Since 1826 Cowes Week has played a key part in the British sporting summer calendar and is one of the UK’s longest running and most successful sporting events. It now stages up to 40 daily races for around 1,000 boats and is the largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world.
Dates: 11th to 18th of August, 2012.
Early bird booking, until 1st of March, £995 for full programme. Normal price after that: £1095.
Call 07980 213 020 to book.
Latest information:
- 20/01/2012 – only 4 places left, sign up quick!
- 05/01/2012 – only 5 places left, sign up quick!
- 12/12/2011 – 6 places left
- 10/12/2011 – 7 places left
- 09/11/2011 – Programme for 2012 ready, sign up!
Programme details:
- Race training day – free, on 10th of August
- Cowes Week – Individual days racing (£150 per day)
- 8 days for £995 (early bird, £1095 after). We’ll be there, every day, racing hard, mixed in with a little partying.
- Accomodation provided onboard. We can sort out accomodation ashore, if required
- Oil skins, wet weather gear free loan
- Professional Skipper & Mate
- Crew colours (full series)
- Food onboard, excluding 2 days where we’ll eat out
- Race entry fees and berthing at Cowes
Our racing yacht – Elan 410
You will be racing onboard our racing yacht Elan 410, in IRC 2 class. This class is particularly tough, but with your help and with our professional race skipper and mate, we have all we need to do well, hopefully!
| Name | Inspire | Model | Elan 410 |
| Type | Racing yacht | Year | 2009 |
| Berths | 8 (3 cabins + saloon) | Length (LOA) | 12.27 |
| Draft | 2.2m | Beam | 3.91m |
| Main | Slab main / Racing sails + white | Genoa | Racing/white |
| Helm | Single wheel | Heating | Yes |
| Plotter | Yes | Cooker | 2 hob/oven |
| Instruments | Wind & Tridata | Fridge | Yes |
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We do not believe in taking more than 6 or 7 crew for Cowes Week, this way everyone is fully involved in racing the boat most of the time. It’s a fantastic event to learn and race at, you’ll love it.
BTW, all of our race skippers are also at the highest level of the RYA Tuition scale – RYA Yachtmaster Instructors. There are usually a million and one questions that you might ask an RYA instructor, well, you are very welcome, ask away, and there will be time to practice any part of the syllabus, after the day’s racing. If you have any energy left, that is!
Here are some photos from Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2011! Click to expand.
