Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2015 | Page 72

ON THE WATER

Unforgettable

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Cowes Week

owes Week, the UK’s longestrunning and most prestigious
sailing regatta, was filled with
both sailing action and shoreside
entertainment and events. Held every
August since 1826, except during
the two world wars, it is a beacon for
royalty and famous faces.
Entry numbers were up on last year,
including a number of large yachts
that were in Cowes for the Royal Yacht

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Squadron’s Bicentennial Regatta and
the Rolex Fastnet race.
Visitors enjoyed watching much of
the racing from the shore