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[8] In 2019, Lendy ceased to be title sponsors. Following World War II, when there was a revival of big yacht racing, ocean racing classes started to predominate, especially after the first Admiral's Cup event was held in 1957 and the growth in popularity of the two ocean-going races that start and finish the regatta The Channel and the Fastnet. First appearance of Corby Transom. In 1996 he won the Etchells World Championship. 2007 "I have owned Non Plus for 3 years and am hoping to race in 07 QTC....She was raced on the Clyde and Forth, successfully, until I bought her" Matthew COYNE Cowes Martini Endurance – Admiral Casino Tivoli – Austria. The yacht was an immediate success at the London Boat Show in 1971, winning 'Boat of the Show' and securing numerous 125 nm /45.21 mph. Cowes Classic – Buzzi Buzard – GB. Cowes Week is an eclectic mix of hard-core racing, black tie balls and crew parties for those who feel able to burn the midnight oil whilst participating in seven days of highly competitive racing. The Overall Winner Trophy is awarded to the winner of either Black Group or White Group, determined by the overall winner on points. 202 nm / 86.56 mph. Hannes Bohinc / Gianfranco Zanoni / Simon Wood-Power. In gusts of 50 knots she had run before the wind for some 10 miles unknowingly … 1996 Mustang Sally won ‘windy tuesday’ in Cowes Week by 15 minutes, (Silk nosedive day) as well as the lightest day, and Class 2 overall for the week. U.K.: World Famous Cowes Week Regatta Opens (1964) THE … This has occurred for more than 150 years. British Pathé. The regatta will be held on 3-10 August, slotting in between Glorious Goodwood and the start of the grouse season on 12 August. In their own words, Ed. Turner also made a series of paintings, watercolours and pencil sketches of the regatta while visiting Cowes Castle in 1827. With 40 daily sailing races, up to 1,000 boats, and 8,000 competitors ranging from Olympic and world-class professionals to weekend sailors, it is the largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world. During this time the Solent, which is a busy commercial waterway, is filled with boats of all classes and is particularly colourful due to the spinnakers (the large rounded sail hoisted at the front of a yacht when running downwind). Victory. Owner 1933 – Philip LeBoutillier: 1934: New London-Bermuda : 7 th Overall, 7 th Class A.: Winner was Edlu (S&S), Stormy Weather was the only boat not to reef. The Britannia Cup is awarded to the winner of the class nominated by the Royal Yacht Squadron on the Tuesday of the event, this is usually IRC Class 0 or IRC Class 1. Until World War I, big cutters and raters were raced by gentlemen amateurs employing skippers and crew. à jour au: 2015 1980 plan Jean BERRET, Gibsea Plus 80. Around 100,000 visitors are attracted to Cowes by the festival atmosphere of the event each year in addition to all the competitors. The New York Yacht Club Challenge Cup was presented by the New York Yacht Club in 1951 on 100th Anniversary of America's victory which led to the commencement of the America's Cup. The first Owl, a Rob Humphreys MG27, was a pocket cruiser-racer acquired in 1990. While the next edition of the Cowes Week regatta will take place from 31 July – 7 August 2021. Another race was held the next day for prize money only (£30 for first place, £20 for second). The competition is open to young skippers across all classes. In 1957, with the advent of the Admiral's Cup, points won in this race counted towards the Admiral's Cup. Yes! King George was in favour and presented a trophy to the Royal Yachting Association, naming it The Britannia Cup. 1995 National Express Cowes Classic. The New York Yacht Club Challenge Cup is awarded to the winner of the class nominated by the Royal Yacht Squadron on the Wednesday of the event, this is usually IRC Class 0 or IRC Class 1. 1996: Circuiteer: CORK Week: 2nd, Class II 1996: Circuiteer: Plymouth Spring Series: winner, CHS overall 1996: Cork One Design -1720: Red Funnel Easter Challenge: winner, CHS overall 1996: Cork One Design -1720: Warsash Spring Series: winner, Sportsboat Class 1996: Flair II: Cork Week: 2nd, Class III 1997: Circuiteer: Cowes Week: winner, Class III 1997: Circuiteer: Hamble Week -Weekend The Trophy was first presented by Skandia at the 1995 event and recognises the success of the yachtsmen and women of the future. 1996 : Value: 3 ECU = 2 Pounds (3) Composition: Copper-nickel: Weight: 28.28 g: Diameter: 38.6 mm: Shape: Round: References: X# 13 In recent years contributions to the funding of the display have been requested by the community who enjoy and benefit from them.[11]. It was won by Latana, a 165-ton yawl owned by Mr W M Johnstone, by far the biggest boat in the race. Eleven boats entered the first Queen's Cup race on 9 August 1897. History of OWL (1992-1999) by owner Peter Bruce. EDITOR UPDATE 3 July 2020 – The Royal London Yacht Club, organisers of Cowes Classics Week, has announced new dates for 2021 with the regatta now being held 3 – 9 July with racing from 5 July. The official website for Cowes Week - one of the oldest and most respected regattas in the World. The overall winner of Cowes Week is awarded with a special Scottish quaich Overall Winner Trophy. │ Cowes Week 1996 Aggregated Results Courtesy of: │ │ CAREFREE SOFTWARE & SERVICES (0276 685 761) │ │ Lyons House, 2 Station Road, Frimley, Surrey │ : 1935: Transatlantic, Newport to Bergen: First Overall: Rod Stephens Jr. was skipper. The Victory Class was founded in 1934 to race day-boats out of Portsmouth Harbour and participate in the annual Cowes Week regatta. Isle of Wight, County, 2 Pounds Silver 1996 Cowes Week Regatta, KM X13a, Proof Starting Bid: 25.00 Current Bid: 30.00 It certainly acted as a stimulus to big boat racing after the war. British Pathé. The Cup was subsequently raced for on the opening day of Cowes Week but, shortly after the turn of the 20th century, it was mysteriously lost. NON PLUS, GBR 7300 1996 Cowes Week: 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 3 - pms = 3e/34 CHS 6. David Franks, Cowes Fleet Captain, said "After 2016's highly successful Cowes World Championship, the Class was very keen to return. Cowes Week continues to attract a large XOD fleet for seven days of racing … The Classic Boat Museum in Cowes hosted a party for the competitors in Cowes Classics Week to mark the opening of the museum’s new site. Details about Old Found 35mm Slide Boat Yacht Cowes Week August 1996 Transparency Maritime See original listing. The attraction of Cowes Week has also given life to many water-based activities and sailing schools promoting the sport of sailing to all age groups and walks of life. Although certain functions in the week are still the preserve of the elite or members-only clubs, Cowes Week encompasses a wide range of events and attractions open to the public, marketed to a very diverse range of interests. 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We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. In the 1920s and 1930s, there were cruiser handicap classes and local one-designs (although the six to eight and twelve metre classes attracted the most racing interest). [4]. Traditionally at the end of the Cowes Week event, a fireworks display is held. GIB SEA Plus 80, 2 British boats: "Non Plus" and "Ragtime 2":. The Cowes Week entry for the class is expected to be at least 20 boats, a 25% increase on the 2008 entry. Royal Cowes Regatta (1923) Royal yacht Britannia wins the Royal Cowes Regatta. Two and a half years ago the museum faced its biggest challenge since it was founded by Maurice Wilmot in 1996 when it was given notice to vacate it’s premises at the Albany Building East Cowes. As well as the sailing activities, the week includes a large number of onshore events including live music and cocktail parties. The Young Skipper's Trophy is awarded to the Skipper, aged under 25 on the Sunday immediately after the event, who achieves the best results over the course of the entire Week. Isle of Wight. 1996 National Express Cowes Classic. Alan WALKINGS. The teenage team on Brizo gives the Contessa 26s a run for their money on day 1 of Cowes Classics Week High Potential wins the 2018 Round the Island Race Chris Charlesworth's Meow, 2017 Contessa 26 National Champion at the Royal Southern Yacht Club September Regatta The different classes of boats are split into either White Group (dayboats) and Black Group (larger boats with cabins). [9] Other supporters include Communications Sponsor aql.[10]. The team at Cowes Week look forward to welcoming you to the 195th Cowes Week for race day one on Saturday 31 July. The XODs have been the largest fleet in Cowes Week for many, many years and hold a special place in the event. We are delighted to have been accepted as a charity member of the Cowes Business Association and we would like to tell you a little bit about us. It was presented to the Royal Yacht Squadron for races during Cowes Week Class 1. The IOW branch of the MND Association was formed in 1996 and is run entirely by volunteers, many of whom have personal experience of the disease. [6], From 2011 to 2016 its official title was Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, named after the title sponsor. The event lasts for seven days and takes place each August in the Solent waters off Cowes … Key shoreside events of Cowes Week include the festivities within Cowes Yacht Haven, on Cowes Parade and at Shepards Wharf Marina. Latifa, owned by Michael Mason, first won the Cup in 1951. After three years with the previous Yes!, a much updated 1996 Corby 36 which had won Black Group at Cowes Week the previous three years in a row, it was time for a change. The Britannia Cup was first won in 1951 by Taisser IV and Group Captain R J S Barton. Aug. 08, 1965 - Yachting week at Cowes - Competitors in the Britannia Challenge Cup. The first race started at 09:30 on Thursday 10 August 1826 with the prize of a "Gold Cup of the value of £100" and was held under the flag of the Royal Yacht Club, which later became the Royal Yacht Squadron. Having started in 1826,[2] the event is held in August each year on the Solent (the area of water between southern England and the Isle of Wight made tricky by strong double tides), and is run by Cowes Week Limited in the small town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Cowes Week: Three sink in strong Solent winds. ", "Raoul et Jean Dufy, Complicité et rupture", https://www.tate.org.uk/search?q=cowes+castle, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cowes_Week&oldid=984329682, Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom, Sailing competitions in the United Kingdom, Recurring sporting events established in 1826, Articles needing additional references from April 2010, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 15:08. The Contessa 32 was designed by David Sadler in 1970 in response to demand for a larger version of his popular Contessa 26, which had been launched by the Jeremy Rogers boatyard 5 years earlier. Cowes Week is one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. In their home waters the distinctive 21ft black clinker built boats provide competitive racing 3 times a week and … Cowes Week (/kaʊz/ KOWZ)[1] is one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. Typically Cowes Week up to forty starts a day for classes of cruiser-racers, one designs and keelboats; up to a thousand boats and 8,000 competitors take part. 1996: Prince Phillip at Cowes Week Isle of Wight. For 2017 and 2018 the event was[7] known as Lendy Cowes Week, after Lendy Limited took over title sponsorship. Cowes is home to a small but thriving Dragon fleet. In 1950, Sir Peter Scott suggested to King George VI that larger yachts should compete for a new trophy as it was felt that the America's Cup could not be restarted after the war. Among the racing yachts at this year's Cowes Week, a unique Hampshire seafaring charity is preparing to celebrate its 30th birthday. The regatta is famous for its fireworks on the final Friday. Thanks to Suzanne and Alan for this report from Cowes Week. Back to image Follow The Telegraph. “Silk II” was a Bashford & Howison designed 41ft ocean racing yacht caught by the Beken camera during Cowes Week 1996 on what was to be known as “Windy Tuesday”. In some ways the Admiral's Cup was an extension of the N.Y.Y.C. is a … This competition also gave points towards the Admiral's Cup. Re-discovered in 1937 in a second-hand shop in Cardiff by a club member, Captain "Jonah" Jones, the Cup was bought back for the princely sum of £35. One of the most experienced ocean rowers in the world he was the official Race Safety Officer for the 2011 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. 1996 Lymington Thursday Series 1st overall in class LymTSC Hamble Race 1st in class ... Cowes Week 2 wins Dartmouth Regatta 1 win Sold by Peter Bruce Oct 99. Isle of Wight. to the IRC Class 0 winner racing on the first Saturday of the event. The display has taken place on the final Friday of the event since the early days and is an iconic finale. In 2012 Mrs Gillian Smith became the first female Principal Race Officer to oversee the racing. In the decades following World War II, yachting moved away from its image as a rich man's sport to one which is enjoyed by many today in modest self-skippered 30 to 40 foot yachts. Having started in 1826, the event is held in August each year on the Solent (the area of water between southern England and the Isle of Wight made tricky by strong double tides), and is run by Cowes Week Limited in the small town of Coweson the Isle o… “John Corby did incredibly well bringing the boat up to modern standards and we campaigned it very successfully,” says her owner and skipper, Adam Gosling. 1997 National Express Cowes Classic This years 75th Anniversary is encouraging more racers with over 20 boats regularly racing. IN the words of the Britannia Cup winner, Tony de Mulder, yesterday at Skandia Cowes Week was … We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. It was time for another competition of international significance to be introduced. Marquees are erected in the marinas serving food and drink,[5] and the crowds overflow from busy public houses and restaurants around the narrow high street - the town becomes a hive of activity into the early hours of each morning. It is occasionally moved to another week if the state of the tides in the normal week is unfavourable or, as in 2012, to avoid a clash with the Olympic Games. Prince Philip takes part in yachting competition Cowes Regatta. Despite hailing from the land-locked Midlands Simon Chalk is a veteran of five ocean rowing races. The Queen's Cup has traditionally been awarded by the RSY. With 40 daily sailing races, up to 1,000 boats, and 8,000 competitors ranging from Olympic and world-class professionals to weekend sailors, it is the largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world. In 2011, our Centenary Year, the number of entries rose to an unprecedented 145. Cup in that Miles Wyatt and four friends presented this overall trophy to encourage overseas yachts to race at Cowes. Charles Burnett III / Peter Dredge. Each of these venues offer entertainment for the general public as well as those racing. [3], Cowes Week is held at the beginning of August, set after Glorious Goodwood in the social calendar, which in most years means from the first Saturday after the last Tuesday in July, until the following Saturday. The festival originates from the Prince Regent's interest in yachting which continued after he became George IV in 1820. French painter Raoul Dufy has depicted the races and Royal Yacht Squadron in several works of the late 1920s and early '30s, the most famous one of which is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.[12][13][14][15][16], J.M.W. The Fastnet, which rounds the Fastnet rock far out in the Atlantic and can be dangerous, is held in odd-numbered years only. 1996: Prince Phillip at Cowes Week Isle of Wight. 33 firsts from 53 starts in first season. The first two hulls were moulded by Jeremy Rogers in the same year. The Queen's Cup was presented to the Royal Southampton Yacht Club by Queen Victoria in 1897, her Diamond Jubilee year. Originally designed as a small cruiser-racer by Norwegian Johan Anker in 1929, the Dragon was an Olympic Class from 1948 to 1972, and is a fast, rewarding, and exciting boat for her three/four person crew. Rex Features.