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SB20 Class Ready for 'Tour de Cowes' Grand Slam
#sb20 – The SB20 fleet looks set to be one of the most colourful and competitive on the water during Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, as they host their four-day Grand Slam event with 'Tour de France-style' leaders' spinnakers for…
Cowes Week Ltd Seeks New Sailing Director
#Cowesweek –  The organisers of the world famous Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week regatta are seeking a new Sailing Director to replace Stuart Quarrie, who will retire following this year's regatta in August. The Sailing Director role is a full…
Royal Navy Man Found Guilty Over Cowes Week Yacht Crash
#YachtCrash - A former serving lieutenant in the Royal Navy has been found guilty of breaching international maritime law and ordered to pay more than £100,000 (€117,000) in fines and costs over an incident during Cowes Week 2011. According to…
Cowes Week Ladies Day & Offshore Sailing Action Video
#cowesweek – Highlights of Ladies Day and the Artemis Challenge with some of the world's best offshore sailors in action with a number of British celebrities on board. Damian Foxall's Oman team was in action with Oman Sail's stars of the…
Cowes Week Big Boat Action on Day Five
#cowes – Big Boat action at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week with some electrifying video action and special guests including British Olympic rowing legend, Sir Matthew Pinsent out on the water with Azzam's skipper,Ian Walker. Plus Dee Caffari, Oman Air-Musandam…
J/70 Sportsboat Winners Announced at Cowes Week
#J/70 – Ruairidh Scott, Charlie Cumbley, Hugh Fletcher and Matt Curthoys, the team on board the J/70 North Sails, were yesterday pronounced as the winners of the J/70 Short Series at AAM Cowes Week 2013. The Jaques family were second…
Ireland's Damian Foxall Gears up for Isle of Wight Challenge
#cowes – Ireland's Damian Foxall is among some of the biggest names in offshore ocean racing gearing up to take on the Isle of Wight in the 2013 Artemis Challenge at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week on Thursday. The fleet…
Cowes Week Day Three & Strong Winds for Princess Royal Visit
#cowesweek – The third day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week dawned with unpromising weather forecasts – at one stage the Met Office's Inshore Waters forecast predicted winds up to Force 9 – although in the event the strongest gusts…
O'Leary Enjoys Cowes Week Lead on Corby 36, Yes!
#cowesweek – Royal Cork's Nicholas O'Leary, and a number of crew from the Irish IRC champion yacht Antix, enjoyed glorious sunshine on board Adam Gosling's Yes (Corby 36) today in the second day of Cowes week, Britian's biggest regatta. O'Leary…
J70 Design Debuts at Cowes week
#cowesweek – Nine boats has given the J70 design its first start in Cowes week this week as the new 22–foot sportsboat class debuts on UK and Irish waters, the latest addition to Britain's biggest sailing regatta. With 800 boats competing,…
Sebago Shoeboat is Catch of the Day at Cowes
The authentic hand sewn Sebago deckshoe brand dating back to 1946 has been entertaining the crowds at Cowes this week. The Cowes comeback has been dominated by the 'Sebago Shoeboat' cruising the Medina with gifts for home coming sailors. Sebago's…
Cowes Week Gets Title Sponsor
Aberdeen Asset Management has been named as the new title sponsor of Cowes Week, the UK's Daily Echo reports. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/sailsolent/cowesweek/8819333.New_Cowes_Week_sponsor_announced/ The global investment management group takes over sponsorship of the world's longest-running regata for a three-year period. Details of the…
Cowes Week Radio Now Online!
With memorable material stretching back over the years, Cowes Radio is already streaming on the Internet. "With over a million minutes downloaded last Cowes Week, and the explosion of audio visual media content on the Internet this decade, I'm confident…
Cowes Week Radio Celebrates 25 Years
Cowes Radio, the longest running Special Event Radio Station in the UK, is an award winning and integral part of Cowes Week and celebrates its 25th birthday during the forthcoming July 31 to August 7 2010 regatta. Streamed on the…