Kate updates us on the latest from Cowes Week. Ed
Ladies Day will return to Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week on Tuesday 9th August with a number of celebrations culminating in the presentation of the Ladies Day Trophy at an exclusive evening reception.
Ladies Day was introduced for the first time in 2006 to champion the role of women in sailing and to celebrate both female achievement and participation in the sport.
Women make up a third of competitors
There are some 8,000 competitors taking part in the regatta and around a third of them are female.
Sailing is one of the few mainstream sporting events where men and women can compete on equal terms and the strength of female competitors has grown with a 150% increase in female skippers over the last decade.
Now in 11th year
In 2015, British yachtswoman Libby Greenhalgh, navigator with Team SCA, was the tenth deserving winner of the Ladies Day Trophy in recognition of her phenomenal achievements. Nominations for this year’s winner will open shortly.
This year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week takes place between August 6 and 13. For more information about the event visit the official website: www.aamcowesweek.co.uk
