on the water
Island Life - April/May 2011
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Panerai British
Classic Week
The recent rise in the popularity of classic
the Argentario Sailing Week in Italy to the
yachting is well documented and Cowes, the
schedule, bringing the season’s regattas to
original home of international yacht racing,
a total of ten. The races take place between
is the natural location for captains and crews
mid-April through to the end of September
to gather and compete in the often testing
and range in location from the Caribbean to
waters of the Solent.
the Mediterranean, to the waters of Solent
In July the newly titled Panerai British
Classic Week, formerly known as the British
Classic Yacht Club Regatta will sail into
and those of New England, on the East
Coast of the United States of America.
Now in its second edition in Cowes,
Cowes Yacht Haven from Sunday 17th July
the series is regarded as the leading
to Saturday 23rd July. More than 60 of the
international regatta circuit reserved for
world’s finest classic yachts from a number of
classic and vintage yachts, in which over
countries will compete during the week long
500 classic sailboats, including many of the
event which is part of an international circuit
most beautiful watercrafts in the world will
of regattas called the Panerai Classic Yachts
challenge each other in water courses that
Challenge.
have made yachting history.
This is the seventh series of the Panerai
The event sponsor and host in conjunction
Classic Yachts Challenge which sees an
with the British Classic Yacht Club is the
even bigger circuit thanks to the return of
high-end Italian watch-maker, Officine
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