Festival Snippet

Cowes Week

by © Paul Dodson 2008

Festival Location: Cowes, England

Festival Type(s): Yachting Regattas | Yachting Events , Maritime Festivals, Parties

Festival Video: Cowes Week


When the fickle British weather's on song and the breeze is light but consistent, there ain't no place like Cowes on the Isle of Wight come early August - if you are a yachtie at any rate!

Each year Cowes plays host to the longest-running sailing regatta in the world - Cowes Week - held along the stretch of ocean between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight known as the Solent - a stretch of sea often made ticklish for yachtsmen and women by strong double tides. A typical Cowes Week now has over 35 starts a day for classes of cruiser-racers, one designs and keelboats; in which over a thousand boats and 8,500 competitors will take part.

No yacht? No matter! Most of the 50,000+ in attendance wouldn't know a Carrick Bend from a Double Granny. It's the party on shore that they're there to see.

So if you find yourself in the British Isles come late summer why not head down to Cowes on the Isle of Wight and join the strawberries and Pimms set as they talk tactics and get tanked. Bon Voyage!

Cowes Week - When, Where and More Info Please

When: Beginning of August annually
Where: Cowes on the Isle of Wight, UK
More Info Please: For more info visit the Skandia Cowes Week website.

Cowes Week Video

Cowes Week video courtesy youtube.com

Landlubbers rejoice! Cowes Week ain't just about what happens on the Solent! Take a video tour around Cowes' hot spots as tens of thousands of Brits and visitors soak up the more social side to the longest-running sailing regatta in the world.


Watch the Cowes Week video now. (video courtesy of TheKnowledgeZone and youtube)

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