The roar of the powerboats could be heard for the last time off Cowes on Sunday when one of the biggest races in the calendar, the Cowes to Torquay race, sets off.
The 53rd running of what is regarded as the world’s toughest offshore powerboat race could be its last, as organisers, the British Powerboat Racing Club, have said they may not run it again, blaming the tough economic climate.
But the Island has its chance to show how much it enjoys the event by turning out to see the drama of the start … More