsite workers, including 1,000 security personnel. Caterers 'Eat To The Beat', organised...

Rock and roll stories, PR legends, and a touch of Isle of Wight history came together as Alan Edwards launched his new book at Dimbola Museum and Galleries earlier this week (Wednesday). While welcoming guests to a book launch at...