Sailing

The Island Sailing Club has announced that they will be working in partnership with Cowes Yacht Haven to stage a ‘Round the Island Race Village’ for 2022, which will be open from midday on Friday 24th June and throughout the...

It was sun and champagne sailing for crews taking part in this year’s 3-day Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Easter Challenge off Cowes on Good Friday (15th April). In IRC (International Racing Certificate) 1, Ian Atkin’s GP42 Dark ‘n Stormy...

Several sailing regattas organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) are planned to take place over the coming weeks. Based in Cowes but with racing in the Solent, the Easter Challenge will take place over the Easter Weekend (Friday-Sunday)....

The Solent’s boating community is invited to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Cowes on Saturday 6th August.  Yacht and sailing clubs in the Solent region can join in the event by ‘saving...

23 dinghies took to the water at Brading Haven for the last 2 races of the Icebreaker Series on Sunday (20th March). The conditions were perfect for racing as the sun was shining, and the wind was blowing a Force 4...

UKSA, based in Cowes, has announced British yachtswoman Dee Caffari MBE as its Youth and Mental Health Ambassador in a newly created role. Following the charity and world-leading maritime training provider’s first public appeal for support to improve mental health...

Entries have opened today (Tuesday) for Cowes Classics Week 2022, ahead of the Solent-based event between 27th June-1st July. The world’s biggest classic yacht regatta of its kind is open to a wide range of yachts and offers multiple race...

Brading Haven Yacht Club is reporting a boost to their membership following the pandemic as more people choose to spend their spare time afloat. Total memberships at BYC are now over 1,200, including over 100 new families. The club believes...

The Royal London Yacht Club, organiser of Cowes Classics Week, has released details of the 2 charities it has chosen to support with its 2022 regatta. UKSA and Autism On The Water will both benefit from this year's regatta, which...

Races 3 and 4 of Brading Haven's Icebreakers series were completed on a grey, chilly day with light, variable winds of 3-9 knots last Sunday (23rd January). With the wind coming from the East/North East it allowed for some windward...