Cowes Week - the world's oldest, largest and most spectacular sailing regatta of its kind
Cowes, Isle of Wight
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A historic moment to mark 200 years of Cowes Week. 💙
HRH The Princess Royal fired the Royal Yacht Squadron cannon to send the first fleet racing into the Solent, officially launching Cowes Week’s third century.
Read more here: ow.ly/t8xT50ZvLpk
200 years of sailing history meets cutting-edge tech! ⛵️📲
Stay connected with the North Sails Cowes Week App:
✔️ Live start times & race changes
✔️ Results & standings
✔️ Shoreside events map & schedule
Download on iOS & Android now!
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This is HUGE for us 🥹🔥
We’ve just hit a massive 600 entires. The biggest fleet since 2018…and we’re over the moon 🌙😇
Join us for what is going to be a spectacular regatta. Regatta entries open until July 30!
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A Cowes Week classic returns. 🎆🎇
The iconic Cowes Week fireworks return for North Sails Cowes Week 2026, launching off Cowes Breakwater and lighting up the Solent for the Bicentenary.
Friday 7 August | 21:30 ✨
#CowesWeek #NorthSailsCowesWeek #NorthSails #CowesWeek200
“My daughter was on the winch… the trimmer shouted for more power, briefly forgetting he was 45 and she was 13.”
For Dan Snow, that’s the magic of Cowes Week — family, racing and memories that last a lifetime. ⛵️
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Last call for Early Bird entry ⛵️
The 20% Early Bird offer for Cowes Week closes on 3 May. If you’re planning to be on the start line this August, now’s the moment to secure your place.
👉 Enter now: cowesweek.co.uk/
#CowesWeek
That gybe? Silky.
And just like that… they’re leading.
Panacea X making it look very, very easy out there. 🔥
In August 1873 at Cowes Week, Jennie Jerome met Lord Randolph Churchill.
Three days later, they were engaged.
The following year, their son was born: Winston Churchill.
A regatta romance that changed history. 💘⚓
Learn more: winstonchurchill.org/the-lif…
IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE 200 YEARS.
Entries for Cowes Week 2026 are officially OPEN.
🔗 cowesweek.co.uk/web/code/php…
#CowesWeek #CowesWeek200 #BicentenaryRegatta #Sailing
A familiar silhouette on the Solent during Cowes Week ⚓️
A small detail, perhaps — but one that feels unmistakably Cowes Week.
Royal connections 👑⚓️
#CowesWeek #CW200 #RoyalConnection #KingsCup #QueensCup #SailingHistory #Since1826 #Bicentenary #Cowes2026
You raced here before cameras could fly.
You still do.
Be part of that 200-year history this summer
#CowesWeek #SailingHistory #SolentRacing #YachtRacing #BritishSport #SailingLife #Regatta #OnTheWater #ThenAndNow
The Sunbeam 🌞
This month is all about celebrating the array of classes that grace Cowes Week each year 💙
#CowesWeek #SunbeamClass #SailingTradition #SolentSailing #ItchenorSC #ClassicYachtRacing
