British Classic Yacht Club Paneri Cowes Regatta 2010 - final day

8:07 PM Sat 24 Jul 2010 GMT

'23nd July 2010 British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta

Picture shows the International 8 Metre 'IF' in action during the final days racing in the eastern Solent. Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Panerai/Lloyd Images' Mark Lloyd &copy

Although light airs prevailed on the final day of the British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta, there was just enough wind for the single scheduled race to be started on time at midday. The fifty-two-boat fleet was bathed in glorious sunshine for the entire race, giving the flock of international photographers who have been in attendance all week, a final chance to capture the beauty of this unique gathering of classic racing yachts. Always forecast to be fickle at best, the wind disappeared almost completely at times towards the end of the race, making for a long and frustrating ...

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by Justin Chisholm