There are quieter ways to spend a Saturday in the Solent. And then there’s the UKOPRA Round the Island Race.
On 16 May 2026, the south coast of England shook once again as thirty offshore powerboat teams lined up off the Isle of Wight for the opening round of the 2026 UK Offshore Powerboat Racing Association Championship.
Sixty miles. Anti-clockwise. No easing into it.
Just throttle forward and hold on.
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Big seas. Bigger horsepower.
10-05-2026
Port of the Day
Cowes Yacht Heaven
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Cowes Yacht Heaven
- Country: United Kingdom
- Services: electricity, food-drink, water, maintenance, wifi, waste-disposal
- Website: Cowes Yacht Heaven
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +441983 299975
Antigua Racing Cup 2026: Trade Winds Delivered a Blistering Opening Day If there was any doubt about what the Antigua Racing Cup was going to be, it disappeared within the first hour.
This wasn’t a gentle warm-up.
It was straight into it.
Out off Nelson’s Dockyard, the fleet met exactly what Antigua does best — proper trade wind sailing. A gradient easterly breeze sat firmly in the high teens, with gusts pushing beyond 20 knots, and just enough variation late in the day to keep tacticians honest.
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07-05-2026
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06-05-2026
Veteran mariners share their know-how, equipping aspiring boaters for glory in the upcoming Round Britain & Ireland Race.
06-05-2026
Club of the Day
Newport Yacht Club (NYC – Rhode Island)
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Newport Yacht Club (NYC – Rhode Island)
- Country: United States
- Website: Newport Yacht Club (NYC – Rhode Island)
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +1 (401) 846-9410
© Michael Hodges
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