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START YOUR ENGINES! KING TO START COWES' POWERBOAT RACE THIS BANK HOLIDAY One of the Isle of Wight’s most famous and successful residents will be setting the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes fleet on its way this weekend for the 63rd running of the historic and prestigious race. Mark King, frontman and bassist with Level 42, will make the short journey from his home to Cowes on Satu...

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Welcome home! They are on the County Press front page this week and they're back on Island soil! Transatlantic rowers Xavier Baker, Paul Berry and Chris Mannion rowed 3,000 miles in 43 days and raised over £17,000 for ocean conservation charities. Here they are pictured at the Wightlink FastCat, where Captain Mark O’Ferrall and commercial director Phil Delaney said it was wonderful to welcome them onboard for the final leg of their journey. 📷 Wightlink, a Mermaid Atlantic sponsor

Join us for the Mermaid Atlantic Fundraising Bash on 24th November @ 7pm!

A night of fun, music from and acoustic band, Hanging Baskets, fundraising auction and Mermaid Atlantic update.

Prizes:
kids course
weekend family tickets
bed & breakfast stay
weekend family camp tickets
goodies
meal for 4
for group of up to 8 (value £240)
£100 voucher
experience
jacket from
Wellness bundle
beach equipment voucher and more to announce!

Buy your tickets on our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mermaid-atlantic-fundraiser-tickets-756260695097?aff=oddtdtcreator
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⛵️ BLACK FRIDAY HAS STARTED 📞

Save up to 20% on Boat mattresses, Upholstery and Bedding THIS WEEK!

Offer valid until Friday 24th! 🙌

For full details call our friendly team on 03704 464 233

Or email [email protected]

Give the gift of Mermaid spirit this festive season with our NEW Mermaid Miniature Gift Set.

The perfect introduction to Mermaid, dive into our NEW Mermaid Trio Gift Set, including our signature and award-winning Mermaid Gin, Mermaid Salt Vodka, and the latest addition to the Mermaid range, Mermaid Spiced Rum.

Available exclusively on our website: https://bit.ly/3RyfpsE

We’re celebrating 35 years in business this September! As a special thank you to all our loyal customers for their continued support over the years, we’ve organised a 3-day event from Friday 15th - Sunday 17th September - pop along and say hi!
For details, please read through the picture above

We look forward to seeing you all 😊☀️⛵️

We've got more dates for Clive's upcoming Powerboat Level 2 courses.

2nd/3rd October
9/10th October

Each of the courses will be run at a discounted rate of £160 to CCYC members, £210 to members of other yacht clubs and £260 to everyone else. If you would like to reserve a place please contact Clive directly on 07950 684874 or [email protected]

Bembridge Harbour up for sale as owners prepare to step aside Malcolm and Fiona Thorpe have released a statement.

What would our readers like to see in our next edition of the Solent Handbook & Cowes Online

Our boutique B&B offers you a delightful glimpse into 'a day in the life' of Lymington. From the moment you wake in our individually designed rooms to the hearty breakfast served in our country-style kitchen, your day begins with comfort and care. Every corner of our homely B&B whispers a welcoming warmth, offering you a personalised retreat that goes beyond the ordinary.

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It's now less than 4 months until the Mermaid Atlantic crew set off to begin their 3000-mile row across the Atlantic Ocean in the World's Toughest Row!

Rowing to raise awareness for ocean conservation, the team are raising money for Surfers Against Sewage, The Seahorse Trust and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, but they still need all the support they can get before heading to the starting line in La Gomera this December.

Head over to the Instagram to follow their journey and find out how you can get behind and support the team!

Did you know we have lost up to 92% of seagrass in the UK over the last century?

We're proud to support Project Seagrass now in their 10th year. To celebrate, Project Seagrass are re-launching their citizen science programme SeagrassSpotter, now available in nine different languages, with the addition of new functions to record where seagrass is no longer present.

Help Project Seagrass to gather invaluable local knowledge to gain a better understanding of not only the condition of remaining seagrass, but where it continues to deteriorate and most importantly, why.

Check it out! Head to their profile to find out more

We are delighted to announce that Mermaid Gin has been awarded the master medal in The Spirits Business The Gin Masters Awards 2023 for Super Premium Gin.

We are so proud to have taken home the master award, with the expert panel of judges describing Mermaid Gin as a ‘soft and herbal gin’ with ‘lovely citrus notes’. They commented that Mermaid Gin would make a ‘great Martini’ and we agree!

If you're yet to discover our delightful Mermaid Gin, head over to our website: https://bit.ly/3PMoDy8

Garden apartment - Apartment for rent in Cowes, Lovely 3 bedroom Victorian garden apartment. Designed and built by Queen Victoria's private engineer, just steps from the seafront and a short flat distance to the town. Each room is neutrally decorated to a high standard.

Who's at Cowes Week this week?

As a result of a late surge in entries received over the weekend, the standard entry cut off date has been extended to Sunday 16th July 2023.

We would love to see as many of you take part as possible, whether you are returning competitor or a first timer, so we hope you will take advantage of this extension to the standard entry if you have not already entered.

Enter now via the link below:

http://www.cowesweek.co.uk/web/code/php/main_c.php?map=cw23&ui=cw4&style=std&override=§ion=takingpart&page=entries

If you're interested in advertising within our next edition of the Solent Handbook & Directory, please contact Yasmin on 07773 276215 or [email protected]

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Sustainability in Marinas 2nd edition OUT NOW

Solent Handbook The Introduction to Sustainability in Marinas offers a narrative approach to a few of the ways in which sustainability applies to marinas. Starting at inception with ecological and social design considerations and completing the circle by learning to protect local biodiversity and encouraging citize...

1 month today until Round the Island Race 2023! We’re offering a limited special offer for participants of the race to book a ‘Quick Scrub’ (haul out, power wash, hold in slings for up to 1 hour and launch) at 15% off! Make sure you’re race-ready with a shiny, clean hull! Offer slots available to book from 20th - 30th June 2023. Give us a call on 01983 821095 or email - [email protected]

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