Sailing

Cowes Week Limited, organisers of Cowes Week, have announced that they will continue their youth initiative which offers discounted entry fees to boats with crews of under 25-year-olds. The Cowes Week Under 25 Youth initiative, which has been running since...

Cowes Week Ltd (CWL) has this week announced new sponsorship opportunities for brands looking to partner with the Cowes Week regatta and capitalise on the next phase in the event’s development. Previous Title Sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management celebrated their final...

UPDATED: Last month Paralympic gold medalist Helena Lucas, Olympians Alyson Young and Nick Thompson, along with Mike Bushell from the BBC, were joined by 4 sailors from Gurnard Sailing Club to film a feature on sailing that will be broadcast on...

The annual ASTO Small Ships race saw its 13th start off Cowes on Saturday. The race is for sail training vessels, with 5 different classes, and boats made from wood, steel, glass fibre and concrete and rigs including Bermudan, ketch, cutter...

The annual Small Ships Race returns to Cowes this coming Saturday (1st October) and Islanders have the chance to see the entire fleet from Cowes Parade. Organised by Gosport-based charity Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO), the Small Ships Race brings...

250 guests attended the Etchells World Championship Gala Reception, hosted by the Royal London Yacht Club yesterday (Sunday) ahead of the 6-day regatta taking place in Cowes this week. Medina Marching Band opened proceedings and Regatta Director David Franks welcomed...

With Cowes Week over for another year, Alan and Suzanne Whitewood take a look back at the shoreside events which play an important part in the sailing regatta. One of the first events of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2016...

Photo: Island Echo Competitors and spectators enjoyed simply stunning weather on the penultimate day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week yesterday (Friday). The Isle of Wight and Solent were bathed with unbroken sun, while the westerly wind slowly swung into...

Photo: Sam Kurtul VIDEO: Yesterday’s racing on Day 6 of AAM Cowes Week 2016 started in an unstable westerly breeze of 10-14 knots that gradually swung towards the north-west through the morning. It increased to give gusts in the upper...

VIDEO: Day 5 of Cowes Week 2016 saw patchy sun, with a north-westerly airflow that produced a 8-12 knots of wind for most of the morning. However by midday it became more variable in strength in the central Solent, with...