It was agreed that the formula of using multiple race tracks with committee boat starts provides clear water for each race in a relatively quiet Solent and by rotating the fleets between laid and fixed mark courses provides the variety that is part of a regatta ethos. One afternoon will be laid aside for a whole fleet race which provides an optional lay half-day for those that need it or a reserve day if necessary. The Notice of Race has now been posted on the web site and an on-line entry system will shortly be in place.
Looking to the future, it is anticipated that Cowes Classics Week will attract individual participants from classic one-design fleets all round the country and that it will provide a home for celebratory events as these classes reach key milestones in their life. Celebrations due in the next couple of years include: 100th of the X One Design, 75th of the Mylne One Design (based on the Mersey), 75th of the Loch Long (Aldeburgh & Clyde), 75th of the Sq.m. (German Rule) – the boats that became the Windfall Yachts and the 50th Anniversary of the first Cowes-Torquay Offshore Powerboat Race. The Royal London YC have offered their Royal Victoria Cup as an Anniversary Cup to be awarded to any fleet celebrating an anniversary in that year.
