Island News

AAM COWES WEEK 2014- SHORESIDE GUIDE.

For those who prefer their entertainment on shore during AAM Cowes Week here is a guide to some of the special events.  Of course all the usual entertainment is featured around Cowes with music and entertainment through the High Street, in Cowes Yacht Haven, on the Parade and in the grounds of Northwood House and ... read more

NEW CRANE FOR SHEPARDS WHARF, COWES.

David Franks, Cowes Etchells Captain, commissioned the Shepards Wharf Marina’s new dry sailing crane  by swinging a bottle of bubbly at the crane’s base. He went on the say how this new state of the art piece of lifting gear will very much help those sailors who race ‘Dry’ boats and how fantastic it was ... read more

IRELAND WIN BREWIN DOLPHIN COMMODORES’ CUP 2014.

Some very exciting sailing took place in this year’s Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup with 9 teams and 27 boats competing. Following the races on Sunday and Monday and with the Irish in the lead, the long off-shore race, which is the highest marking of the whole event, set sail on Tuesday morning. When the course ... read more

2014 CHARLES STANLEY COWES CLASSICS WEEK

Hosted by the Royal London Yacht Club, Cowes Classics Week 2014 is now in its 7th year and for the first time has a headline sponsor. Charles Stanley is one of the leading stockbroking and investment management companies in the UK, having been founded in 1792 in Sheffield. It has a branch in Newport. David ... read more

CONSTRUCTION OF COWES HARBOUR’S NEW BREAKWATER ADVANCES INTO THIRD STAGE

Work on the construction of a new breakwater structure at the mouth of Cowes Harbour, which will transform the port into a true sheltered harbourage, has successfully moved into the third stage of this vital 18-month coastal protection project. Cowes Harbour Commission’s appointed contractors Boskalis Westminster, world leaders in the design and construction of breakwaters, ... read more

PANERAI BRITISH CLASSIC WEEK

Based in Cowes this year’s Panerai British Classic Week saw over 50 entries contest seven races over six days of keen competition. While experiencing a week of hot sunny weather both sailors and spectators could be forgiven for thinking they were actually in the Med where other Panerai events are held. With such a large ... read more

TEAMS ARRIVE FOR BREWIN DOLPHIN COMMODORES’ CUP 2014.

Nine teams have confirmed their participation in the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup, taking place out of Cowes from Saturday 19th July until Saturday 26th July.   This year the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event for national teams with amateur crews has two more teams than when the event was last held in 2012. ... read more

COWES CLASSICS WEEK 2014.

Over 150 classic boats will be arriving in the waters off Cowes over this weekend for this year’s Cowes Classics Week 2014. Once again the classics, including the metre yachts, Solent Sunbeams, XODs, Darings, Swallows, Flying Fifteens and Bembridge One Designs, to name just a few, will be attending the five day event which starts ... read more

ELECTORAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM IS CHANGING THIS SUMMER

From 19 July, all residents on the Isle of Wight will receive a letter through the post telling them about the biggest change to the electoral registration system in nearly 100 years. Isle of Wight Council will write to all 113,500 registered electors and to properties where no one is currently registered. This letter will ... read more

FUNDING SECURED FOR EAST COWES PROJECT

Isle of Wight Council has welcomed news that its joint bid for funding with Southampton City Council via the Solent Local Economic Partnership has been successful. Both authorities submitted a joint bid to fund a regeneration project in Southampton and East Cowes to include new highways infrastructure and improved public spaces. As part of the ... read more