Podcasts about Cowes

Deputy Mayor of Ventnor , Steph Toogood talks about Armada Day 2025. On May 21, 2025 there will be an event in Ventnor, Isle of Wight to commemorate the anniversary of the Armada's attempted invasion of England in 1588. History books will need to be re-written as a result of research by Ventnor resident David Baldwin over the past fifty years into the course charted by the Spanish Armada off the Isle of Wight in 1588.  There is now an opportunity to correct the misinterpretation of a letter by George Carey, Captain & Governor of the Isle of Wight, written in Carisbrooke Castle on the same day once the Armada had finally disappeared from sight beyond Selsey Bill.  With the battle off Dunnose key to the outcome, the Isle of Wight can now resume its rightful place in Armada history. Ventnor is acknowledging these Armadas, North and South of the Island, with presentation of a special ‘Almirante Recalde' annual competition Cup for bowls matches between Ventnor and Cowes, the first to be played at Ventnor Bowling Club against Plessey Bowls Club of Cowes on Friday morning 23rd May 2025 at ten o'clock. The Fundación Nao Victoria in Andalucia are supporting the Armada Coast 1588 by sending the galleon, Santa Maria from Spain to mount gun-salutes off Ventnor's coastline between St Lawrence and Bonchurch from 2-3pm to mark the opening of the dedicated Coastal and Downs Armada 1588 Heritage Trail on Wednesday 21st May 2025 by Ventnor Town Council, before sailing on to berth at Cowes until the 26th May. School bookings to go aboard Santa Maria in Cowes can be made through contacting Elena Campos at: ecampos@fundacionnaovictoria.org. The event will include a Four-Cannon Salute from the passing Galleon; raising of the Armada Coast 1588 flag, the Town Crier; Bells, Boules & Enactments; and an evening of shanties, sea songs and stories at The Spyglass Inn. , Ventnor For further details about the event, please contact: History enquiries – David Baldwin davidjpbaldwin@hotmail.com Programme enquiries – Cllr Steph Toogood steph.toogood@ventnortowncouncil.org.uk

Send us a textShirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast is back for another season of interviews with leading lights from the world of sailing, and the new season kicks off with US sailing legend Ed Baird. A World Sailor of the Year award winner, Baird also holds a coveted spot in the America's Cup Hall of Fame, he's a multiple Match Racing World Champion and is a regular across multiple Grand Prix Sailing leagues, from the 52 Super Series to the Maxi circuit.Robertson and Baird regularly sailed against each other back in days of the Extreme Sailing Series, but their chat was a little less competitive as Baird dropped by while in Cowes training for this summer's Admirals Cup.  The pair begin their two part chat with a discussion on Baird's early career, and how at just twenty two, he won the ultra competitive Laser Worlds in Kingston, Ontario, a regatta boasting the largest World Championship fleet the class has ever had...:"When you look back at the scoresheet from that race and you see the world class pros that we know today finishing seventy third or fifty seventh, you just think 'wow I didn't even know that guy then and look what he's done in the sport' so it really makes me feel lucky to have had the chance to do that."From a hard won Laser World Championships win, Baird and Robertson discuss his fight to make a name for himself on the star studded Match Racing scene, but also touch on his multiple and ultimately unsuccessful campaigns to sail for Team USA at the Olympic Games.  There's also some real nuggets of information from the three time Match Racing World Champion on his approach to the sport before the duo discuss Baird's entry into the world of the America's Cup...:"I was walking down (Cowes) high street and walked around the corner and literally bumped into Russell Coutts and he said 'How's it going with the Australians' and I said 'Oh, well, it's not' and he said 'You should come work for us'....so next thing you know I'm working for Team New Zealand" and within weeks Baird was in San Diego coaching the ultimate winners of the 1995 America's Cup.Episode One of this Two Part edition sees the duo discuss Baird's coaching role with the successful New Zealand Team, lead by Coutts, as they won trhe America's Cup for the first time, beating Dennis Connor in San Diego.In the next Episode the pair then touch on a wide range of topics, from Olympic Sailing to nationality rules, and a whole host in between, as they wind their way down the fascinating road that is Ed Baird's long and distinguished career as a pro sailor.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Support the show

Send us a textThis is Part two of Double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson's chat with US sailing legend Ed Baird. A World Sailor of the Year award winner, Baird also holds a coveted spot in the America's Cup Hall of Fame, he's a multiple Match Racing World Champion and is a regular across multiple Grand Prix Sailing leagues, from the 52 Super Series to the Maxi circuit.Robertson and Baird regularly sailed against each other back in days of the Extreme Sailing Series, but their chat was a little less competitive as Baird dropped by while in Cowes training for this summer's Admirals Cup.  In this Part 2 the pair begin their discussion talking about Baird's 1999/2000 Challenge for the America's Cup in Auckland New Zealand, a Challenge representing the Newe York Yacht Squadron that was going well, but did not end as planned..,:"You could see the waves coming and we hopped up out of the water and smashed down on the next wave and the boat broke in half!"Baird continued his involvement in the Cup and ultimately ended up in Valencia with Swiss Defender Alinghi, initially, again, under helm, Russell Coutts, but soon that was all to change..."The team...were missing Russell and they expected him to come back, and they spent a year this way, expecting that he'll come back with us...but he didn't....so I went to talk to Brad and the team and they asked me to come and work with them."  Baird ended up steering the boat, and went on to helm a Cup victory as Alinghi successfully defended in Valencia.Throughout this two part podcast Baird and Robertson touch on a wide range of topics, from Olympic Sailing to nationality rules, and a whole host in between, as they wind their way down the fascinating road that is Ed Baird's long and distinguished career as a pro sailor.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Photos in this release courtesy of Support the show

Dan, host of 'Scream into the Wind', chats with Cam Moore, who shares his incredible run challenge to raise money for Cancer Research. At the end of this month Cam is running from Chelsea to Cowes!!

My Story  Talk 3  Home, Family, Christmas & Holidays (1947-1953) Welcome to Talk 3 in our series where I'm reflecting on the goodness of God throughout my life. From what I've said so far it's clear that after the war my life in the 1940s was largely comprised of school and church. I suppose that was true of most Christian children in those days and continues to be so today. And what was true of my years at primary school and Sunday school was also true of the years that followed. Most of my activity was to be centred on school and church. But before I move on to those things in the next talk, I need to say more about my family, because without a doubt our family is by far the strongest influence in the formation of our character, our behaviour, and our outlook on life. And life is not just about our education or work or church. It's about relationships, people, recreation, having fun, and healthy enjoyment of the things God has so graciously lavished upon us. So this talk is about my home, my family, Christmas and holidays.   Home For the first 23 years of my life I lived with my parents in the home in Hornchurch where I was born. It was a fairly standard three bedroomed semidetached house, but it benefited from a rather large garden which backed onto the railway. We weren't disturbed by the noise of the trains because the garden was some 200 feet – about 60 metres – long, but by walking to the end of the garden and looking down the railway embankment we could watch electric trains on the District Line and the steam locomotives on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. My parents were both keen gardeners and had chosen the house because of the size of the garden. They planted several apple trees, two pear trees, two plum trees, a greengage tree, as well as strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants. My grandfather had also planted for me an ash tree at the very end of the garden and, by looking at Google Earth, it looks as though it's still there today. Sadly, the large fishpond which I helped my father build when I was about ten seems to have gone.   Family and Friends One of the advantages of having a large garden was that there was a big enough lawn for my father to teach me to play cricket and football. So, although I was an only child, I was never a lonely child. There were always plenty of friends who liked to come and play. I also enjoyed playing board games with my grandad, my mother's father, who lived with us for about five years, and later with my grandmother, my father's mother, who came later to live with us for six years and who died at the age of 86 when I was 16. Having elderly parents living with us for eleven years was not easy for my mother, but she seldom if ever complained, and her example taught me the real meaning of love, a commitment to serving others despite the cost to ourselves. I also got some idea of what it's like to be in your eighties!   Family at Christmas I saw relatively little of other family members as my uncles, aunts and ten cousins all lived too far away for frequent visits. But we did see most of them at Christmas and sometimes during the other school holidays. Because, with one exception, all my cousins were older than I was, Christmas was usually spent with my Auntie Addie – Adelaide actually, but I never heard anyone actually call her that! She was a year or two younger than my mother and had two sons, Brian who was a year older than me, and Geoffrey who was born shortly after the war when Uncle Bert returned from years away fighting in Burma (now known as Myanmar).   We usually alternated where we would spend Christmas, either at our house in Hornchurch or at their prefab in Woodford Green near Walthamstow. Prefabs were prefabricated bungalows introduced after the war to provide housing that could be erected more quickly than by using the usual methods of construction. Originally they were intended to last for, I think, only ten years, but in practice most of them lasted for decades. One of the exciting things about them was that they were all provided with a fridge with a small freezer compartment, so we could have ice-cream whenever we liked. Fridges were a luxury in those days and it was many years later that we ourselves had one. Eileen and I had our first fridge in 1968, six years after we were married. Brian and I had to share a bed every Christmas and I have vivid memories of waking up in the early hours of the morning to see what Santa had left in our ‘stockings' – which were actually pillowcases, as stockings weren't large enough to accommodate the vast number of presents we each received. I don't remember how old I was when I realised that Santa wasn't real, but it must have been well before I left primary school. I do know that some Christians, quite understandably, believe it's wrong to tell their children something which isn't true, fearing especially that, when they finally understand that the whole Santa thing is a myth, they will conclude the Christmas story found in the Bible is a legend too. That's a view that I understand and fully respect, but I can only say that it was never a problem for me, or, as far as I know, for my children and grandchildren for that matter. If we teach our children that what is in the Bible is true, they will soon discover that Father Christmas is nowhere to be found in the Bible, but is just a nice story that, although it isn't true, gave them a lot of fun when they were too young to understand otherwise. But each of us must follow our own conscience in this matter, as we always must when confronted with issues over which Christians disagree. Christmas dinner, as I remember it, was very similar to what most people have today, with one notable exception. I can't remember when we first had turkey, but for several years our celebratory meal was roast chicken. Unlike today, chicken was then very expensive, and Christmas was the only time we had it. At other times our regular Sunday roast was lamb, which, also unlike today, was the cheapest meat you could get. Our typical weekly menu was roast lamb on Sundays, cold lamb on Mondays, minced lamb in the form of shepherd's pie on Tuesdays, and lamb stew with dumplings on Wednesdays. So chicken at Christmas was a real treat! Apart from eating, we spent most of Christmas Day and Boxing Day playing with the games we had received as presents. These were always very competitive and included subuteo football, a form of cricket you could also play on the table, table tennis, darts, and a bagatelle pin board. We also enjoyed heading a balloon to one another and counting how many times we could keep it up. When we later tried it outside with a football we found it was much harder! Another good thing about staying at Auntie Addie's house was that we were able to visit other family members, as three of my aunts lived quite near to her. There was always quite a crowd in the evenings when we all joined together for a party, when we played traditional party games like musical chairs and pass the parcel. Years later I was to discover that some people's idea of a party was a time when you did little more than sit around and drink too much. This shocked me because our parties had never been like that. My parents were both teetotallers and, although most of the rest of the family were not, they respected their wishes and rarely drank in the presence of children and teenagers. Of course, the consumption of alcohol is another of those matters where Christians disagree, but hopefully all would at least agree that abstinence is the best policy in the presence of those who might become addicted. I personally think of myself as an abstainer, but not a total abstainer.  And I'm grateful that, because of the example set by my family, I have always been cautious in these matters and am happy to say that I have never been drunk, something which even some Christians find hard to believe.   Family and Holidays But Christmas was not the only time when I met other family members. There were the summer holidays too. Hotels were too expensive, and we usually spent a couple of weeks away from home staying with family. During my primary school years we went several times to Cowes on the Isle of Wight where my father's sister, Auntie Lil, had a flat overlooking the sea. Her husband, Uncle Ernie, was a lighthouse keeper on the Needles, an impressive rock formation just offshore at the western end of the island. His job required him to live on the lighthouse for several weeks at a time, so sometimes we never saw him at all during the weeks we were on holiday with Auntie Lil. But when he was able to be with us, I remember that he was very generous. We usually had to travel everywhere by bus, but on one occasion he paid for a taxi to take us on a tour of the whole island. Another time, when I was eight, he paid for my father and me to go on a ‘joy-ride', a five minute trip on an aeroplane, an Auster light aircraft with just enough room for Dad and me to sit behind the pilot. I realise that this might not sound very exciting to young people today. Plane travel is so common, and many families take flights abroad for their holidays. But in those days it really was something exceptional. No one in my class at school had ever been in a plane, and my teacher got me to tell them all what it was like. We had only gone up to 1000 feet, but the experience of flying was exhilarating as we looked down on houses that now looked no bigger than a matchbox and were able to see so far into the distance, across to the southern coast of England and beyond. I'm so grateful to Uncle Ernie for making that experience possible for me. (It cost him seven shillings and sixpence which was a lot of money in those days, but which in today's decimal currency equates to 37.5p). Due to his kindness and Auntie Lil's hospitality we always enjoyed our holidays on the Isle of Wight. Another favourite holiday destination, particularly during my early teens, was Canterbury where my mother's sister, another Auntie Lil, lived with her husband Will and her daughter Doreen who was an English teacher in a Grammar School. I remember listening to her discussions with my dad about the nature of language, something I was particularly interested in because by then I was already studying French, Latin, and Greek at school. But more of that later. While in Canterbury we enjoyed visiting its wonderful cathedral and other places of historical interest like the Westgate Tower and the ducking stool where in less enlightened centuries women who scolded their husbands were ducked in the river to teach them a lesson!  We also took advantage of the beautiful countryside around Canterbury and particularly enjoyed walking across the golf course which immediately overlooked my aunt's back garden. Other days were spent taking bus trips to the coastal resorts that lay within easy reach of Canterbury – places like Herne Bay, Margate, and Ramsgate, all lovely places, but nothing of course to compare with the beauty of Devon where I now live! My first holiday in Devon was when I was fifteen – but that's something I'll come back to next time when I talk about my teenage years at church and my life at Brentwood School where I was privileged by God's grace to receive a first-class education.   But finally, I'm conscious that in this talk I've made little mention of God, but I'm reminded that in the book of Esther God isn't mentioned either, yet it's very clear as we read it that he was at work in every detail of the story. So it is with us. His purpose for each of us is different, but he is at work in the ordinary everyday things in our lives, not just in any miracles he may perform for us. So I thank God for the home I grew up in, the family I was part of, and the fun we had together at Christmas and on holiday. These things, I believe, played an important part in my childhood and teenage years enabling me to grow into adulthood, confident to face the future, knowing that God loved me and had a purpose for my life.

In this episode of From Waterloo to the Alamo, host Traci Turnquist-Wilson sits down with Robert Cowes, President and CEO of SmartTouch® Interactive, a multi-award-winning digital marketing agency specializing in real estate. With over two decades of experience in driving lead generation and marketing innovation, Robert shares invaluable insights into the rapidly evolving world of real estate marketing.Discover how SmartTouch® Interactive leverages cutting-edge technology, data-driven strategies, and AI-powered solutions to help builders, developers, and communities thrive in today's competitive market. From the latest digital marketing trends to actionable tips for engaging buyers and maximizing ROI, this episode is a must-listen for real estate professionals looking to stay ahead of the curve.Tune in for an engaging conversation packed with inspiration and strategies to elevate your marketing game!#FromWaterlooToTheAlamo #SmartTouchInteractive #RealEstateMarketing #RobertCowes #DigitalMarketing #HomeBuilderMarketing #RealEstateInnovation #MarketingTrends #ROI #RealEstatePodcast #EngelAndVolkers #MarketingStrategies #RealEstateJourney #LuxuryRealEstate #TexasRealEstate #InsideEngelAndVolkers #PodcastLife #RealEstateStories  #AustinRealEstate  #AustinTX  #Podcast #GlobalRealEstate  

Since 1824, if you've got into difficulties on the British coastline, volunteers from the RNLI will race to your aid. They'll arrive in a distinctive bright orange boat. A boat built in Britain. Number 23 on our list of the greatest things we make in Britain is The Inflatable Lifeboat. In this week's episode of The Factory Next Door, we head to Cowes on the Isle of Wight to meet Glyn Ellis, Business Operations Manager at the RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre. We learn about the craft that goes into making boats built to rescue people. Last year alone, the RNLI saved 269 lives and came to the aid of more than 10,000 individuals. Also on the show, we celebrate the CNC machine, talk kids' paintings, and fall in love with a boat name. Hit the play button and let's hang out. Afterwards, say hello on Instagram @thefactorynextdoor

Pete is the neighbourhood policing officer dedicated to Cowes North. He explains what his role is in the community he serves.

Adam catches Neil, post evening-scoff in Cowes, Phillip Island, to talk about the news and comments from the first day of activity in Australia and Neil also has a chat with a special guest: Chris Vermeulen. To listen to the full show and get loads more content then join us here: https://www.patreon.com/paddockpasspodcast

1 października 1936 r. zwodowano niszczyciel ORP Błyskawica.To w latach 30-tych dwudziestego wieku kierownictwo polskiej Marynarki Wojennej, postanowiło powiększyć flotę. Wtedy właśnie zamówiono ten okręt, wybudowany w brytyjskiej stoczni Cowes. 

In this episode, Natalie explores the charming coastal area of Calshot in Hampshire, England, and the beach huts that can be found there. She takes listeners on a tour of the area, highlighting the unique features of Calshot Beach and its surroundings. From the historical significance of Calshot Castle to the diverse wildlife at the tidal marshes, she delves into the rich history and natural beauty of the region.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Located on the eastern end of Calshot Spit, offering multiple vistas of both land and sea, including views of Southampton Water, the Solent, Cowes on the Isle of Wight, and Southampton. Calshot Beach has a rich history, including being used for war efforts during World War II and having a castle built by King Henry VIII in 1540. Calshot Beach features around 200 privately owned beach huts on leasehold basis to the New Forest District Council, while the Cadland Estate owns a section with larger huts that can accommodate overnight stays. The beach huts at Calshot have unique and creative names, such as "Calshot Candy," "Deja Vu," "Bedlam," "The Mad Hutter," and "Shingle Shacks," reflecting the owners' personalities and lifestyles. Recent sales of beach huts at Calshot Beach ranged from £40,000 to £45,000 for day huts on the New Forest District Council side, while the Cadland Estate side offers luxury huts for rent at over £20,000 for the season or £40,000 for a month. BEST MOMENTS "Calshot Beach is a shingle beach located on the eastern end of Calshot Spit, offering multiple vistas of both land and sea." "The area has a rich history, with beach huts being knocked down during World War II to make space for an RAF base, later reinstated." "Owners on the private side pay ground rent to the Cadland Estate on a two-year lease, with restrictions on overnight stays and hut hiring." "The private side of the beach features large huts with running water and solar power, blurring the line between beach huts and beach houses." "Calshot Beach boasts a variety of creatively named beach huts, from 'Calshot Candy' to 'Shingle Shacks,' adding charm to the seaside experience." HOST BIO My name is Natalie Young. I bought a beach hut to bring joy into my life after escaping an abusive relationship and a difficult divorce.  Based in Christchurch, Dorset, my beach hut is affectionally called the Salty Seagull and is located on Friars Cliff beach with sea views to the Needles on the Isle of White. It is my slice of heaven.  Owning and hiring a beach hut is more complicated than I realised and I am on a constant mission to discover the best ways to manage and care for your hut. I have researched the pros and cons of renting and the best ways to market and host. The beach, the sights and the sounds of the sea bring me huge joy. I hope this podcast will bring you smiles, laughter and joy too! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559730024536&sk=about https://www.linkedin.com/company/103555627/admin/feed/posts/?feedType=following PODCAST DESCRIPTION Welcome to the Bonkers about Beach Huts podcast, the show that's all about beach huts! Whether you are thinking of buying a beach hut and don't know where to begin or if you have had a beach hut in your family for generations this podcast is for you. As I travel across the UK exploring these coastal retreats and sharing personal stories of how the humble beach hut has shaped lives, I will also be creating the UK's first beach hut map. I will give tips on where and how to buy a beach hut. And share everything you need to know about beach hut maintenance plus advice on hiring a beach hut. We will be chatting with special guests from estate agents to lock specialists, beach hut associations to beach hut builders, and artists to interior designers.  If you don't know what all the fuss is about, join us every week and you too will become a little bit Bonkers Bbout Beach Huts.

Ce 172e épisode reçoit deux invités qui, le lundi 15 juillet, prendront le départ de la cinquième édition de la Drheam-Cup, Eric de Turckheim, propriétaire et skipper du monocoque de 54 pieds Teasing Machine, inscrit en IRC équipage, et Marc Guillemot, qui s'alignera à bord de son catamaran Wellness Training/MG5 en classe Multi 2000.L'un comme l'autre commencent par présenter leurs bateaux respectifs, Eric de Turckheim expliquant comment, l'an dernier, Teasing Machine a subi une cure d'amaigrissement, ce qui qui permet d'être beaucoup plus performant, tandis que Marc Guillemot raconte la genèse de son catamaran, mis à l'eau en 2021 et à bord duquel il a terminé troisième de la dernière Route du Rhum en classe Multi Rhum et qui accueille aussi des séminaires d'entreprises.Nos deux invités détaillent le fonctionnement de leurs projets respectifs et leur programme de navigation, qui passe par les courses antillaises l'hiver et, notamment pour Eric de Turckheim, par une grande partie des courses du Royal Ocean Racing Club (Rorc), dont il a été vice-commodore jusqu'en fin d'année dernière.Nous ouvrons ensuite le chapitre Drheam-Cup, une course que les deux marins apprécient pour son organisation et un parcours varié, et qui accueille cette année une grosse flotte en double, notamment britannique, mais également une dizaine de Sun Fast 30 One Design. Eric de Turckheim en profite pour évoquer la genèse de ce projet, il enchaîne en racontant la renaissance de l'Admiral's Cup qui fera son retour dans un an, à Cowes.Nous finissons par parler d'avenir, Marc Guillemot espère disputer sa septième Route du Rhum en 2026 si l'organisateur accepte son bateau, ce qui ne semble pas le cas aujourd'hui, tandis qu'Eric de Turckheim confie qu'il a “fait une folie” en acquérant un TP52, l'ancien Gladiator, avec l'objectif de s'aligner sur plusieurs épreuves des 52 Super Series.Diffusé le 9 juillet 2024Générique : Fast and wild/EdRecordsPost-production : Grégoire Levillain Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Ce 162e épisode est consacré à la première édition de l'Ocean Globe Race, avec deux invités qui s'y sont illustrés : Marie Tabarly, skippeuse de Pen Duick VI (bateau lancé par son père Eric il y a 50 ans), qui s'est imposée en temps réel, et Jean d'Arthuys, skipper du Swan 53 Triana, troisième au classement général final en temps compensé IRC.Nous deux invitées commencent par raconter comment leur est venue l'envie de participer à l'Ocean Globe Race, puis expliquent comment ils ont monté leur projet, avec une longue sélection de l'équipage pour Marie Tabarly qui a beaucoup navigué en amont, une préparation plus commando pour Jean d'Arthuys qui s'est appuyé sur l'expertise du Brestois Sébastien Audigane.Nous refaisons ensuite le match des quatre étapes. Jean d'Arthuys confie avoir failli jeter l'éponge d'entrée, entre casse matérielle et mésentente à bord lors de l'étape initiale, avant un changement d'équipage qui a été bénéfique, au point que jusqu'au bout, Triana a été candidat à la victoire finale en IRC, remportant notamment la troisième étape. De son côté, Marie Tabarly raconte deux fins d'étape difficiles au Cap et à Auckland avant deux victoires en temps réel à Punta del Este et Cowes (et même en IRC pour cette dernière).Ils finissent par expliquer leur sentiment à l'arrivée et par commenter la victoire de l'équipage 100% féminin de Maiden sur une course qui aura donc consacré deux skippeuses féminines, Marie Tabarly s'imposant en temps réel, ce qui était son objectif de départ.Diffusé le 30 avril 2024Générique : Fast and wild/EdRecordsPost-production : Grégoire Levillain Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode, recorded live and in person with my siblings (Amanda and Lee) on Boxing Day 2023, we discuss the 1989 'Magical Place' advert for Toys R Us.

We're still in the thick of Australian summer holidays, so it's time for the great Victorian playground play-off! We ask the hard questions – who did it better these summer holidays, Mornington Peninsula (Belle) or Phillip Island (Kirstie)? Also this episode, we cover off the top tourism spots that Australians love to hate… and the hard-loved Gold Coast gets repeat mentions, thanks to research by internationaldriversassociation.com But back to Victoria, we've both been holidaying in the top Australian holiday hotspots of the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island for decades. So when we tell you what our favourite beach is, know that we've swam/walked/sunbathed on all the others, as well. We also share the best places for coffee, best walks (long and short, steep and flat), our favourite viewpoints and wildlife experiences. And, after years and years of investigative journalism/eating till we burst, you'll get our favourite eats from our respective holiday heartlands. Best beach: MP, Safety Beach. PI, Smiths Beach. Best walk: MP, Bushrangers Bay. PI, Cape Woolamai Walk or George Bass Coastal walk. Best adventure: MP, Peninsula Hot Springs. PI, Phillip Island Helicopters. Best coffee: MP, Commonfolk (Mornington) or Little Rebel (Dromana). PI  G'day Tiger (Cowes). Best wildlife experience: MP, Moonlit Sanctuary or Polperro Dolphin Swims. PI. Cape Woolamai Walk (wallabies), Nobbies (for penguins) and the Koala Conservation Reserve. Best food & wine: MP, Polperro picnics, DOC vs 400 Gradi pizza in Mornington, fish & chips on any beach. PI . Pino's Trattoria in Cowes, Purple Hen Winery (don't go past the pinot noir). See morningtonpeninsulatourism.org, visitphillipisland.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworldawaits/message

Ed recently had a yarn with Phillip Island based musician Steve Cousins about his musical journey and spoke about why Steve has decided to take a step back from music in 2024 ahead of his gig with Steph Strings on Dec 15 in Cowes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Published 27 August 2023We first spoke to Josie 2 years ago. A few weeks ago she was the Navigator on Flying Jenny - the Cape 31 that won that division at Cowes week. It was the largest fleet of Cape 31's and there was plenty of breeze. Plus, well Josie is busy. Add in Etchells and a J70 Worlds campaign and there is plenty to chat about.mother_josie #cape31 #j70 #oceanslab #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcast #barkaratesailorslarger #barkarateconversations #worldsailingofficial #sailing #boat #ocean #sport #voile #sail #sea #offshore #sailors #sailingworld #extremesailing #foils #yacht #yachts #saillife #instayacht #sailingblog #instasail

MICHAEL Hello and a very warm welcome to Five in the Eye. And at least it has got just a little warmer over the past couple of days! This is me - Michael Ohajuru - and you're listening to episode 0423 of Colourful Radio's weekly news review show. PHIL And joining Michael via Zoom, this is Phil Woodford, revealing that our top story is going to be the offensive comments of the deputy chairman of the Tory Party, Lee Anderson, about asylum seekers. It comes as the first migrants have been accommodated on a floating barge - the now-notorious Bibby Stockholm. MICHAEL And for our second story, Time magazine reports on the ways in which teachers are trying to incorporate the use of ChatGPT and other similar AI platforms into the classroom. A realistic response to new technology? Or a slippery slope? PHIL Story number three this week is research that suggests Facebook is actually good for your mental health. Can it really be true? MICHAEL And what's our fourth story? Well, the posh sailing set in Cowes on the Isle of Wight has become just a tiny bit more diverse, thanks to some young lads from London. PHIL And to wrap up the show at number five, we return to a subject close to our heart. Remember the bears in the Chinese zoo last week, who were alleged to be people in costumes? Now, we learn of a bear on the loose inside a plane. MICHAEL I can bear-ly believe it! And that's this week's Five in the Eye! +++++

Our guest this week is X-Factor star Mike Christie who lives in Cowes when he's not touring the UK with his operatic 'boy-band' group G4 who've achieved enormous success since becoming runners-up on the show in 2004.Mike speaks of his great love for the Island, the work he does with young people here to introduce them to music and his annual event the Wight Proms.Hosted by Harriet HadfieldProduced by Alex WarrenSign-up to Harriet's weekly newsletter 5-StoriesMusic by Mike & Izabella Russell from Music Radio Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

L'histoire de Conrad Colman, c'est celle d'un type qui accorde ses paroles et ses actes - même si ça lui prend du temps. Et qui trouve, qu'au fond, les Néo-Zélandais - dont il est - et les Français ont beaucoup en commun. Né en 1983 d'un père américain qui a tout plaqué pour naviguer et d'une mère néo-zélandaise, il grandit à Auckland après le décès de son père quand il n'a que 11 mois. Il pratique la voile comme tout petit Kiwi qui se respecte, mais arrête quand il rejoint seul, à 15 ans, les Etats-Unis. Installé dans le Colorado, il pratique le VTT à haut niveau pendant ses études, créé une marque de vélo et largue tout en 2007, avec un seul objectif : participer au Vendée Globe 2016-2017, neuf ans plus tard. Il atterrit à Cowes, La Mecque anglaise de la course, reprend des cours de voile, en donne dans la foulée, devient voilier, régate en long et en large dans le Solent, achète en Italie un cata pour s'engager dans la Transat anglaise, puis abandonne prudemment l'idée pour viser la Mini transat 2009, qu'il finit 24e en bateau de série. L'année suivante, il s'installe à Lorient, court le Rhum en Class40 et l'année suivante encore remporte la Global Ocean Race, tour du monde en Class40 en double avec autant d'équipiers que d'escales. Un premier tour du monde, et l'échéance du Vendée Globe qui se rapproche... Il découvre l'Imoca en travaillant pour Bertrand de Broc, puis embarque avec Nandor Fa pour la Barcelona World Race, courue en 2015 ; dans les mois qui suivent il achète l'ex Maisonneuve (plan Lavranos) et s'aligne au départ du Vendée Globe 2016... comme prévu. C'est là qu'il gagne ses galons de "Crazy Kiwi" : au large du Portugal, après 100 jours de course, il démâte et finit sous gréement de fortune entrant dans la légende du Vendée Globe. Essoré physiquement et mentalement, il s'accorde une pause, en travaillant comme journaliste pour la Volvo Ocean Race, mais il a prévu de repartir pour un nouveau Vendée Globe. Après une saison en Figaro, il loue l'ancien Sill de Roland Jourdain, mais le Covid balaye le projet - il doit renoncer. Un renoncement forcément temporaire : en 2021, il rachète l'ancien V & B de Maxime Sorel, et court toute la saison Imoca 2022, histoire de sécuriser sa sélection pour le Vendée Globe - pour lequel il cherche encore des partenaires. Il vous raconte tout ça avec un grand sourire, des yeux très clairs et une forme de simplicité impressionnante. Et on comprend beaucoup mieux son surnom...  Diffusé le 21 avril 2023 Générique : In Closing – Days Past Post-production : Grégoire Levillain

This week we chat with Frank Fletcher who's been running the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust in East Cowes for 18 years. ‘A Londoner living on the Island' - he tells us how the Trust has gone from humble beginnings in Cowes to a UK-wide operation offering sailing trips to hundreds of young people who've been through treatment for cancer every year. Link to 2007 promo - talked about during the episode. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7lFsTfpwMM&t=14sHosted by Harriet HadfieldProduced by Alex WarrenSign-up to Harriet's weekly newsletter 5-StoriesMusic by Mike & Izabella Russell from Music Radio Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wiele osób z polskimi dowodami osobistymi po Brexicie zdało sobie nagle sprawę, że powinni posiadać paszport, żeby swobodnie przekraczać granicę brytyjską - mówi konsul honorowy RP w Cowes.

For this episode, marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones meets two heavyweights of the yachting world to talk about perhaps the best known pilot book of them all, The Shell Channel Pilot. The sailing legend that is Tom Cunliffe is handing over editorship of this long-lived and authoritative tome to its first woman compiler, Rachael Sprot, herself a rising star in the world of sailing writing and from a family of well-respected sailors and authors. To many, Tom needs little introduction. A celebrated career as a broadcaster, writer and Yachtmaster Examiner began when he was sent off to the Norfolk Broads as a teenager with his best mate and a book entitled ‘How to Sail'. At university he sailed when he should have been studying, and his first boat, Leihane, a 22ft centreboard sloop, led to him buying a bigger boat, Sarri, on which he and his wife Ros lived, berthed in the mud on the Hamble River in the 1970s. A chance meeting with a man in a pub who said he would give them a job if they sailed to Brazil led to them stocking up and setting off with just £50 in their pockets. He ended up working at the National Sailing Centre at Cowes, where he became skipper of the race boat Griffin, narrowly missing out on the infamous ‘79 Fastnet Race. Since getting his bus pass (his words!) Ros and Tom bought Constance, a 44ft Bermudan cutter that really allows them to stretch their sea legs. Rachael Sprot is a sailing instructor and a Yachtmaster Examiner who's been sailing since she was a child, when she was told in no uncertain terms that she'd be grateful for it one day! A prolific writer for sailing magazines including Yachting Monthly and Yachting World, she owned various boats when involved with Rubicon Three, a sailing adventure company, but has just bought her first ever personal boat, a pretty, long keel, 1970s-built Cheoy Lee 36 that she says is now taking an awful lot of her weekends to get up to scratch. Although Rachael has just embarked on her own journey with the Channel Pilot, she has an impressive number of sea miles logged, and as the book changes authorship so too will its voice, as it has since it was conceived by K. Adlard Coles in the 1930s. It has long encouraged even the most novice sailor to explore the waters of the English Channel, and the wealth of knowledge it shares includes not just data but a guiding hand, a rich narrative and a sense of exploration that will be relished by all! To get your copy of The Shell Channel Pilot visit https://www.imray.com/product/The-Shell-Channel-Pilot/IB0202-2/

For this episode, marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones meets two heavyweights of the yachting world to talk about perhaps the best known pilot book of them all, The Shell Channel Pilot. The sailing legend that is Tom Cunliffe is handing over editorship of this long-lived and authoritative tome to its first woman compiler, Rachael Sprot, herself a rising star in the world of sailing writing and from a family of well-respected sailors and authors. To many, Tom needs little introduction. A celebrated career as a broadcaster, writer and Yachtmaster Examiner began when he was sent off to the Norfolk Broads as a teenager with his best mate and a book entitled ‘How to Sail'. At university he sailed when he should have been studying, and his first boat, Leihane, a 22ft centreboard sloop, led to him buying a bigger boat, Sarri, on which he and his wife Ros lived, berthed in the mud on the Hamble River in the 1970s. A chance meeting with a man in a pub who said he would give them a job if they sailed to Brazil led to them stocking up and setting off with just £50 in their pockets. He ended up working at the National Sailing Centre at Cowes, where he became skipper of the race boat Griffin, narrowly missing out on the infamous ‘79 Fastnet Race. Since getting his bus pass (his words!) Ros and Tom bought Constance, a 44ft Bermudan cutter that really allows them to stretch their sea legs. Rachael Sprot is a sailing instructor and a Yachtmaster Examiner who's been sailing since she was a child, when she was told in no uncertain terms that she'd be grateful for it one day! A prolific writer for sailing magazines including Yachting Monthly and Yachting World, she owned various boats when involved with Rubicon Three, a sailing adventure company, but has just bought her first ever personal boat, a pretty, long keel, 1970s-built Cheoy Lee 36 that she says is now taking an awful lot of her weekends to get up to scratch. Although Rachael has just embarked on her own journey with the Channel Pilot, she has an impressive number of sea miles logged, and as the book changes authorship so too will its voice, as it has since it was conceived by K. Adlard Coles in the 1930s. It has long encouraged even the most novice sailor to explore the waters of the English Channel, and the wealth of knowledge it shares includes not just data but a guiding hand, a rich narrative and a sense of exploration that will be relished by all! To get your copy of The Shell Channel Pilot visit https://www.imray.com/product/The-Shell-Channel-Pilot/IB0202-2/

For this episode, marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones meets two heavyweights of the yachting world to talk about perhaps the best known pilot book of them all, The Shell Channel Pilot. The sailing legend that is Tom Cunliffe is handing over editorship of this long-lived and authoritative tome to its first woman compiler, Rachael Sprot, herself a rising star in the world of sailing writing and from a family of well-respected sailors and authors. To many, Tom needs little introduction. A celebrated career as a broadcaster, writer and Yachtmaster Examiner began when he was sent off to the Norfolk Broads as a teenager with his best mate and a book entitled ‘How to Sail'. At university he sailed when he should have been studying, and his first boat, Leihane, a 22ft centreboard sloop, led to him buying a bigger boat, Sarri, on which he and his wife Ros lived, berthed in the mud on the Hamble River in the 1970s. A chance meeting with a man in a pub who said he would give them a job if they sailed to Brazil led to them stocking up and setting off with just £50 in their pockets. He ended up working at the National Sailing Centre at Cowes, where he became skipper of the race boat Griffin, narrowly missing out on the infamous ‘79 Fastnet Race. Since getting his bus pass (his words!) Ros and Tom bought Constance, a 44ft Bermudan cutter that really allows them to stretch their sea legs. Rachael Sprot is a sailing instructor and a Yachtmaster Examiner who's been sailing since she was a child, when she was told in no uncertain terms that she'd be grateful for it one day! A prolific writer for sailing magazines including Yachting Monthly and Yachting World, she has run various boats when involved with Rubicon Three, a sailing adventure company, but has just bought her first ever personal boat, a pretty, long keel, 1970s-built Cheoy Lee 36 that she says is now taking an awful lot of her weekends to get up to scratch. Although Rachael has just embarked on her own journey with the Channel Pilot, she has an impressive number of sea miles logged, from St Petersburg/ Svalbard to Tahiti. Now, as the book changes authorship, so too will its voice, as it has since it was conceived by K. Adlard Coles in the 1930s. It has long encouraged even the most novice sailor to explore the waters of the English Channel, and the wealth of knowledge it shares includes not just data but a guiding hand, a rich narrative and a sense of exploration that will be relished by all! To get your copy of The Shell Channel Pilot visit https://www.imray.com/product/The-Shell-Channel-Pilot/IB0202-2/

We are back with more ‘Island Stories'… starting with the Island's most decorated Olympian, double-gold medallist Shirley Robertson OBE.Shirley, who has lived here for more than two decades, chats about her life in Cowes, including raising her teenage twins on the Island. She was the first woman to win consecutive Olympic gold medals – in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.Hosted by Harriet HadfieldProduced by Alex WarrenSign-up to Harriet's weekly newsletter 5-StoriesMusic by Mike & Izabella Russell from Music Radio Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of our most beautiful islands, the Isle of Wight, has lots to offer. The weather, sailing, beaches, wonderful walks and great food and drink. The local delicacies of home grown garlic and crab and chips are world beating. However Susie and AJ are keen on the local tipples which are infused with locally foraged herbs and plants. They speak to Xavier Baker of Mermaid gin and Ruth Green of Tipsy Wight the vodka people. There is so much to taste but our intrepid presenters reckon they pretty much agree on the best of the bunch. 

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Time to take to the high seas again as we catch up with visually impaired sailor Emily Wright who took part in her first ever yacht race with the Round the Island Race on Saturday 25 June 2022 with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust on the Trust's yacht Solent Hero with Ellen MacArthur joining the crew for the race too.  RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey began by asking Emily what the build up was like for the Round the Island Race, the practice day, getting up early on Saturday morning to get to the start line and what it was like waiting for the gun to go off for the start of Emily's first Round the Island Race. Emily described to Toby what it was like after the start gun had gone off, tacking up to that iconic Isle of Wight landmark, the Needles, sailing round the Island and coming back to Cowes to the finish line with the spinnaker (kite) flying and Emily taking the helm too while the kite was up.  Emily also shared with Toby how inspiring it was to have Ellen join the crew of Solent Hero for the Round the Island Race 2022 passing on some good sailing tips and tricks to her and the rest of the crew of Solent Hero from some of the many races that Ellen has taken part in over the years. Watch this space as it won't be long before we hear more from Emily and maybe news about her first medal winning yacht race too! To find out more about the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust do visit the Trust's website- https://www.ellenmacarthurcancertrust.org And if like Emily you would like to get into sailing and racing as a blind or partially sighted person then do visit the GBR Blind Sailing website where you will find out more about opportunities to get into sailing and race training- https://www.gbrblindsailing.co.uk (Image shows Emily out at sea at the helm of a boat with some of her team around her, smiling towards the camera. There are other sailboats in the background and the sun is shining)

It's the final episode of Season 1 of the podcast - and we've got a ‘Michelin-starred' interview for you. Robert Thompson - chef and restaurateur - and now newly-minted Chef Patron at boutique hotel North House in Cowes. We chat about his award-winning career as a chef and the need for the Island to have its own abattoir in order to become fully sustainable - in the face of rising food prices.On his new venture at North House: ‘What we want to create is something that Cowes and the Isle of Wight can be proud of.'On the Island food scene: ‘People are not just not prepared to accept rubbish food anymore.'On Island sustainability: ‘We should be going back to basics, we should be self-sufficient'Catch-up with Robert on the North House Instagram: @northhouseiow & @chefrobertthompsonSponsored by Spence Willard Estate Agents, find our property of the week here: bit.ly/SpenceWillardHosted by Harriet HadfieldProduced by Alex WarrenSign-up to Harriet's weekly newsletter 5-StoriesMusic by Mike & Izabella Russell from Music Radio Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week on the podcast this week is Gurnard local Jo Grindley - a woman at the very top of her game in the world of professional sports marketing and management. She's long been the commercial brains behind Sir Ben Ainslie and is now Chief Marketing and Commercial Operator of the British America's Cup Team, as well as running her own sports marketing company, based in Cowes. On returning home from work: ‘When I come back to the Island, this calmness descends' On raising £££ for the British America's Cup team: ‘When we started we didn't have a desk, a pen, a building, nothing… so you were selling a dream' Sponsored by Spence Willard Estate Agents, find our property of the week here: bit.ly/SpenceWillardHosted by Harriet HadfieldProduced by Alex WarrenSign-up to Harriet's weekly newsletter 5-StoriesMusic by Mike & Izabella Russell from Music Radio Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ce 72e épisode est consacré au Pro Sailing Tour, dont la saison 2 débute le mercredi 11 mai par le premier épisode à Bonifacio. Nos deux invités sont l'organisateur du circuit dédié à la classe Ocean Fifty, Julien Mauriat, et Sébastien Rogues, skipper de Primonial, vainqueur l'année dernière de la Transat Jacques Vabre avec Matthieu Souben. Ce dernier commence par nous faire une petite carte postale de Bonifacio où les conditions s'annoncent idéales pour ce premier épisode jusqu'à dimanche, les deux invités revenant par ailleurs sur la saison 1 dont ils tirent chacun un bilan positif, notamment Sébastien Rogues qui apprécie le format, mélange entre Grand Prix à cinq équipiers et course de 24 heures à trois. Une saison 1 nettement dominée par Leyton (Sam Goodchild), qui, selon le Baulois, “avait clairement axé sa préparation sur le Pro sailing Tour”, là où lui avait surtout mis l'accent sur celle de la Transat Jacques Vabre en fin d'année, qu'il a remportée. Cette saison, le skipper de Primonial a clairement des ambitions à la hausse sur le Pro Sailing Tour qu'il considère comme “un grand rendez-vous”. Nous évoquons ensuite la série Ocean Fifty, dont la diffusion des quatre épisodes, consacrés à la saison 1, vient de débuter sur les antennes du groupe Canal +. Une série qui, selon Julien Mauriat, aura nécessité près de huit mois de travail entre le dernier tournage, le 10 août 2021, et la livraison des quatre épisodes, le 19 avril, pour trier, monter, étalonner, mixer les 380 heures de rush. Satisfait du résultat, Sébastien Rogues estime que cette série “permet de montrer une autre facette de la course au large” et confie ressentir “encore des frissons” quand il revoit l'épisode de son démâtage à Brest. Julien Mauriat présente ensuite le programme de la saison 2 qui, après Bonifacio, passera par Brest, la baie de Saint-Brieuc, Cowes et Roscoff, avec un format d'épreuves inversé, puisque chaque épisode débutera par les courses inshore ou côtières, avant de s'achever par le Défi 24 heures. Sébastien Rogues présente quant à lui son équipage, composé, comme l'année dernière de Matthieu Souben et Jean-Baptiste Gellée, mais également de Matthieu Salomon et de Pierre Quiroga, à charge pour le vainqueur de la Solitaire du Figaro d'apporter sa science de la stratégie, notamment sur le tour de Corse qui constituera le Défi 24 heures de l'épisode de Bonifacio. Pour finir, le skipper de Primonial évoque son programme de la suite de la saison, avec la Drheam-Cup en juillet, puis des entraînements en vue de la Route du Rhum, tandis que Julien Mauriat promet “quelques surprises” pour la saison 3, sur laquelle il travaille actuellement, qui, comme cette année, débutera en Méditerranée avant de se rendre en Atlantique.  Diffusé le 10 mai 2022 Générique : Fast and wild/EdRecords Post-production : Julien Badoil/Studio Juno

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UK GOVERNMENT TO MANDATE SWITCH TO EVSThe UK Government has revealed that it will mandate the transition from ICE to zero emission vehicles. This will start at 22% from 2024 moving up to the full 100% in 2035. The car industry urged caution on this move. To read more, click the Move Electric article here. Additionally, manufacturers have pressed the Government to define what a hybrid is, during the final phase of transitioning to full zero emission vehicles of 2030 to 2035. For more on this story, click here for the Autocar link.PORSCHE INVESTS IN SYNTHETIC FUEL MAKERFurther to the existing support to the e-fuel manufacturing facility in Chile, Porsche is taking a 12.5% stake in the company leading this development, HIF. This will cost the company around $75 million but are not alone in their investment, with a total of around $100 million being raised. More can be found by clicking here, for the Autocar story. GRIDSERVE HAS REPLACED ALL MOTORWAY ECOTRICITY CHARGERSEcotricity was the former name of now Electric Highway, who have the monopoly on motorway charging infrastructure. They were bought out by Grid Serve, who have confirmed that all the former chargers are now replaced. This is good news for all of us who've had to deal with the previous kit. To see more, click the Driving Electric tweet here. SCANIA PARTICIPATES IN HYDROGEN PROJECT Scania, the lorry company, has announced that it will take part in a project focusing on the use of green hydrogen in heavy goods vehicles. There will be 20 fuel cell lorries delivered in 2024, to HyTrucks which is a joint initiative run between Air Liquide and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. You can learn more about the project and what it is hoped will be learned by clicking the Scania press release here. GENIEPOINT JOINS ZAP-PAYGeniePoint, the rapid charging network, is the fourth company to join Zap-Map's Zap-Pay system, that is aiming to be a central point for users to pay for all their charging needs, when on the road. To read more, click the Zap-Map article here. VAUXHALL CORSA DIESEL IS NO MORE Vauxhall will no longer sell a diesel engine option, with their very popular supermini. From now on customers will only be able to buy electrified and petrol versions, in the UK. That brings to an end 35 years of diesel within the Corsa and Nova range. To read the Autocar article, click the link here. THE CARCROWD CAFE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLICThere is a new destination, for petrolheads of the UK, who would like something to eat and drink whilst looking at wonderful machinery. The CarCrowd has opened their cafe to the public, on Thursdays through to Sunday. To go visit, their cafe is The Car Crowd Café at Mansfield Road, Edingley, Notts, NG22 8BG.To listen to the Special Edition with David Spickett, explaining all about The CarCrowd, click this link. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-NEW NEW CAR NEWSSmart #1 - Smart has unveiled their new fully electric car, the #1. This is a brand new vehicle, which is purely electric. Similar in size to the ID.3, with interior space, apparently, comparable to a Mercedes E-Class. There is a 66kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt battery, which it is estimated gives 273 miles range and has 150kW rapid-charging capability. The expectation is for 268bhp, too. Prices are expected to be around £35,000. To learn more, click the Autocar article here. LUNCHTIME READ: FORD MONDEO IS AT AN ENDWith the news that the last Model has rolled off the production line, we are recommending an article that looks back at the highs and lows of the Mondeo. To read and be reminded of Mondeo, click the Autocar article here. LIST OF THE WEEK: 10 UNEXCEPTIONAL CLASSICSHagerty has compiled a list of 10 unexceptional classics, which you can find here. Agree with Andrew's choice? Let the chaps know if you do and what you would chose. Click here to run through the list. Also, tickets for the Festival of the Unexceptional are now on sale, click this link to find out more! AND FINALLY: ISLE OF WIGHT CHARGERS SHOW MORE THAN EXPECTEDIsle of Wight Council's electric chargers, at Quay Road, Ryde, Cross Street, Cowes and Moa Place, Freshwater, were hacked and ended up showing porn on their screens. The Council responded by saying that as a matter of urgency someone would attend the sites, not they have but would! To have a laugh, click the BBC News article here.

 GB2RS News Sunday the 10th of April 2022 The news headlines: Youngsters on the Air contest results Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day Use your vote in the RSGB elections The final results of the third round of the Youngsters On The Air Contest in 2021 are now available. They can now be found on ham-yota.com/contest. Throughout the three legs of the contest, the organisers received nearly 700 logs from all over the world, including many from those under the age of 26. In 2022 the three sessions will be taking place on the 21st of May between 0800 and 1959UTC, then on the 23rd of July between 1000 and 2159UTC. The final round takes place in YOTA month, on the 30th of December between 1200 and 2359UTC. On the 18th of April, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. You can read more about the event and download posters and other publicity material for any special event station you may be planning, from iaru.org. Just a reminder that voting is still open in the RSGB AGM. There are three resolutions to vote for including the endorsement of two Nominated Board Directors. They have been put forward by the RSGB Nominations Committee but it is RSGB Members who choose whether or not to endorse them. The Society encourages all members to read the CVs and personal statements of the Nominated Directors and then follow the voting links to cast a vote. On the RSGB AGM web pages, you can also see the RSGB Report and Accounts and submit a question for the RSGB Board to answer at the online AGM. Go to rsgb.org/agm to find all the information and links you need. Please use your vote. The 2022 Commonwealth Games start on the 28th of July. Over 5,000 athletes will converge on Birmingham and the surrounding area from an estimated 72 hosts to compete over 12 days as part of the Games. The RSGB is organising a number of activities to support the event, including a special event station on the grounds of the National Exhibition Centre. The Society wants to showcase amateur radio to the athletes and public for as much of the Games as possible and will need a large number of volunteers to operate the station and chat with visitors. Due to the location of the station, operators will only be able to access the Games by train and participants will be security checked as part of the accreditation process. If you'd like to help operate the station during the Games, contact RSGB Region 5 Representative Neil Yorke, M0NKE: rr5@rsgb.org.uk. We have received news via Charles, M0OXO from Gennady, UX5UO, the Ukrainian QSL Printer used by many. Gennady says that he is OK and still trading. You can see more at ux5uoqsl.com. The 2nd of April 2022 marked the 40th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands. On that day in 1982, Bob, VP8LP, living at Goose Green, was hearing on a local VHF net that invading troops could be seen in the streets of Port Stanley. He was surprised to find that there was no mention of this by the BBC. Bob spoke to Laurie, G3UML in the BBC Ariel Radio Group radio room in the building next to Broadcasting House. This was probably the first confirmation of the invasion. Bob and Laurie have remained in touch ever since. On the 2nd of April this year, the two friends met up again on the air to relive their contact of 40 years previous, this time using the BBC centenary callsign GB100BBC. A feature about the original contact was broadcast on the 3rd of April during Radio 4's ‘Broadcasting House' programme. You can listen back to this via BBC Sounds. Laurie was also the guest presenter on last Tuesday's RSGB webinar Tonight@8 in which he talked about his historic contact with VP8LP as well the recent reconstruction. You can watch the Tonight@8 presentation at rsgb.org/webinars. Belgium's national society, the UBA, has joined other national Amateur Radio societies in banning amateurs from Russia and Belarus from their contests. See uba.be for full details. And now for details of rallies and events Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 10th of April, the Lincoln Short Wave Club Spring Rally will be at Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT. Entry is £2 per person. The doors open at 10 am or 30 minutes earlier for disabled visitors. There is ample free car parking and refreshments will be available. Free Wi-Fi is available on site. On the 24th of April, the Cambridge Repeater Group Rally will be held in Foxton Village Hall, Hardman Road, Foxton, Cambridge CB22 6RN. Now the DX news Max, ON5UR and Erik, ON4ANN are part of a 15-strong team operating from Svalbard, EU026, between the 19th and 26th of April. There will be five stations on all HF bands in different modes, CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8-FT4. They hope to be the first to activate EU026 on QO-100. More at dx-adventure.com. Jean-Louis, F5NHJ will be visiting Noumea, New Caledonia, OC-032, until the 11th of June. He plans to be active holiday style as FK/F5NHJ and operate CW, SSB and digital modes. The log will be uploaded to Logbook of The World and eQSL. Rick, HC1MD and Maria, HC1MM will be active as HD8MD and HD8MM respectively from Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, SA-004, on the 14th of April. They will operate CW, SSB, FT4 and FT8 on the 6 to 40m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World and K8LJG. Bodo, DF8DX will be active as IS0/DF8DX from the main island of Sardinia, EU-024, until the 16th of April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, via the bureau or direct. A team of three will be active as VK9NT from Norfolk Island, OC-005, between the 14th of and 25th of April. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the 10 to 160m bands. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Updates will be posted to VK9NT's page on qrz.com. Now the Special Event news Final preparations for GB1BB are now underway at the Isle of Wight Radio Society. A crew of three young operators will, weather permitting, operate on 70cm through GB3IW; on 2m FM simplex; and on the 80m or 40m band using SSB. This Special Event Station is highly unusual in that it will be established on the Bramble Bank, a sand bar 3km north of Cowes, which is usually underwater. Twice a year, around the times of the Spring and Autumn equinoxes, extreme spring tides uncover the bank and a small island appears for about an hour. Look out for GB1BB around 6 am or 6 pm, on Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, or Tuesday the 19th of April. Activation will occur in only one of those time slots. G4ZUP/MM and G6RTE/MM may well be heard before and after the event. For the latest information and expected operating times, check iowrs.org. Flight Refuelling ARS will be operating from the club station using GB2FRA to celebrate the club's 40th anniversary. It is intended that the callsign will be used on all the bands and modes that are available from the club shack including 10GHz EME. Operations will run throughout April. Medway Amateur Receiving and Transmitting Society will operate GB5MW between the 3rd and 30th of April to celebrate the society's centenary year. QSL via eQSL. Now the contest news Four contests are scheduled to take place today, the 10th of April. The Spring 50MHz contest takes place between 0900 and 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next is the UK Microwave group Low Band contest running between 1000 and 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Worked All Britain data contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC and from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using the 3.5 to 14MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and your WAB reference. Finally, the RoLo SSB contest runs between 1900 and 2030UTC. Using SSB on the 3.5MHz band, the exchange is the signal report and the locator you received. On Monday, the FT4 Series of contests runs from 1900 to 2030UTC on the 3.5MHz band. The exchange is your 4-character locator. On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. It is followed by the all-mode 432MHz UK Activity Contest between 1900 and 2130UTC. The exchange for both is a signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday it is the 432MHz FT8 Activity Contest running from 1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is your report and your 4-character locator. On Thursday the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The YUDX Contest runs from 0700UTC on the 16th of April to 0659UTC on the 17th. Full details can be found by searching for YUDX Contest. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 8th of April 2022. We had another week of high-ish solar flux numbers, but this time we had relatively settled geomagnetic conditions that really allowed the ionosphere to play ball for radio amateurs. The week started well with the SFI above 140, which then declined as the week went on and was at 117 on Thursday. The maximum Kp index was four on Sunday and Monday, which then declined to one and two as the week went on, before going back to four on Thursday. It looks like the faint CME generated by a filament eruption on the 3rd of April did not reach Earth, which was a bonus. A new report from NASA has confirmed that Solar Cycle 25 is racing ahead of the official forecast and the gap is growing. Sunspot counts have now exceeded predictions for 18 straight months. The monthly value at the end of March was more than twice the forecast and the highest in nearly seven years. The Solar Cycle Prediction Panel predicted that Solar Cycle 25 would peak in July 2025 as a relatively weak cycle, but instead, the cycle is shaping up to be stronger. Conditions have been quite good with many reports coming in of DX on the HF bands. John, G4BAO reports that 10m has been rocking this week. There have been daily morning openings to Asia and Australia, plus South America and the Caribbean later in the day. And Chris, G1WSA reports 20m QSOs with N3SJL and then VK7RG. The interesting part is that Chris was only using a short Diamond HF20FX 1.2m whip on a mag mount on his car. Next week, NOAA's prediction has the solar flux at 115 for most of the time, perhaps rising to 120 as the week progresses. A small Earth-facing coronal hole might spell unsettled geomagnetic conditions this weekend, and NOAA forecasts unsettled geomagnetic conditions for the 11th and 12th with a predicted Kp index of four. So possibly more of the same next week - try to make the most of the good HF conditions. And now the VHF and up propagation news. Last week ended with a cold northerly wind, but with developing high pressure for the weekend a chance of some Tropo, although in cold and often dry air like this, it is rarely very effective. As we move into the new week a slow-moving front drifts across the country from the Atlantic with some rain and perhaps a hint of rain scatter where the front breaks up into showery bursts of rain in southern Britain. The rest of the week will be largely controlled by slack ridges of high pressure, despite a temporary weak front reaching northwest Scotland for a time. The weak ridging probably develops further into the Easter weekend with a region of high pressure over the country. Some models hold the new high farther south over France and may allow further fronts to edge into Scotland. The usual bonuses of random meteor scatter and aurora are still in play given the right circumstances, as is the arrival of some early Sporadic-E as we move into the second half of April. This could be aided by a very busy upper air pattern offering plenty of jet streams, which can be associated with Es formation regions. Check out 10m first and then 6m, especially for data modes. Moon declination is at maximum this weekend and declining as the week goes on, so again, Moon windows are long and peak Moon elevation will be high. Apogee was last Thursday so path losses will decrease throughout the week. 144MHz sky noise is low all week, reaching a minimum of 174K on Monday. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Kitty and Ron chatted with Dan Stirrup from People Powered CIC Since 1st March 2022, a pilot delivery service has been available in the West Cowes and Newport area and is running on a trial basis for the next three months In addition to delivering on behalf of businesses based in the area, “last mile” deliveries from elsewhere on the Isle of Wight will be received at a micro-hub in Cowes and then distributed by e-cargo bike. In order to make it as risk-free as possible for a wide range of businesses and organisations to try delivery via e-cargo bikes, deliveries will be undertaken free of charge for the period of the trial. If you deliver in this area (or would like to) and would like to register your interest please do contact People Powered CIC at info@people-powered.org.uk

The Island-built warship that famously defended Cowes 80 years ago. https://www.facebook.com/Friends-of-The-ORP-B%C5%82yskawica-Society-1847147752249167

Meet CEO Ben Willows. Find out all there is to know about UKSA, how to be part of the program or how to support the program! "For over 30 years, we've been providing transformational on-the-water experiences and education. We're committed to widening access to maritime training, enhancing employment opportunities in the sector and, ultimately, transforming the lives of young people. From our unique waterfront campus in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, we offer over 150 industry-leading courses, as well as personal development programmes and trips for schools and groups." Source: www.uksa.org For more information: www.uksa.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-willows-63288b49/ #yachting #yacht #yachtlife #sailing #yachts #boat #boating #luxury #superyacht #luxuryyacht #boats #boatlife #sea #yachtdesign #luxurylifestyle #yachtlifestyle #yachtworld #megayacht #yachtcharter #motoryacht #sail #travel #yachtinglife #superyachts #sailboat #sailinglife #ocean #yachtinglifestyle #vlog #yachtinginternationalradio

A very special episode for Ep 400! Not really! Cam reads Ben some terrible stuff. At one point he says it's Friday afternoon, but actually this was recorded on a Monday. Says it all.

A group swarmed The Jetty restaurant in Cowes for an impromptu party last Wednesday night. Restaurant owner, Gabrielle Caffieri, says they caused a fair bit of damage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*RE-RELEASE* Buckle up Cowes, this week Cleo and Pilar are in the hot seats as Coco grills them about all things dating. Cleo talks about the time she went viral with her Entanglement situation on Twitter and the top funniest responses she received. Pilar talks about that one time she got ghosted (why she got ghosted is heavily up for debate), and we investigate what are the best dating platforms out there for singles. Make sure to follow us @cocoandcowe and check out our blog www.cocoandcowe.com. You can follow Cleo and Pilar on Instagram too! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Celebrating the Cowes to Torquay powerboat race, which first ran in 1961.

You asked and we answered, Cowes! This week we talk to the wonderful Dr. Ayeni, owner of Ayeni Plastic Surgery Institute on the pod and we talk all things plastic surgery and aesthetics. Dr. Ayeni is one of a handful of Black plastic surgeons in the country and he spills all the tea on what you need to know about going under the knife, or even just if you want a little botox of filler in your life. Plus, we answer the most important question you all asked... is he single.... but we won't answer that here, you'll just have to tune in to the episode to find out.You can follow Dr. Ayeni's on Instagram to stay up to date with him!Make sure to follow us @cocoandcowe and check out our blog www.cocoandcowe.com. You can follow Cleo and Pilar on Instagram too! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Russia's revolutionaries, anarchists, and refugees of the 19th century found an unlikely place to scheme against the Czar. These political radicals, writers, and freethinkers -- exiled from their homeland -- found sanctuary both in Britain and on the Isle of Wight during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.This tiny island off the coast of Southern England has had a surprisingly large impact on British-Russian relations. Peter the Great drew inspiration for the first Russian naval fleet from his sailing trip around the Island, and the Grand Duchess Maria, Alexander II's beloved only daughter, spent long periods at Osborne House infuriating her mother-in-law, Queen Victoria. Russian radicals such as Alexander Herzen and the writer, Ivan Turgenev, regularly visited the Island in the middle of the nineteenth century and in 1909 Cowes found itself at the heart of the Anglo-Russian political and diplomatic relationship when King Edward VII hosted a visit by the Russian Imperial family.Today's guest, Stephan Roman, author of the book Isle and Empires, tells the story of British-Russian relations, which end when the Romanov's make a failed attempt to flee to the Isle of Wight before their ultimate end. The current relationship between Britain and Russia continues to be of huge importance to both countries. And here we see the origins of this relationship and how the events described in the book have created tensions which have led to conflicting, and often distorted, perceptions.

Wendy & Sabrina own Wooldridge Interiors in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. An up and coming business that is set to grow and flourish this year, but the mother and daughter duo found their path into interior design was forced upon them by the universe steering them in that direction. They talk about the health issues they have had to overcome, and how they have driven them to create the phenomenal business they are now set to bring to the world. Follow Wendy & Sabrina: https://www.instagram.com/wooldridge.interiors/ https://wooldridgeinteriors.com  

C'est l'histoire d'un jeune homme qui s'engage dans la Royal Navy à 18 ans pour devenir, trois décennies plus tard, patron de la Volvo Ocean Race, le pinacle de la voile professionnelle anglo-saxonne. Entre les deux, Mark Turner, 53 ans, aura vécu plusieurs vies. Celle de coureur, d'abord, débutée par la Whitbread à la fin des années 1980, à bord d'un bateau engagé par l'armée britannique - une "révélation" - qui l'emmènera jusqu'à la Mini Transat en 1997, dont il parle encore avec émotion aujourd'hui. Celle d'associé d'Ellen MacArthur, ensuite, rencontrée peu avant cette fameuse Mini Transat, avec qui il formera un incroyable duo - elle en mer, lui à terre - de la victoire dans la Route du Rhum en 1998 jusqu'au record du tour du monde en solo en 2005, en passant, bien sûr, par une deuxième place lors du Vendée Globe 2001. Celle d'entrepreneur, enfin, boss d'OC Sport, qui, avec ses équipes, enchaînera les créations et les innovations, influençant pour longtemps le business de la voile de compétition. Rachat de l'Ostar devenu The Transat, création des Extreme Sailing Series et de la Barcelona World Race, gestion des projets de Sam Davies, Nick Moloney et Sébastien Josse, lancement d'Oman Sail, de l'Artemis Offshore Academy et du projet Dongfeng dans la Volvo Ocean Race... A la moitié des années 2010, alors qu'OC Sport s'est diversifié dans les marathons et le cyclisme, Mark Turner et ses associés vendent leurs parts au Groupe Télégramme, déjà organisateur de la Route du Rhum, de la Solitaire du Figaro et de l'AG2R. C'est là, en 2016, qu'il est recruté comme CEO de la Volvo Ocean Race. Il restera 18 mois en poste, le temps d'introduire - entre autres - la mixité dans les équipages et une politique de développement durable innovante. Ne pouvant mener la réforme radicale qu'il a prévue pour la course, il démissionne à l'automne 2017. Depuis, cet Anglais né à Cowes, qui comprit très tôt le rôle de l'écosystème français dans la course au large, joue le rôle de conseiller et de consultant auprès de projets variés, toujours dans le sport et pas forcément dans la voile, retrouvant sa passion de jeunesse : la natation en eaux libres. Plus de 2 heures d'une discussion intense à ne pas manquer, avec l'un des personnages clés de la voile de compétition de ces trois dernières décennies. Le tout en français, of course ! ---------------------------------------------- Générique : In Closing – Days Past Post-production : Clovis Tisserand

This week: We talk about pet registrations, the official opening of the West Gippsland Libraries in San Remo and Grantville, how you can have your say as part of the Our Bass Coast. Our Future campaign, speed limits around schools and our April Council meeting being livestreamed next week.

This week: We talk about the grants available to small businesses, the official opening of the Country Universities Centre, CUC Bass Coast, the rejection of the AGL Crib Point and APA Gas Import Jetty and pipeline project and Our Bass Coast. Our Future drop in sessions we held last month across the shire and have come to an end. We would like to thank the members of our community who attended these sessions and shared with us their ideas, aspirations and thoughts about the future of Bass Coast.

The Cycling Europe Podcast is heading to northern Spain but pauses en route for two days of cycling on the Isle of Wight. Andrew P. Sykes follows the Round-the-Island Cycle Route in an anticlockwise direction before hooking up with the Red Squirrel Trail for a return to Cowes […]

Interwebliens our 3rd episode of The Backyard MECCA Show Podcast is an amazing, insightful show. We were privileged to have The Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Reservation in the building. Representing the reservation was Tribal Leader & Clan Mother, Shoran "White Fawn" Piper and Tribal member Richard K. "Soaring Bear" Cowes. In this episode we talk about their true history, Native fabricated history, struggles, triumphs, casino myths, the importance of keeping up the fight and much more. Come back to stay updated and to enjoy whats to come. We have a lot of great material coming your way. Follow The Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Reservation: » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Golden-Hill-Paugussett-Indian-Reservation-165294113670095/ » Audio releases on all platforms every Wednesday and podcast video releases every Sunday on YouTube. Listen to us on: » iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-backyard-mecca-show/id1362106974?mt=2 » Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CdKaqvPh1C3h5qdt4Syhu » Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihw4zf5krbm5zo5zdahd3eunkj4?t=The_Backyard_MECCA_Show » Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/thebackyardmeccashow » Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=180864&refid=stpr » PodOmatic: www.thebackyardmeccashow.podomatic.com » YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVLFU_msp9ioNi9s_1YD8Q » Instagram: www.instagram.com/backyardmecca/ » Facebook: www.facebook.com/BackyardMecca/ » Twitter: www.twitter.com/BackyardMecca » Email: backyardmeccashow@gmail.com » Website: www.backyardmeccashow.com Subscribe, Like, Comment & Share!!! » Selfmathematiks: www.instagram.com/selfmathematiks/ » Xavier: www.instagram.com/sunuxavierkemp/ » Video: » Akhil Ulpala Creatives: www.instagram.com/akhil_ulpala/ » Clothing: Checkout the flyness!!! » SELFMATHEMATIKS Clothing Co. » Instagram: www.instagram.com/selfmathematiks.clothing/ » Facebook: www.facebook.com/selfmathematiks.clothing/ » Twitter: www.twitter.com/selfmathematiks » Website: www.selfmathematiks.com