Sailing

Cowes Week Ltd has announced that nominations are now open for the coveted Ladies Day Trophy, as well as plans to turn Cowes navy-and-white in a fabulous celebration of women in sailing, this year sponsored by artisan gin brand, Slingsby....

MOD70 trimaran 'Phaedo 3' has shattered the multihull race record in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes, 23 seconds during today's windy J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island race. The trimaran, skippered by Brian Thompson, smashed Sir Ben Ainslie's previous record by...

Entries have closed at a very respectable 1,533 for the 2016 Round the Island Race, sponsored for the twelfth and final year by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.  The oldest boat competing in this year's Race, to be held on Saturday (2nd...

Ryde's Coastal Junior Sculler Dale Buckett A strong team from the Wightlink-sponsored Ryde Rowing Club travelled to Swanage for the Association run Swanage Hants & Dorset ARA Championship Regatta on Saturday (25th June), knowing that it would difficult to repeat...

The 2016 Shadow Catamaran Nationals were held at Gurnard Sailing Club ) between 17th-19th June, with some competitive racing on the Solent. Several of the 20 local regulars were unable to attend - 4 being professional sailors away on duty, others being in...

There's just 2 weeks of preparation left before a kitesurfing family from Exmouth attempts to smash the World Sailing Speed Challenge by kitesurfing around the Isle of Wight. 3 members of the Bridge family, who collectively make up Team Bridge, are...

The Island Sailing Club in Cowes has announced that Prince Michael of Kent GCVO has been confirmed as the Race Starter for the 2016 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday 2nd July. Prince Michael will join Race officials...

Steph Bridge Professional kitesurfers Steph Bridge and her sons Olly Bridge, 18 and Guy Bridge, 16 will take to the waters around the Isle of Wight this month in an attempt to beat the World Sailing Speed Record for the...

Organisers of Cowes Week have announced another addition to their family of supporting sponsors as Slingsby Artisan Gin joins Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week as the Official sponsor of Ladies Day. Slingsby Artisan Gin is a small batch produced London Dry...

The British Powerboat Racing Club have confirmed that the Cowes Classic powerboat race will return to Cowes on 3rd and 4th September 2016. This year will be the 56th year of powerboat racing from Cowes, which is to include the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes and Cowes-Poole-Cowes...