At the Heart of the Solent

The courage of seven RNLI volunteers will be recognised at a ceremony in London on Thursday, 23 May.

On the morning of Spring Bank Holiday Monday there's another chance for the public to tour the RNLI's lifeboat station at Cowes, and view the Atlantic 85 lifeboat Sheena Louise.

IOW Sailor, Haydn Sewell, notched up another sailing success last weekend winning the Davey Cup as the top junior boy in the Main Fleet at the 2013 Volvo Gill Optimist Inland Championships.

Sailors from the British Keelboat Academy made the most of some mixed conditions on-board Farr 45 Kolga and Ker 40 Magnum 3 and were crowned Class 1 and Class 6 champions at the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup.

The weekend of 1 and 2 June is a big weekend for a small Sailing Club in Chichester Harbour!

Since its launch at the beginning of March this year, the RYA's new National Handicapping scheme for Cruisers (NHC) has gone from strength to strength.

The Netherlands plays host to round two of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series this week, with the British Sailing Team competing across ten classes at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik.

"Good weather for ducks" was probably the best way to describe conditions on the final day of the 2013 Musto Vice Admiral's Cup, where grey was the predominant colour and oilskins were the preferred attire.

Keep your eyes peeled for the remarkable Rogers Olympiad 30, Collective Spirit (GBR7512L).

The Royal Southern Yacht Club's innovative short course racing season got underway on Saturday, 18 May in sunshine and a light breeze.

A young sailor from the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust (EMCT) takes on the race of her life.

Eastern pair of yellow lateral buoys marking the Small Craft Channel are reported as extinguished.

Following the publication of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s Safety Bulletin 1/2013 on 17 May, the RYA is reminding everyone driving powerboats and RIBs to wear a kill cord.

The Solent Sunbeams are regular visitors to Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week and, at 90 years old, they have plenty to celebrate this year.

The Hunter Impala class will further establish their re-emergence as one of the premier one designs in the Solent this weekend, 18 and 19 May.

On Tuesday, 14 May, 27 boats braved cold, wet and windy conditions in the fourth race of the Tuesday evening series.

Event organisers for the 2013 Sail For Gold Regatta are pleased to confirm that the early entry fee discount period, which was due to close on Friday, 10 May, will remain open until the final entry deadline of Friday, 31 May.

The two Royal Clubs, Southampton (RSYC) and Southern (RSrnYC), combined to host the first event of this year's Championship.

Cowes Week Limited. organisers of AAM Cowes Week, is always keen to engage with companies on the IOW to ensure that business opportunities associated with the event benefit the Island as much as possible.