Sustainability

After Cowes being part of the successful inaugural 2019 season, the Solent is set to host the high-octane action of SailGP once again in 2025 . In July next year this thrilling sailing series, known for its fast-paced races and cutting-edge technology, will once again see elite teams from around the world battle it outContinue reading "SailGP Returns to the Solent"

We love our Solent and are always very excited to read about the various local conservation and sustainability projects. One such exciting story is the start of a project last month, to re-introduce native oysters to Cowes Harbour waters. Funded by the Cowes Harbour Commission and in partnership with the Blue Marine Foundation, the Cowes-basedContinue reading "The Solent is your Oyster"

At Solent Events, we’ve been hearing great things about the restoration of seagrass in our local area and felt compelled to highlight this important work. Seagrass plays an important part in the fragile marine ecosystem as it provides breeding grounds for many of our fish stocks as well as rare marine life such as seahorsesContinue reading "Seagrass Restoration in The Solent"

The 2022/23 SailGP season has been announced and it couldn’t be more exciting. Kicking off in Bermuda in May, it will return to Plymouth for the second year running, for the 3rd Sail Grand Prix Event of the series. After an incredibly successful event this year, with an estimated 27,500 spectators enjoying the thrilling raceContinue reading "SailGP Season 3 – Coming back to Plymouth in 2022!"

Back in March, we featured the amazing challenge to be taken on by The Ocean Sheroes who will be rowing the Pacific any day now. These inspiring women have taken on the 2700 mile row from San Francisco to Hawaii with a ‘3 P’s’ philosophy. The campaign sets out to be more that ‘just’ rowingContinue reading "The 270 Challenge!"

The 25th of May 2021 will see the start of the Great Pacific Ocean Race, a gruelling rowing race which begins in San Francisco and ends in Hawaii. Taking to their row boats, competitors will begin the challenge under the Golden Gate Bridge and make their way across the Pacific Ocean. Arriving at the WaikikiContinue reading "The Ocean Sheroes"

The Vendée Globe single handed round the world yacht race takes skippers into barren and unfrequented areas of the planet. Often, the IMOCA 60 foot yachts travel through areas of the ocean which are largely unexplored and outside the common trade routes. Therefore, in the 2020-21 Vendée Globe, 13 of the 33 skippers chose toContinue reading "Drifting Bouys & Argo Floats!"

Whilst we are unable to get our clients out on the water we have been looking into ways of making our events safe when the social distancing restrictions are eased. As face coverings become the ‘new normal’, hand sanitising is also going to continue to be a priority for some time to come.  When stocksContinue reading "Hand Sanitiser & Small Batch Gin!"

It’s no surprise that peoples’ eyes are opening to the issues of the throw-away culture. The Independent recently quoted our national coffee cup consumption as 7 million disposable cups per day… At Solent Events we are trying to be ahead of the curve, and are constantly looking for new ways to make our operation moreContinue reading "Plastic: Not-so-Fantastic"