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Skandia Cowes Week

The final, overall prizegiving marked the end of another successful Skandia Cowes Week, and the end of an era as Skandia concluded their 14-year relationship as overall event sponsor.

Hundreds of competitors made their way to the Haven Events Centre at Cowes Yacht Haven to collect their well-earned silverware/Thomas Lyte crystal ware after an extremely tough and competitive week.

Cowes Radio presenter Dick Johnson and Skandia’s Sponsorship Manager Tim Sewell ably carried out the marathon task of presenting competitors with their trophies which included the overall Black Group and White Group Trophy winners. Dean & Dyball (MG346 in Class 6), and Savage Sailing Team (J/80).

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Skandia Cowes Week

Yachtsmen from across the world are drawn to the Solent for the testing conditions and the second day of Skandia Cowes Week proved more challenging than most as stiff winds converged with strong spring tides to make for some highly eventful and exciting racing.

By early afternoon Sunday, the wind instruments were showing 20 knots of breeze, gusting 26 but there were also rain squalls, poor visibility and lumpy seas to contend with, which resulted in a series of collisions and breakages.

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