Sailing

Cowes Week has announced that Visit Abu Dhabi will be the presenting sponsor of this year's event, with the partnership meaning a new winter regatta will be held annually in Abu Dhabi from January 2023. To further reinforce the relationship,...

Cowes Classics Day - part of the Cowes Classics Week celebrations - continues to build momentum with an exciting line-up of classic cars, vintage buses and historic motor vessels now confirmed to be heading to the event on Sunday 26th...

A spectacular showcase of the Solent’s boating community and historic ships will set sail on the waters off the Isle of Wight in celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Saturday 6th August. The Royal Jubilee event will feature more...

Cowes will host the the Pro Sailing Tour for the first time, bringing high-speed multihull racing to the heart of the Solent for a 2-day rendezvous on 5th-6th July. Renowned for its intensity, boat-on-boat battles, and a very high level...

3 yachts with fascinating histories – Sally of Kames, Charm of Rhu, Alberta, and Zest – will all be entering the Cowes Classics Week beginning on 25th June. Cowes Classics attracts a wide variety of yachts, ranging from fleets of...

Mark Ashley-Miller’s Good Dog and Pegasus of Northumberland have entered the Round the Island Race, which takes place on Saturday 25th June. Ashley-Miller bought his Nauticat 331 Good Dog with the aim of circumnavigating the UK and Ireland as slowly...

The 5th edition of Cowes Spring Classics was held over the weekend of 20th-22nd May. The Regatta, based at Shepards Marina in Cowes, started with the Mermaid Gin Welcome Drinks and Crew BBQ  Friday evening, followed by two days of...

Dame Ellen MacArthur admits she is so excited as up to 30 young people supported by her cancer charity prepare to take part in this year’s Round the Island Race for the first time since 2019. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer...

Cowes will host the start and finish of this year’s Sevenstar Race Round Britain & Ireland Race which departs on 7th August and for 2022 a record 15 teams are planning to take on this long-haul race in IRC Two-Handed....

The discount to enter for Cowes Classics Week 2022 ends at midnight on Friday 6th May. The world’s biggest classic yacht regatta of its kind is open to classic yachts built in wood or steel before 1975, or GRP yachts...