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The authentic hand sewn Sebago deckshoe brand dating back to 1946 has been entertaining the crowds at Cowes this week. The Cowes comeback has been dominated by the 'Sebago Shoeboat' cruising the Medina with gifts for home coming sailors. Sebago's 'Catch of the Day' T-shirts have also created a stir, this limited edition range is the ideal way to discounted offers at the new Cowes Store located within easy reach of Cowes Yacht Haven.

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Sebago goodie bags are greatly received by home coming sailors on the Medina

As well as supplying some of the high profile race boats with their technical line, Sebago has come to the aid of the charity 'Toe in the Water'. This tri-service initiative aims to inspire men and women who have sustained traumatic injuries, including the loss of limbs, to move beyond their disability and to become re-inspired by life. Competitive sailing is a physically and mentally challenging adventurous sport and provides a unique opportunity for injured service personnel.

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The Sebago Shoeboat cruising the Medina

Sebago has supplied all of the 'Toe in the Water' crews with performance footwear for men and women who have served their country. Lloyd Hamilton, Racing Director, Toe in the Water, commented:

"Having been loaned the Farr 45 by Tony Langley, one of the caveats for Cowes was that we only wear sailing shoes on board the race boat to keep it in the best condition. Sebago came to us in our hour of need supplying sailing shoes to our 4 crews. We have had certain situations where the grip technology has been utilised and it has never let us down!"

For over six decades Sebago has been igniting individuality in all product ranges inspired by their roots in the Magical states of New England, USA. All lines are ideal for life in or around the water, made for who people are and how they live. This much loved brand will be launching a new marine technical range during September 2011, further details to follow.

Adie Callaghan, Marketing Manager Northern Europe at Sebago, added:

"We have had a wonderful week with our lady Sebago Shoeboat flying the flag for the brand and hopefully providing a bit of humour for the competitors and spectators alike this year! We are also honoured to have been able to help the charity Toe in the Water, who do tremendous work for our injured service men and women."

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Coastal Notes Coastal Notes covers a broad spectrum of stories, events and developments in which some can be quirky and local in nature, while other stories are of national importance and are on-going, but whatever they are about, they need to be told.

Stories can be diverse and they can be influential, albeit some are more subtle than others in nature, while other events can be immediately felt. No more so felt, is firstly to those living along the coastal rim and rural isolated communities. Here the impact poses is increased to those directly linked with the sea, where daily lives are made from earning an income ashore and within coastal waters.

The topics in Coastal Notes can also be about the rare finding of sea-life creatures, a historic shipwreck lost to the passage of time and which has yet many a secret to tell. A trawler's net caught hauling more than fish but cannon balls dating to the Napoleonic era.

Also focusing the attention of Coastal Notes, are the maritime museums which are of national importance to maintaining access and knowledge of historical exhibits for future generations.

Equally to keep an eye on the present day, with activities of existing and planned projects in the pipeline from the wind and wave renewables sector and those of the energy exploration industry.

In addition Coastal Notes has many more angles to cover, be it the weekend boat leisure user taking a sedate cruise off a long straight beach on the coast beach and making a friend with a feathered companion along the way.

In complete contrast is to those who harvest the sea, using small boats based in harbours where infrastructure and safety poses an issue, before they set off to ply their trade at the foot of our highest sea cliffs along the rugged wild western seaboard.

It's all there, as Coastal Notes tells the stories that are arguably as varied to the environment from which they came from and indeed which shape people's interaction with the surrounding environment that is the natural world and our relationship with the sea.