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DISABLED YACHTSMAN LEAVING COWES TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD
Keith White is quite literally sailing single-handedly around the world, after losing the use of his arm in a motorway accident in 1991. The yachtsman is attempting to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and unassisted in a challenge sure to test...
Read moreDetailsFOOTBALL MUNDIAL 6-A-SIDE RESULTS: 13TH OCTOBER
Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde is the home of the Isle of Wight 6-a-side Football Mundial league that runs every Tuesday Night between 18:00-22:00 on the fantastic Astroturf Pitch. Results for Tuesday 13th October - Isle of Wight 6-a-side league Elmfield 1...
Read moreDetailsHAMPSHIRE HELD BY ESSEX IN COLTS FINAL
In Golf, Hampshire were forced to share the South Eastern Group Colts League trophy with Essex after the final finished in a topsy-turvy draw following Shanklin & Sandown's Jordan Sundborg's nervy bogey at the last, at Rowlands Castle Golf Club....
Read moreDetailsISLAND’S TAE KWON-DO CLUB TRAIN WITH FIRST GRAND MASTER
8 members of the Isle of Wight Tae Kwon-Do Club were invited to train at a seminar with First Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha on Saturday (3rd October). Rhee Ki Ha is the first man ever to be promoted to...
Read moreDetailsCHRIS OVERCOMES POLICE CHASE TO WIN ISLE OF WIGHT MARATHON
Race records tumbled when 157 runners lined up for this year’s Isle of Wight Marathon yesterday (Sunday). Organised by Ryde Harriers, this event incorporated the national Police Marathon Championship. Last year their race was staged in Milton Keynes- a very...
Read moreDetailsISLAND QUARTET SELECTED BY HAMPSHIRE FOR SOUTH EAST COLTS FINAL
Hampshire's Colts manager has turned to the Isle of Wight's exciting quartet of talented golfers in the county's bid to retain the South Eastern Group U21 League title against an Essex side out for revenge, at Rowlands Castle today (Sunday). Neil...
Read moreDetailsNEW REGATTA DIRECTOR APPOINTED FOR COWES WEEK
Organisers of the world famous Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week have announced the appointment of Phil Hagen as Regatta Director. Phil takes the reins from Stuart Quarrie, who retired following this year’s regatta in August. Phil is no stranger to Cowes...
Read moreDetailsEMMETT AND RAINER WIN RED BULL WHITE CLIFFS EVENT
Tim Emmett and Angelika Rainer took the male and female titles of Red Bull White Cliffs champion respectively after the competition returned to the iconic Needles at the weekend. With weather more akin to a balmy July than early October,...
Read moreDetailsRYDE ROWING CLUB CELEBRATE 2015 SEASON WITH AWARDS DINNER
Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club held its Annual Presentation Dinner on Saturday at the Yelfs Hotel, where the Club was founded in 1877. Club Captain Pete Allsopp welcomed the members and guests and thanked them for attending and for their support...
Read moreDetailsFOOTBALL MUNDIAL 6-A-SIDE RESULTS: 29TH SEPTEMBER
Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde is the home of the Isle of Wight 6-a-side Football Mundial league that runs every Tuesday Night between 18:00-22:00 on the fantastic Astroturf Pitch. Results for Tuesday 29th September UTB 2 | AEK Olympia 0 Mixed...
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