Sailing

The Island Sailing Club has decided to postpone the Windeler Cup event to 7th August 2021. Previously, this Saturday formed part of Cowes Week, with a full day's racing for the White Group classes, so an ideal time to run...

The biggest fleet of Sonar One designs for more than a decade will gather at Cowes Week 2021 for the UK Sonar National Championship which is being run as part of the Regatta. Sailed by individuals of all abilities, from...

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has entered Cowes Classics Week with his famous ketch Suhaili, in which he was the first to sail singlehanded non-stop around the world in the Golden Globe Race in 1968-69. Having recently refitted this iconic yacht, Sir...

A kitesurfer has set a new world record by circumnavigating the Isle of Wight in a groundbreaking time of 2 hours and 24 minutes. Professional kitesurfer Guy Bridge broke his previous 2 hours 32 minute record - which he set...

Dame Ellen MacArthur is calling on Round the Island Race sailors to inspire young people to believe in a brighter future living through and beyond cancer while celebrating the race’s 90th anniversary by racing to raise ‘90 in 90’ as her...

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Uffa Fox, one of the most highly regarded naval architects and enthusiast of all aspects of sailing, the Royal London Yacht Club, together with the Cowes Classic Boat Museum and supported...

Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay set an unofficial world record for the Cowes-Dinard Course, but alas for the team based in Hamble, the euphoria was short-lived. On Thursday 22nd April 2021, MOD70 PowerPlay completed the 138-mile course Cowes to Dinard Course...

The Island Sailing Club is delighted to announce the launch of the first Windeler Cup, a new race for small keelboats that will run on the same day as the world-famous Round the Island Race, Saturday 3 July 2020. The...

Cowes-based The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), which has a 4,000-strong worldwide membership, has announced Jeremy Wilton as the club's new Chief Executive. He will take over the leadership and development role of one of the world’s most influential yacht...

Entries for Cowes Week 2021, which is due to take place this August, have now opened. Whilst this is somewhat later than usual, the event is carrying over nearly 200 entries from 2020 and the team have been inundated with...