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Category: Marine Leisure

Biggest ever old gaffer fleet off Cowes

Aug 2013Aug 2018 ~ SPS Admin

A wonderful festival of sail has taken place on Cowes.  According to a BBC report, the race is thought to be the largest gaffers race ever held and attracted craft from overseas, including Belgium and France.For more,click here

Cowes Classic Boat Week, July

Jul 2013Aug 2018 ~ SPS Admin

Excellent video of classic boat week at Cowes (6-13 July) There are many more videos of this event that you can watch. They should be listed to the right of this video when you are in You Tube.  

Round the Island 2013

Jun 2013Aug 2018 ~ SPS Admin

Our gallery of RTI pictures is now available at this link  http://t.co/0d6SQFq0a

Solent sailors voyaging far

Mar 2013Aug 2018 ~ SPS Admin

Many of you will have seen this lovely old gaffer, Dolphin of Leith, in the Solent.. Keith Allso kindly gave us permission to use this image. Well, Dolphin of Leith is now in the Galapagos. She is a tiny ship in which to make such an epic voyage, especially with a family of four on … Continue reading Solent sailors voyaging far

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The Solent Protection Society, formed in 1956,  is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registration number 1154317.

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“The Solent Protection Society seeks to ensure the ecological and environmental well being and wise management of the wider Solent area, its natural beauty and amenities, so that these may continue to be enjoyed by present and future generations. The wider Solent area, including harbours, foreshores and surrounding lands, extends from Selsey Bill in the east to the Needles channel in the west.”

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