Yachting World

MATT SHEAHAN

After more than a year of anguish, frustration and stress, Cowes Week was back. Around 500 boats turned up for this year’s event and while the tally was clearly down on previous years, name me another regatta in the world that has this year drawn more boats across such a broad range of size and types for a week of racing.

True to its tradition, the event enjoyed a full range of conditions from flat calm to

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