Pushing the boat out for Island Scouts
Olympic medal winning yachtsman Sir Ben Ainslie was welcomed as the guest of honour at a charity lunch at Haseley Manor, in support
Time for a winter re-fit
With winter upon us, Nick Ward says this could be just the time to retreat into the ‘man shed’ for a spot of
Setting off for a summer sail
Nick Ward is a yacht broker with Waypoint Yacht Brokers who have offices in Yarmouth and The Folly (Whippingham) and deal in all
A record-breaker for 60th anniversary
A perennial favourite on the powerboat racing calendar, the historic Cowes-Torquay-Cowes event took place over August Bank Holiday weekend, marking its 60th anniversary
Off to a flying start!
By Nick Ward. It’s been a strange year one way and another - very strange indeed. Just as the boating season was about
Call of the waves
Late winter or early spring is almost the start of the sailing season, or at least the time to start planning and preparation.
Get out of the classroom and discover your potential
If you are in the last year of school and searching for your next adventure, then UKSA’s fully-funded Further Education courses are a
Beat the winter blues with boating
December is not normally a time to go boating, although while motoring down the river the other day, a day when it was
Cleaning your vessel for boating season
June 2019 At last the boating season is here. A very warm Easter saw me painting the topsides of my wooden
Josh Stickland: Former UKSA student lands his dream job
A sailor who launched his marine career by studying and then working as an instructor at Isle of Wight-based training organisation UKSA has
Rebuilding lives through sailing
It was fourteen years ago that the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust untied the ropes and set sail from Cowes for the inaugural trip
Origin of the hovercraft
Islanders are so accustomed to seeing hovercraft skimming back and forth across the Solent, that it’s difficult to imagine life without them. But,