All the familiar voices and sounds emanating from the heart of the regatta will be back on air, this year previewing the event from the 31st July right through Cowes Week and up to and including a preview, interviews and the live starting sequence for the Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday 9th August.
Streamed on the internet around the world (here!) and listened to by many thousands of competitors and spectators attending Cowes Week through speakers on Cowes Parade, the Green and through personal earpieces on the boats, the reporting and programme content provides an eclectic mix of regatta highlights, interviews and entertainment with more crucial information for competitors, including the dedicated and detailed local weather reports, tide times and the all-important race results being broadcast.
Of the many highlights throughout the day, there is nothing quite like listening in to the live, on-water commentary on all the sailing action with minute-by-minute information ‘fed’ to competitors from a fully instrumented commentary boat and a privileged position on the Royal Yacht Squadron platform.
Station Director, Steve Ancsell, always looks forward to Cowes Week, saying that despite the very long hours the team puts in, it really is worth it when you get emails in from around the world from people listening online from somewhere in the back of beyond. “When anyone first tunes in and hears the familiar voices of Dick Johnson on the commentary boat and Simon Vigar on the Platform, somehow they feel the regatta has really started for them, wherever they may be!”
In a new initiative this year, Cowes Radio is also providing the live commentary for the UK round of the iShares Cup being held during Cowes Week from 1st–3rd August along the shoreline off the Green and Egypt Point for maximum spectator impact.
A host of sponsors and station supporters are on board again this year to help make the station really swing. For the full programme schedule please click here. Check out the official Cowes Week event website too.
Now in its 24th consecutive year, the award-winning special events radio station, Cowes Radio, will once again be broadcasting its heady mix of top-class regatta information and entertainment programmes on 87.7FM during this year’s Cowes Week regatta.
About The Author
Afloat.ie Team
Afloat.ie is Ireland's dedicated marine journalism team.
Have you got a story for our reporters? Email us here.
We've got a favour to ask
More people are reading Afloat.ie than ever thanks to the power of the internet but we're in stormy seas because advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news sites, we haven't put up a paywall because we want to keep our marine journalism open.
Afloat.ie is Ireland's only full-time marine journalism team and it takes time, money and hard work to produce our content.
So you can see why we need to ask for your help.
If everyone chipped in, we can enhance our coverage and our future would be more secure. You can help us through a small donation. Thank you.
