Heave ho!

Isle of Wight-born sailor, Leigh McMillan said it was "a really solid effort by all the guys on the Land Rover BAR Academy team to come away with fourth place" in the first Extreme Sailing Series™ event.

The new regatta is taking place from 11 – 13 May and will be based at Shepards Wharf Marina.

For 2018, an amazing variety of yachts are expected to take part in The Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, with world-class professional and passionate Corinthian sailors racing together to sail one of offshore racing's biggest challenges

Online entries open next week on Monday 8th January for the IRC European Championships incorporating Commodores’ Cup 2018.

David Gower has succeeded Sir Richard Ottaway as Chairman of Cowes Classic Week.

Steady Force 6 winds did not deter the 20 vessels taking part in last Saturday’s annual Small Ships Race.

The annual Small Ships race returns to the Solent this Saturday (6th October). The start will be off the Royal Yacht Squadron at 0930.

Over the past few days the Fast 40 + Class has been back in the waters off Cowes this time racing for the One Ton Cup which was hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Following the Isle of Wight Festival's plans to move the date of their event to later in the month of June, the Island Sailing Club have announced a new date for 2018 Round the Island Race to ensure there is no clash.

The Little Britain Challenge Cup (LBCC), the construction and property industry's number one sporting and social calendar event will bring hundreds of people to Shepards Wharf Marina in Cowes to sail, network and fundraise on 15th and 16th September.

The 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race was dominated by French teams this year. Read Suzanne and Alan's report.