Isle of Wight
Sailing at Cowes Week - Dee Caffari
Another fabulous Cowes week comes to an end and many smiling guests of Aviva have had an enjoyable experience. They have sailed onboard the Open 60 and seen a little of what Cowes Week is all about. The sun came out on occasion and the wind was plenty to sail with. |
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Artemis Challenge at Cowes Week - Photo
The Open 60 yacht Aviva competes in the Artemis Challenge yacht race for charity.
Cowes Week - King of Cowes
02 Aug Cowes, UK - The King of Cowes, now in its second year, gives the overall winners of each of the 35 classes from the previous year's Skandia Cowes Week the opportunity to race each other on a level playing field of identical boats. With sailors competing for the top prize of a brand-new VW Touareg (for the helmsman), and winds gusting over 30 knots, competition at this year's event was, as you can imagine, quite fierce. |
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Cowes Week 2008
01 Aug Cowes, UK - Cowes Week, which was first held in 1826, is one of the longest running sporting events in the entire United Kingdom. Attracting world famous sailors like Ellen MacArthur and Shirley Robertson, and incredible yachts from all over Britain and abroad, this year's Cowes Week promises to be one of the largest and most exciting boating events in the world this year.
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Cowes week coming up - Dee Caffari
A damp, windy and bleak day greeted me early on Wednesday morning as I arrived at Howth Yacht Club in Dublin, Ireland. A worried looking group of Brokers and clients for Aviva had gathered around a salty sea dog in the form of Liam Lalore. He was to be our skipper for the day onboard Arctic Fox, a Bavaria 38. Fred McCollum had prepared breakfast and instructed his crew to look after us. The forecast was not great and the gusts in excess of thirty knots were whistling through the marina. |
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Rolex Commodores' Cup - Sailing in the Solent
06 Jul Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK - The 2008 Rolex Commodore's Cup concluded today with the boats sailing in rain, poor visibility, and 30 knots of wind that knocked the sailors about in the sloppy seas before pushing the yachts through the final gates. With 45 boats from 15 national teams, the week's racing was exciting and eventful, but it was the pre-race planning which the winning team, GBR Red, claims made the difference.
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