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COWES PORT HANDBOOK 2014 - 2015

Cowes Events Diary
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2014 is set be yet another vintage year for Cowes. Many of the yachting
and powerboating events represent the pinnacle of their sport whilst
others provide a showcase for the best of club racing, rallies, and regattas.
Here follow some of the highlights of the 2014 season. See also our
comprehensive Events Calendar on pages 102-111.
For the latest news on Cowes events see www.COWES.co.uk/events.

Rick Tomlinson

JOG Offshore Championship 2014
March to October
JOG (Junior Offshore Group) run a highly competitive inshore and
offshore series. Inshore or coastal races tend to be around marks in or near
the Solent, finishing in a nearby port, whilst the offshore series are races
intended to be completed in a weekend, including any return voyage and
usually take competitors across the Channel to Normandy or the Channel
Islands. Most JOG races start from the club’s fixed start line between
JOG’s starting box just off Egypt Point, Cowes and the Gurnard buoy.
www.jog.org.uk
Island Sailing Club Evening Race Series
April to September
The Evening Race Series starts on 22 April and continues every Tuesday
night, except during Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, until the
end of August. Following the last race of the series is the famous ‘Bang
and Go Back Race’, a fun race taking place on 2 September, to which all
entrants are welcome.
The series of 18 races is organised and run by a dedicated team of race
officers, each offering their own interesting courses, and using racing
marks off Cowes. www.islandsc.org.uk
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