View from Giant Wheel over Cowes/East Cowes. Today (3rd August) sees the start of Lendy Cowes Week 2018 and whilst the sailing competitors are enjoying their racing there are dozens of activities shoreside for everyone to join in and enjoy. Of course, after racing the sailors can sample the entertainment too. Some
Red Funnel’s annual fireworks party cruise will set sail on Friday, 10th August. As per tradition, the spectacular fireworks display held on the last Friday of Lendy Cowes Week will light up the night sky. Lendy Cowes Week is projected to attract over 100,000 visitors to the Isle of Wight between 4-11
Red Funnel’s new Hi-Speed flagship has been named Red Jet 7 by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in Cowes. Kevin George, Red Funnel’s Chairman said: “We would very much like to thank HRH The Duchess of Cornwall for naming Red Jet 7. It is only fitting that the naming
Red Jet 7, Red Funnel’s brand new hi-speed passenger ferry, will be named by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in Cowes on Tuesday (24th July). This new £7m ship follows in the footsteps of Red Jet 6, which was named by HRH The Princess Royal in July 2016. Red Jet
2017-Ladies Day. (Annabel Vose.) Cowes Week Ltd are delighted to announce that Title Sponsor, Lendy, have put their support behind Ladies Day plans for 2018. In the year marking 100 years since women were given the vote, Lendy Ladies Day will return to the regatta on Tuesday 7th August with
Extreme heat and little wind made this year’s Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay one of the slowest on record, if not the slowest ever. Due to the calm conditions of course this made for a very quiet day for the RNLI and other rescue services. In
Over the weekend of Saturday 30th June/ Sunday1st July members and friends of Cowes RNLI celebrated a double anniversary by staging an exhibition which was open to the public at Regatta House, Cowes and a re-dedication of the Lifeboat and Lifeboat Station. Staged as a double anniversary exhibition (20 years
Following one of the festival’s most successful weekends to date, The Isle of Wight Festival has announced today that next year’s event will take place 13-16 June 2019! Early bird tickets for the event will be available from 9.00am tomorrow (Friday 29th June). Festival director John Giddings said: “From the
Depeche Mode, an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980, will headline the Saturday night at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival. Consisting of founders Dave Gahan (lead vocals, co-songwriter), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, chief songwriter), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards), Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak &
Day one and with such light winds forecast, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s on-the-water officials, led by PRO Stuart Childerley, did well to allow crews to complete one race. Unfortunately the 5-7 knot wind all but disappeared just prior to the final IRC Two and Three boats finishing. After sending