Island sailor Leigh McMillan and his crew on The Wave, Muscat are on top of the series leaderboard after the last two Acts of this year’s Extreme Racing Series.
With a crew of Girlguiding members taking part in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, a number of Islanders have shown their support for the crew who call themselves the ‘Fastnet Divas’.
After a day of cancelled races on Monday due to weather conditions the other four days of racing saw an International Regatta of very high standards and some days with perfect sailing conditions.
One of the world’s largest yacht races and an appearance by Johnny Depp’s stunt double are amongst the highlights of a two-week seaside festival returning to the Isle of Wight this month.
The Isle of Wight Festival of the Sea returns for a third year, from 22nd June to 5th July 2015, with dozens of themed events and activities for local people and visitors to enjoy.
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.
Following the races on 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.