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Carisbrooke Castle played host to HRH The Duke of Kent during his recent visit to the Island.
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For the opening day at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 6 in Istanbul, there was some extraordinary racing with every team pushing hard, including Island sailor Leigh McMillan.
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A tall ship took centre stage for the official opening of this year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show when it sailed into the Mayflower Park Marina.
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The Ellen MacArthur Trust will be presented with a cheque on Friday as the 2014 show opens
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If you can find a spare £3.5m down the back of the sofa, you could be the proud owner of maritime photographic history, as Beken of Cowes put their archive up for sale.
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Work by up-and-coming artist Edward Waite is currently on tour of the UK. Suzanne and Alan met him in Cowes recently and learnt more about the artist.
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Leigh is back at the top, winning Act 5 of the Extreme 40s series in Cardiff over the weekend. His next stop is Istanbul in mid-September.
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Originally created by Mark Turner in 1993, the business has seen significant growth in recent years and continues to go from strength to strength.
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Isle of Wight sailor Leigh McMillan and his team on board The Wave, Muscat will be trying to regain the overall lead for the Extreme 40 series and on home (well almost) ground they stand a good chance of succeeding.
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Following Musandam-Oman Sail breaking the World Record in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race on Thursday, more World Records have been broken by other boats when they reached the finish line at the RYS, Cowes.
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Congratulations to the crew on Oman Sail who smashed a World Record after sailing around Britain and Ireland in just three days and three hours. Watch out for others competing in the race passing the Island today.
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As reported last week, the Sevenstar Yacht Race was supposed to leave for Cowes on Sunday morning and race clockwise around the UK and Ireland. Weather conditions meant plans had to change.
