Spinaway XFor the near-60 car owners across 23 car marques whose entries are registered, we look forward to welcoming you, and there’s plenty of attractions to ensure a busy and enjoyable day.
When you arrive
Please arrive between 9am and 10am. Approaching The Parade from either Bath Road or Castle Hill, you will greeted by the marshalling team who will direct you to your pre-allocated display space. Cars will be grouped by marque where there are multiple entrants per marque.
You will then receive the car description or story which you have kindly provided, laminated and ready to display on your windscreen, and also the CCD-2024 souvenir coaster to commemorate your participation in the event.
You are also very welcome to complimentary coffee and buns in the Dining Room of the adjacent Royal London Yacht Club, served between 9am and 10.30am.
During the day
There will be a number of attractions for all during the day – two flypasts and a display by classic planes; live music from the 40s/50s to complement the age of many of the cars and nearby boats; and a drive-past of classic Harley’s.
We would also like to interview some of the entrants over the PA system to provide the hundreds of visitors we expect with further insights and excitement about the amazing selection of cars gathered for CCD this year.
All cars are candidates for one of the Cowes Classics Day 2024 Awards
3 awards each with a premium bottle of English Sparkling Wine, kindly donated by Cowes Classics Week sponsor, Weyborne Estate: The People’s Choice; Best-in-Show; Most Eclectic Entry. For The People’s Choice award, all visitors will be encouraged to vote for their three favourite cars, from which the overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd-choice cars will be selected. For the other two awards, a team of judges will be walking round the display to identify and agree their selections. The awards ceremony will be on The Parade at around 4.15pm, after which the formal part of the event concludes.
Refreshments
Several choices for you and your party to enjoy during the day. As temporary members of the Royal London Yacht Club for the day, you are very welcome to come into the Club for lunch, where a varied menu of snacks, light lunches and feasts will be on offer.
Packed Lunches
Alternatively, you can order packed lunches to be delivered to your car for £11.50 at https://www.rlyc.org.uk/event/1029363 where you can select the number of lunches and choice of sandwiches.
Afternoon Tea at Royal London Yacht Club
The refreshments highlight on CCD-2024 is classic Afternoon Tea at the Royal London, with two sittings at 2.15pm and 3.30pm. Enjoy a sumptuous selection of finger sandwiches, scones and cakes accompanied by a wide range of teas at £23 per person, with optional Weyborne Estate English sparkling wine by the glass or bottle.
You can book Afternoon Tea online here.
For both of these food offers, scroll down the indicated web page to the heading “Create an account”, a quick and simple process to securely book and pay for your choices.
Cowes Classics Day Barbecue
You are also very welcome to stay on for the evening and enjoy the Cowes Classics Day BBQ at the Royal London Yacht Club. This includes a welcome glass of Pimms, locally produced Steak and Pork Sausage, Garlic and Soy Chicken Thigh, Corn on the Cob, Coleslaw, Dressed Garden Potato Salad and IOW Tomato Salad followed by Strawberries and Cream, all for £27.50. You can book and pay online with the same name and password as you used to register your car.
Any queries with any of these refreshments bookings, do contact the Royal London Yacht Club office, where Tracy or Rachel will always be pleased to help. Contact details at the bottom of this newsletter.
Store your car safely
A Cowes resident has who has entered his own very special car has also kindly offered overnight secure storage in his large boatshed in Cowes at no cost. Contact the Royal London Yacht Club office to arrange.
If you are bringing your car from the mainland
Red Funnel Ferries, travel partner for Cowes Classics Week and Cowes Classics Day, is offering 50% discount to car entrants bringing cars from the mainland for this event. If you haven’t already booked your ferry crossing, please do so quickly, and do take advantage of this welcome discount offe please contact us for the code.
A unique gathering of cars
Nearly 60 cars and 23 marques. View the full list of entrants by scrolling down to the lower part of https://www.cowesclassicsweek.org/classicsday/visit-classics-day
Contact
If you have any questions please contact the Royal London Yacht Club office emailing
