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
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
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
Girls from 4th Sandown, 5th Sandown and 1st Lake Brownies and Lake Guides together with leaders entered Sandown Carnival as part of the Big Brownie Birthday. In the Children’s Procession they won 3rd prize. For the main procession the next day some of the girls were wearing some uniforms from
Lauren Ringer (16) from Gurnard Guides has been working on the BP (Baden Powell) Award for the last 2-3 years. For one of the challenges she undertook a 4 night trip away with St. George’s School and as she had never been away from her parents before this was a
1st Lake Brownies have had a busy time recently celebrating the Big Brownie Birthday with other Brownies from around the Island at Starquest held at the IW Steam Railway, Havenstreet. This was followed by a Stay Away sleepover with 4th Sandown Brownies. At the end of term a picnic at Lake
A newly formed Girlguiding unit from Gurnard recently came up with a novel way to make their Girlguiding Promise – from the canopy of a tree! Gurnard Adventurers, part of Girlguiding IW’s Senior Section, was set up by Kathrine Pilcher and Jenny Peddar and they wanted to find an unusual
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
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
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