CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
5 members of the Wightlink-LCM Systems Cycle Race Team travelled to Castle Combe in Wiltshire on Sunday for the final round of the Cycling South League. Racing first in only his second ever race was Stu Waite. Waite lined up...
Read moreDetailsThe fifth day (Wednesday) of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week saw the race area predominately bathed in sun, with the wind settling solidly into the west-southwest around 11:00 and building from around 12 knots to a maximum of 19 knots,...
Read moreDetailsAfter a gentle start, yesterday (Tuesday) was another one of shifty southerly and south-westerly winds that reached 15 knots at times in the afternoon. The day started with a minute’s silence, while HMS Mersey sailed past the Royal Yacht Squadron with...
Read moreDetailsAn understrength Ventnor were defeated by five wickets in Saturday’s ECB Premier Division clash with second placed Havant at Newclose. Morning rain meant the final match in the time format was reduced to a 47 overs a side contest with...
Read moreDetailsYesterday was one of windshifts, gusts and lulls in a mostly south-westerly breeze that averaged 8-10 knots, until a stronger west-southwesterly that reached 18 knots, became established mid afternoon. While there was plenty of sun, particularly later in the day,...
Read moreDetailsRyde's Rowing Club's young Coxswain, Matt Brading, made a stunning competitive debut for the Club at Poole Regatta on Saturday. Matt coxed the Clubs Novice "A" crew of James Smith, Callum Lockhart, Will Ford and older brother Sam Barding to...
Read moreDetailsFamily Day at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week provided another great day of racing under clear skies with a steady south-westerly breeze of 13-17 knots that built to give gusts of 20 knots by the end of the afternoon (Sunday)....
Read moreDetailsLeading Voice of the Customer specialists, eDigitalResearch, have been selected to provide the mobile research facilities to help organisers at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week improve the event experience in real-time and make this year’s regatta the most successful yet....
Read moreDetailsThe opening day (Saturday) of the week-long Cowes Week regatta saw competitors challenged by winds that varied from well under 10 knots to more than 20. After a weather front cleared the race area at lunchtime the breeze settled into...
Read moreDetailsThe weather outlook for Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week (2nd-9th August) is currently indicating that the long run of hot and gloriously sunny weather that has brought frustratingly light and fickle breezes to Cowes and the waters of the Solent...
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