Foil the Wight challenge completed in under seven hours
A world champion windsurfer has set the standard in the new Foil the Wight challenge. Ross Williams became the...
Isle of Wight marine news
Latest news about marine industry on Isle of Wight. Boat builders, sailing stories, superyacht crew training. New boats being made on island. Race details from Cowes.
IOW ferry cancellations due to covid staff shortages
Passengers are facing disruption due to staff shortages on one of the Isle of Wight ferries. Red Funnel said...
Sailing boat struck by lightning off Isle Of Wight
Yarmouth’s Severn class all-weather lifeboat (ALB), Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), launched yesterday to assist a 40ft sailing vessel...
Round the Island attracts 1,000+ crews
More than 1,200 boats took part in the 90th anniversary Round the Island Race which has been described as...
New environment and sustainability commissioner for Cowes Harbour
Cowes Harbour Commission has appointed Fiona Fitzherbert-Brockholes to the board as the new commissioner for environment and sustainability. The...
The Wight Shipyard Company gains Queen’s Award
The Wight Shipyard Company, manufacturer of aluminium marine craft based in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, has been awarded...
UKSA’s Superyacht Cadetship class of 2021 graduate
Maritime training and education charity, UKSA, says that 30 of its students, aged 18-25, have graduated from its flagship...
New Cowes weather station goes live
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) and OceanWise Ltd. have completed a Stakeholder Benefit project to install two environmental monitoring stations...
Ferry flagship gets the Wight treatment
Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) has been busy servicing one of Red Funnel’s Wight build flagships. Red Jet 7 was...
Challenge accepted as rumours abound of Isle of Wight, one-off, America’s Cup defence
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) has entered the history books and won the America’s Cup for New Zealand for...
Cowes Week: no fireworks or Red Arrows but optimism remains
Cowes Week will be without fireworks or the Red Arrows, and the usual main stage entertainment is unlikely this...
