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GET READY FOR THIS WEEKEND’S ROUND THE ISLAND RACE
This weekend's Round the Island Race is set to be action-packed, both on and off the water. The annual spectacle takes place on Saturday (7th June), with entries open until tomorrow, Wednesday 4th June. Hundreds of boats of all sizes,...
Read moreDetailsCHARITY CRICKET TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER £10,000 FOR MOUNTBATTEN
More than £10,000 was raised for Mountbatten Isle of Wight at a charity cricket tournament to celebrate the life of well-known Island cricketer and solicitor Ian Heal on the first anniversary of his death at the age of just 50....
Read moreDetailsLOUISE WEBB TAKES JUNE SALVER AT WESTRIDGE GOLF CLUB
The first day of meteorological summer - 1st June - brought blustery conditions for the June Salver. 36 members played the first monthly major played on the new course. Adapting to the course and conditions the best, Louise Webb came...
Read moreDetailsWIGHT TRI MEMBERS TAKE ON CHALLENGE OF CARISBROOKE DUATHLON
20 Wight Tri members gathered in the shadow of Carisbrooke Castle, ready to prove their mettle in the Duathlon of Carisbrooke. As the golden sun bathed the Priory car park, the event began. The runners charged forward, weaving through the...
Read moreDetailsOVER 200 GIRLS COMPETE AT VECTIS FC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
7 Island clubs played their part in a tournament hosted by Vectis FC at the Bay CE School on Saturday (17th May). Over 200 girls from U9s up to u16s played through their group stages, with the winners taking part...
Read moreDetailsWETWHEELS TO OFFER INCLUSIVE POWERBOAT TRIPS DURING ROUND THE ISLAND RACE
Wetwheels, the accessible boating charity, will be offering disabled people the chance to experience the thrill of powerboating from Cowes next month as part of this year’s Round the Island Race weekend. The charity will be running inclusive trips from...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR CRICKET CLUB TO CELEBRATE 175TH ANNIVERSARY WITH HAMPSHIRE MATCH
Ventnor - who are celebrating their 175th anniversary this year - will welcome Hampshire to Steephill for a prestigious T20 match on Wednesday (4th June), starting at 15:00. Within a busy schedule of Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast commitments,...
Read moreDetailsHISTORIC YACHT RACE THE CAPTAINS’ CUP REVIVED IN YARMOUTH
Keen sailors from Wightlink and the Royal Solent Yacht Club have got together to revive a traditional regatta - The Captains' Cup -off Yarmouth. The Captains’ Cup started in the year 2000 and was last held in 2010. 15 years...
Read moreDetailsWIGHT TRI QUARTET TAKE ON ETON DORNEY COURSE
The Wight Tri quartet of Jan Fletcher, Helen Scholes, Laura Curwood and Nick Curwood took on the Dorney Lake course in Windsor on Sunday (25th May). This venue is a 2,200-metre flat-water rowing lake owned by Eton College and famous...
Read moreDetailsHENRY EDWARDS HITS CENTURY AS VENTNOR GO 2ND IN SOUTHERN PREM DIV 1
Ventnor clinched a remarkable 3 wicket win over Hook & Newnham Basics in Saturday’s Southern Premier League Division 1 clash at Steephill. Replying to the visitor’s total of 259, the home side were in all sorts of trouble at 49-5...
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