The Round The Island yacht race around the Isle of Wight is quite a spectacle for everyone. You don't need to be into sailing to enjoy the fantastic views of more that 1200 yachts sailing the whole way around the Isle of Wight.
This year I thought I would try and get some aerial shots using my DJI Mavic Pro, so managed to drag myself out of bed and get down to Cowes seafront around 6:50am.
The weather was fantastic for watching, clear blue skies, around 22c (at 7am!) and hardly any wind. Er.... That's the bit though that perhaps, from a sailing point of view, wasn't so good for anyone who wanted a fast race, so I think most people settled down for a nice long and relaxing day :)
It was a shame that most of the yachts decided to start far out away from the Squadron Line in order to catch more wind, would have made better shots if they were closer to shore, but hey ho.
After using one battery at Cowes, I then moved to Fort Victoria to get some shots as they sailed through the narrower channel between Hurst Castle and Fort Albert.
Then I moved onto the Needles, which regardless of the yacht racing, was lovely! Hardly any wind, clear skies, hot and beautiful views :)
First time that I had ever flown the drone right out over the lighthouse, so couldn't help getting a few to many shots of the Needles while I was there, but you gotta grab every opportunity :)
I'm fairly pleased with the end results, so now looking forward to trying to get some interesting yacht footage during Cowes Week.
For more information on the Round The Island race check out http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk
For information regarding Cowes Week, you can check
http://www.lendycowesweek.co.uk
Let me know what you think!