Cowes Classics Week News

For the third day of racing the fleets set out of Cowes under a cloudy bright sky and 15 – 20 knots of westerly wind with the last of the ebb giving an easy sea. By 11.00 the wind was consistently 25 knots + with gusts up to 30+.

The 6 mR and Flying Fifteens decided that the increasing wind speed was not to their liking and did not race today with the Dragons and Darings deciding to go home after the first race leaving David Tydeman in Dynamite 9 and Giles Peckham in Dauntless 3 tied with 9 points each after 5 races and Bob Gatehouse in Darling 11 only 4 points behind with 3 races to complete.

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The forecast for a few days had suggested that Tuesday would be wet and windy but this had moderated somewhat by Monday and in fact the day turned out dry although mostly overcast with a building South Westerly giving a little more than 20 knots by early afternoon.

Sadly this proved a little too much for the Hillyard 2.5 ton gaffer “Catherine” who lost her mast following a shroud parting. Thankfully no one was injured and she recovered herself under her own power to port.

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Following a terrific Cowes Classics Day on Sunday 9th July, Cowes Classics Week racing got off to a brilliant start under a cloudy bright sky with a relatively steady South to southwest wind across the Solent.

Two times Olympic Gold Medallist Shirley Robertson was sailing aboard SWE31 6 metre Silvervingen scoring two bullets to establish an early lead in the series.

A couple of Loch Longs and a Mermaid tried to join the Daring fleet but soon realised they were at the wrong circuit but manged to join their own fleet just in time for the start.

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As a new initiative for 2023, Cowes Classics Week has launched the Cowes Town Pass. This offers all regatta participants an extra benefit, and strengthens the bond between this regatta and Cowes town.

To enjoy this offer, visit the participating stores with a regatta wristband on to benefit from discounts on all or many of the shop’s offers.

We have selected a wide range of shops, all local and independent, and details of participating shops are in your regatta race pack and also shown on posters around the Clubhouse.

Do support these local retailers who together make Cowes Town such a pleasure to visit.

Tim Jeffreys original and outstanding photographs afloat and ashore of the Cowes Classics Week regattas are well known. The entire portfolio  is available to view here on the website in the regatta gallery.

Copies in high resolution may be purchased at £40 for 1, £70 for 2 and £90 for 3 by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. making note of the image file name/s. Do have a look and see if there is a great image of you or your boat.