First organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in 1976, the 1,805nm Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race is a yacht race of epic proportions. Held every...
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The Royal London Yacht Club, the organiser of Cowes Classics Week, has announced that Peter Taylor MBE will take over as Chair of the regatta for 2022. Peter...
A 5 person team from Lymington Rowing Club have broken the world record for the greatest distance rowed in open water in 12 hours after a mammoth 122.4 km row...
Strong Costa del Solent conditions greeted the 19 One Design Hunter Sonatas that made the trip to the Island Sailing Club in Cowes to join the 12 strong home...
Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2021. After being confirmed as the runaway winner of the IRC 2...
Prior to the start of this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, a press conference was held at Cowes. A selection of crews were...
Alan and Suzanne Whitewood report on the return of Cowes Week… Cowes Town Mayor, Councillor Paul Bertie, had a busy Cowes Week but was disappointed his...
Boats in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, which departs from Cowes on Sunday 8th August, are so diverse in size and shape that it is difficult to pick out the...
The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust is proud to support the most recent addition to its historic fleet, former Royal sailing yacht Bluebottle, which is taking part...
Despite this year’s absence of the Red Arrows and the annual firework display, the team behind Cowes week says they’re excited to see many regular...
Gurnard Sailing Club welcomed 60 boats across 5 fleets to the inaugural Isle of Wight Dinghy Championships last weekend (24th/25th July). Racing was held over...
It will soon be time for the start of Cowes Week 2021, which this year will run from Saturday 31st July to Friday 6th August. A key change to Cowes Week this...
The enthusiasm of classic boat sailors to get back on the water is evidenced by the record entries received this year. Over 190 yachts will race off Cowes next...
A huge fleet of over 1,200 boats showed how much people love taking part in Round the Island Race, which this year celebrated it’s 90th anniversary...
There are less than 24 hours to go until nearly 1,200 boats race around the Isle of Wight in Britain’s favourite yacht race, Round the Island. With so many...
2021 sees 450+ yachts entered in the 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event. This number of entries...
