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Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 2:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Former Olympian Offers Sailing Trip Around The Isle Of Wight By Iona Stewart-Richardson Photo by Barry James Wilson A former sailing Olympian is hoping to take a team of people - who are struggling with their mental health - sailing around the Isle of Wight. NHS worker Craig Palmer was put in a coma for 61 days after catching swine flu - which led him to battle with his mental health. ...

Craig Palmer Craig Palmer, who works as a wheelchair therapy technician for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, established community interest company CraigSailing after friends at Lancing Sailing Club helped him recover from a depression – triggered by an H1N1 swine flu infection – which left him in a coma and almost claimed his life. The 55-year-old, who lost his manufacturing business and had to learn to walk again following three months in Worthing Hospital, hopes sharing his love of...

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  Division 6 councillor Mike Brunker did not think the council should financially support it because it would be subsidising a private enterprise. "Clearly now this is a private venture," he said. "We have given this venture two years of funding. "We were in it twice while Clipper was here and I firmly believe that should be us out. It has flipped over the edge. "If it becomes an iconic event power to them, but it should not be done under the auspice of council." But Mayor Andrew Will...

Premium Content Subscriber only Organisers from one of Australias most exclusive foodie experiences are offering a second opportunity for people to get involved in the dazzling event. An insatiable appetite for the 2021 White on Whitehaven Long Lunch resulted in the event being booked out in just 28 hours. Popular demand for the lunch on Whitehaven Beach has prompted organisers to release a second seating on Sunday May 30 - the day after the first seating. Fish Dvine co-owner Kev Collins, w...

This year the long lunch will be a stand-alone event featuring fresh seafood, flowing champagne and a stunning backdrop.

In calmer seas: Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Hampshire sailors continue to be battered by a dramatic storm as 90mph winds ravage the Round the World Clipper voyage. The past 24 hours have proved to be eventful as one man suffered a blow, which left him with a hole in his leg, with another sailor sustaining a dislocated his shoulder. Despite the storm calming the fleet are still facing gale force winds of up to 57mph as the boats continue their journey into the notorious Southern Oce...

Positive spin put on a tough year for the local economy

Clipper Race fleet in the Whitsundays © Clipper Race A year ago, the Clipper Race fleet was welcomed by the azure warm waters and white sandy shores of the Whitsundays after spending 19 tough days at sea racing around the coast of Australia. Having taken on the Indian Ocean, the Roaring Forties, rounding Cape Leeuwin and negotiated the East Australian Current, the final stretch of the 4,000nm race from Fremantle saw the teams navigate through some of the Whitsundays 74 islands. Giv...

Day 13: 03/01/20 As someone who had never sailed before the four weeks training, I cannot believe that I have been on the ocean as part of the crew for 13 days already! Difficult? Of course! The constantly tilted surface while walking and doing our daily job, the small living space with no real privacy, the broken sleep due to the watch system and constant noise... the list goes on. Eventful? Definitely! The (almost) panicking victualling experience, the first 24 hours seasickness, water tank, ...