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Following a two-hour postponement, over 6,000 sailors were rewarded with definitive Solent conditions. A building 20-knot sea breeze and more than 640 boats racing across the Solent met the ebb tide to produce the short, steep chop for which the racecourse is famous. The new Vintage Class opened the racing, followed by a fleet of…

After a delay to let the sea breeze fill in the 60 strong X boat fleet got away first time from the Royal Yacht Squadron line. On a beat to Saltmead early leaders were, Lone Star, Mayfly and Astralita from the middle of the start line.

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Morgan Pinckney (USA, Newport Harbor YC) won his first Governor’s Cup after four previous tries, and in dominant fashion, defeating Siena Nichols (USA) from host Balboa YC, 3-0.

Two hundred years after seven yachts gathered off Cowes for the first race in 1826, The Princess Royal returned to the Isle of Wight for the opening weekend of the Bicentenary Regatta, which this year has brought more than 630 boats to the Solent. HRH The Princess Royal joined sailors, organisers and the Cowes community…

The phrase ‘a classic Solent day’ has been over-used probably for the 199 preceding years but race day one of Cowes Week’s 200th anniversary regatta delivered true definitive classic Solent conditions.

47 teams and their support crews travelled to one of the premier sailing venues in the North for three days of racing to find the winner of the 2026 Mirror National Championship.

HRH The Princess Royal joined sailors, organisers and the Cowes community today as North Sails Cowes Week began its historic 200th anniversary celebrations.

As Cowes Week celebrates its landmark 200th anniversary, Sir Ben Ainslie will return to the Solent to race alongside the Athena Pathway Youth Squad. Competing across four days of the regatta, Ainslie, GB1 sailor Ben Cornish and Emirates GBR SailGP Team sailor Neil Hunter will race with members of the Athena Pathway Youth Squad. The initiative forms part…

Iconic Manchester-based marine, outdoor and lifestyle clothing manufacturer Henri-Lloyd will host a Sample Sale on Saturday 15 August at Terrace NQ, Manchester. Shoppers will have the chance to save up to 70% on current collections.