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Yachts from 25 countries are now due to take part this year, with many of the entries from further afield making the passage across to the UK in the Transatlantic Race 2019.
Sailing
Cowes is home to one of the most famous sailing regattas in the World, Cowes Week, so it’s little wonder readers have a keen interest in the sport of sailing.
With the many sailing clubs around the Wight, Islanders prove that it’s a ‘sport for all’ and not just those with the means. Here you’ll find all news relating to the sport and leisure activity of sailing.
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Cowes will welcome the world’s oldest, most respected and most challenging of oceanic races dating back more than a century and a half later this year.
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This time next year, inspirational Isle of Wight sailor, Natasha Lambert, will be embarking on the challenge of crossing the Atlantic in her new yacht, Blown Away, using just 'sip and puff' technology.
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Look out for Michael Buerk and John Sergeant on your TV screens tonight when they'll be sailing in the Solent with the XOD class sailors from Cowes Corinthian YC.
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The best place to watch the event on Saturday will be on Cowes seafront near the Royal Yacht Squadron cannon: there'll be a Parade of Sail from 0915 with race starts expected from 1000.
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Phil Sharp's Class40 Imerys Clean Energy took line honours in the 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race yesterday in an elapsed time of eight days, four hours, 14 minutes and 49 seconds.
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Ryde Rowing Club member, Sharon Ayles, coxed the England Mixed Coxed Coastal Quad – and also supported the management and coaching of the England squad at the Commonwealth Beach Rowing Sprint Championships.
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Did you spot the 28 boat sailing past the Isle of Wight on Sunday? They started from Cowes and are racing around Britain and Ireland this week.
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Spare a thought from noon on Sunday for the 30 entries taking part in one of the toughest yacht races ever - the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - as it leaves Cowes and heads clockwise around the Isle of Wight in the first stage of this record-breaking race.
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Lendy Ladies' Day 2018 is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate hundreds of the country's greatest female sailors who make Lendy Cowes Week such a world-renowned regatta.
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Cowes Sailability Club aims will be once again making it possible for disabled people and their families or carers to experience the thrill of a world-class sailing regatta from the water during Cowes Week.
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Land Rover are offering free sailing sessions with Double Olympic Gold medalist, Sarah Ayton, for kids aged 8-18 during Cowes Week.
