Cowes Week Regatta 2011 - a place for all yachting enthusiasts

8:49 PM Fri 1 Jul 2011 GMT

'Cowes Week - while the racing yacht perform Cowes is abuzz with celebrations' .

If you're going to be anywhere near southern England at the beginning of August, as a sailor there's one place you'll want to be, and you'll be joining 100,000 like-minded souls to share the festivities surrounding one of the oldest regattas in the world. First held in 1826, the Cowes Week regatta is not only one of the world's oldest but also one of the most respected sailing regattas. The event takes place annually (6-13 August) in the Isle of Wight town of Cowes and the surrounding waters of The Solent, attracting thousands of ...

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by Sail-World Cruising