While other ocean races are longer, racing 1,800 miles around a coastline notorious for highly changeable weather, tides and currents, puts the race amongst the most difficult to complete, let alone win. It starts from Cowes this Sunday.
Isle of Wight council still aims to host a stage of the Tour of Britain, despite losing £350,000 from last year's cancellation. Future plans to host at a lower price will be negotiated with organisers
Part of the route for Tour of Britain cycle race taking place on the Isle of Wight later this year were revealed at last night's Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council meeting
Read the critical comments by a number of senior Fire Service officers across the country, including, “Blinkered and naive views such as these have no place in our modern day fire service”
The Ryde Ladies Novice Fours Crew comfortably won their heat and went on to win the final in a much tighter race to gain promotion to Coastal Junior Status