(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes
Week, the world’s best-known sailing regatta, taking place from 3rd to
10th August have announced a radical departure with the traditional
Cowes Week racing- cool one-design racing in really fun boats!In the "Monty Python tradition", upsetting and calling into question the status quo is nothing new for the "J" Team. Two new J classes have been introduced to this year’s Cowes Week regatta. The rapidly growing J/70 fleet will have its own start this year and will have a race format of two races a day for the
first four days. The sailing should be a lot of fun. Imagine getting
20-25 kt westerly down the Solent, beating to the first mark off
Yarmouth/ Lymington, then simply smoking down the Solent, criss-crossing
back and forth, leaving vapor-trails behind as the fleet flies towards
the famous finish line off the Royal Yacht Squadron's deck on Cowes!There will also be a dedicated class for the increasing number of J/111s coming to Cowes, allowing the exciting 36ft performance boats to enjoy some close one-design racing during the Week. The event concludes the J/111 European Circuit that will have commenced with the SPI OUEST France Regatta in the famous Brittany seaport of La Trinite sur Mer in April. For more Cowes Week sailing information
