As we look forward to a week of high energy Solent racing in testing tidal conditions for the 15th edition of the Swan European Regatta Nautor’s Swan is delighted to publish the Notice of Race for the event. The Swan European Regatta will hit the UK shores of Cowes, Isle of Wight from July 9 – 15, 2011.
The British Classic Yacht Club, with their event sponsor Panerai, have announced the dates for the 10th edition of the Club’s annual Cowes regatta for classic yachts of all sizes.
Renamed for 2011 as ‘Panerai British Classic Week’ next year’s regatta in Cowes will run from Sunday 17th July to Saturday 23rd July
The Island Sailing Club (ISC) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are busy putting together their plans to most fittingly commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the famous Round the Island Race in 2011, being held on Saturday 25th June.
Raymarine commits to a further two-year term in support of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, now entering its 80th year.
In 2009 Isle of Wight Council for the Cowes Outer Harbour Project (OHP) was presented with a planning application from SEEDA. Over the past year SEEDA […]
TEAMORIGIN led by Ben Ainslie have won the 1851 Cup in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
BMW ORACLE Racing defeated TEAMORIGIN around the Isle of Wight by 1 minute and 55 seconds to win the Trafalgar Cup. The race was part of The 1851 Cup, a match racing regatta between the two teams. Although today’s race doesn’t count in the standings, it will serve as a tiebreaker in the event the teams finish tied on points. Racing for The 1851 Cup resumes tomorrow with three races planned on the Solent. Each race is worth 3 points per victory. TEAMORIGIN leads the series 4-1.
TEAMORIGIN are currently 4-1 ahead of BMW ORACLE however with races on the final day counting for triple points, the 1851 Cup at Cowes remains wide open.
With two races of the 1851 Cup held today, Ben Ainslie and his crew on TEAMORIGIN ended 2-0 up over the America’s Cup champions BMW ORACLE Racing, led by Australian James Spithill.
The 1851 Cup Regatta on the Solent has starts today and will continue trough to Friday. BMW ORACLE and TEAM ORIGIN will race against each other during these days in the V5 Cup sloop. Thursday will be the most significant day, as the two teams will be racing around the Isle of Wight, following the famous 53-nautical-mile course from 1851, which marked the start of this exciting legend. Racing will start near the Williams Shipping mark at 1600 on a 1.2-mile windward/leeward course.
Recapitulation of the third day at the Cowes Week 2010.
Overview of the second day at the 2010 Cowes Week Regatta.