Cowes week.

[capnsensible]

For anyone there, HMS Queen Elitabeth will be conducting a 'sail past' of the Royal Yacht Squadron tomorrow evening before returning to Pompey.

Won't be docking at Cowes Marina......

 

[Seashoreman]

I went down from Suffolk for 10 days for the British Classic Yacht Club week. Much more civilized. Reception at the Squadron, moored in the Haven, ate in most of the restaurants and pubs without having to queue.
Some of the finest Yachts I've seen.
Wouldn't like to imagine the state of the shower block over Cowes Week. There is a manned Police Station in the Main Street now.

 

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Won't be docking at Cowes Marina......

Did the Captain read my report on the state of the showers?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We’ll be on the roof terrace of the ISC for this. Drinks reception for our class.

 

[flaming]

We’ll be on the roof terrace of the ISC for this. Drinks reception for our class.

How's the racing? Entry looks somewhat light.....

 

[jlavery]

I went down from Suffolk for 10 days for the British Classic Yacht Club week. Much more civilized. Reception at the Squadron, moored in the Haven, ate in most of the restaurants and pubs without having to queue.
Some of the finest Yachts I've seen.
Wouldn't like to imagine the state of the shower block over Cowes Week. There is a manned Police Station in the Main Street now.

Done Cowes Classics a couple of times. Great fun, and large number of entries.

 

[DJE]

We’ll be on the roof terrace of the ISC for this. Drinks reception for our class.

Hope it stays dry.

 

[capnsensible]

The patrol vessel anchored off in a dazzle paint scheme is HMS Tyne. Guardship for the week, an old tradition that lapsed then reinstated a rew years back.

Reminds me how long ago I was doing Cowes Week with the Royal Yacht Brittania anchored off.....

 

[Chiara’s slave]

How's the racing? Entry looks somewhat light.....

It is eerily quiet. On the water, but most particularly off. We are still the biggest class with just 36 boats.

 

[flaming]

It is eerily quiet. On the water, but most particularly off. We are still the biggest class with just 36 boats.

We gave it a miss this year because of spiraling accommodation costs. A place that was £4k in 2021 wanted £8k last year.

By the looks of the IRC entry list it looks like we were far from the only ones.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We gave it a miss this year because of spiraling accommodation costs. A place that was £4k in 2021 wanted £8k last year.

By the looks of the IRC entry list it looks like we were far from the only ones.

It may be time we started putting people up. Just need a people carrier.

 

[flaming]

It's a tricky one. To get the most out of Cowes week you want to be staying in town. We did think about just doing the week from Hamble, but decided that without the attractions of shoreside, we weren't all that enthused about 1 race per day.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

It's a tricky one. To get the most out of Cowes week you want to be staying in town. We did think about just doing the week from Hamble, but decided that without the attractions of shoreside, we weren't all that enthused about 1 race per day.

Obviously it doesn’t cross our minds to stay in Cowes for the week, we just drive in. A mini bus could fix that, the rental would be a drop in the ocean.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Hot and dry. Though not in here, the bar is free, its just hot

 

[Chiara’s slave]

 

[Chiara’s slave]

 

[flaming]

Looks like 2 ships from that angle!

 

[Chiara’s slave]

It looked like that to me, but that’s maybe to do with the free bar.

 

[mainsail1]

The patrol vessel anchored off in a dazzle paint scheme is HMS Tyne. Guardship for the week, an old tradition that lapsed then reinstated a rew years back.

Reminds me how long ago I was doing Cowes Week with the Royal Yacht Brittania anchored off.....

Does anyone else think that the dazzle paint is not very appealing?

 

[capnsensible]

Does anyone else think that the dazzle paint is not very appealing?

U boat captains.