When seven yachts signed up for the first organised yacht race at Cowes on 10th August 1826, it is unlikely anyone envisaged that this would become the annual world-class yachting event that we now know as Skandia Cowes Week. Skandia Cowes Week attracts around 8,500 competitors and over 1,000 yachts with crews ranging from weekend club sailors through to Olympic medallists and World Champions. This great British institution is also a highlight of the social and sporting calendar and, as such, it attracts around 50,000 visitors to Cowes during the Week plus a further 50,000 or so to watch the traditional Friday night fireworks display.
The Event offers something for everyone, with its exciting racing schedule and varied shore side activities all helping to ensure a unique festival atmosphere and an amazing spectacle to behold. Come and see for yourself!
Taking place this year 4th - 11th August...get ready for a preview of this years event arriving shortly!!
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