| Britain has some excellent regattas
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| | competing for the beautiful Gold Roman
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| available for the sailing fraternity. The
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| | Bowl. Entrants range from being complete
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| first and probably most famous is Cowes
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| | novices sailing in the smallest offshore
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| Week. An amazing week of high quality
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| | categories, to very accomplished
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| sailing in the Solent waters off the
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| | competitors sailing in maxi-yachts. Sir
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| coast of the Isle of Wight. Cowes Week is
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| | Edward Heath is among the most notable of
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| a definite highlight in the sailing
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| | contestants having won the race 4 times!
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| calendar and has been running since 1826,
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| | Despite the record winning time standing
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| making it the world's longest running
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| | at just over 3 hours, most entrants cross
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| sailing regatta, as well as being one of
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| | the finishing line in late afternoon! The
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| Britain's biggest annual sporting events.
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| | race takes place on the 3rd of June, but
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| Over 8000 competitors race in yachts in
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| | all entries must be in by May 6th.
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| 40 classes in varied 'round-the-cans'
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| | The third regatta is the Winter Hamble
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| courses. Entrants are local, national and
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| | Series which involves 8 competitive races
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| international and range from being
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| | on 'round the cans' courses on the
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| complete novices to World and Olympic
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| | Solent, and take place from the beginning
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| champions. There is a packed racing
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| | of October to the early part of December.
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| schedule with just over 30 races every
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| | If your staff or clients are in need of
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| day for the full 8 days. Aside from the
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| | some team building then these races are
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| racing, there is a vibrant social scene
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| | the ideal environment for developing that
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| that caters for everyone's taste, with a
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| | competitive spirit whilst maintaining a
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| wide variety of excellent shops, pubs and
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| | sense of fun. Every race goes towards the
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| cafes to choose from. There is plenty to
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| | final result of the series, and the
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| do day and night, with live music, a
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| | winners get a prize�a great
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| magnificent firework display, the Honda
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| | incentive for any team! The experience is
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| Dream Team air display and the renowned
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| | guaranteed to boost morale and make life
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| Guinness and Pimm's tents!
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| | in the workplace a lot more effective.
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| Our second recommended regatta is the
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| | Our last regatta to recommend is Fastnet
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| Round the Island Race once described as
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| | 2006. Fastnet Rock is on the Southern tip
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| 'the Grand National of sailing', the
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| | of Ireland, over 600 miles away, and
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| annual Round the Island Race is extremely
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| | takes teams up to 5 days battling against
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| popular in the sailing world. The amount
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| | tricky tides and high winds to get to.
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| of publicity it attracts raises a huge
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| | The course starts in the Solent and then
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| amount of money for its official charity:
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| | heads West following the coast to Lands
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| Prostate Research Campaign UK. Take part
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| | End before heading out to the famous rock
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| in the 50-mile race, sailed
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| | and then finishing in Plymouth. The race
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| anti-clockwise around the Isle of Wight,
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| | was born in 1925 and is now one of the
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| alongside competitors from all around the
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| | Worlds greatest offshore races with over
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| world, and make a difference in the
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| | 200 competitors taking part. Join us in
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| medical world by raising funds for the
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| | this great challenge and we will train
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| fight against prostate cancer. The race
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| | your team to a standard capable of
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| was first started in 1931 with only 25
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| | winning and nothing less!
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| entries. Today there are over 1700 yachts
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