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Local Notices from the Cowes Harbour Commission for Cowes Week
Local Notice to Mariners No 14 (T)
Local Notice to Mariners No 15 (T)
Local Notice to Mariners No 16 (T)
Local Notice to Mariners No 17 (T)
Local Notice to Mariners No 18 (T)
News Around Cowes ............Cowes Week – Star-studded entry list for Artemis Challenge Camilla Green,
The Artemis Challenge at Cowes Week, the annual IMOCA 60 sprint round the Isle of Wight, has this year attracted an impressive line up of entries from across Europe. Accompanied by celebrity guests, some of the biggest names in ocean racing will battle it out in a high adrenaline 50 mile race round the island, competing for a £10,000 charity prize fund.... [
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Cowes Classic WeekBritish Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta 2010 majority assembled in Cowes Yacht Haven ahead of the scheduled start of racing on Monday 19th July .......... More
Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club granted Harbour Works Licence for new and reconfigured marina
Cowes Harbour Commissioners considered an application at their June meeting from Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club for removal of their existing pontoon facility and renewal with a new pontoon marina facility.
Copies of the application and plans had been circulated to the CHC Board and had also been publicly available for viewing on Cowes Harbour Commission's website as well as being provided to neighbouring properties in hard copy.
The Harbour Master reported that only one comment had been received, from Cowes Yacht Haven, in respect to a request to formalise the current "gentleman's agreement" to limit the amount of rafting on the hammerhead pontoon to three deep.
Capt. McIntosh reported that he had reviewed the proposal in respect to issues of public rights of navigation and safety of navigation and confirmed that, in his opinion, the proposal would not have a detrimental impact on either issue and therefore recommended approval of the application, subject to a rafting limit of three on the hammerhead pontoon.
The Harbour Commissioners have unanimously agreed to this proposal and consent has been granted.
Annual Public Meeting attracts positive feedback
Cowes Harbour Commission's Annual Public Meeting was held at the Royal London Yacht Club on the 10th June. Hard copies of the Commission's Annual Report were made available. Roger Mathias, the new CHC Chairman, was pleased with the attendance level
and impressed with the presentation made by the Harbour Master and Chief Executive, Capt.
McIntosh. This was followed by a lengthy but constructive question and answer session.
Don't forget that Cowes Harbour Commission is always happy to gain feedback on its services and on the issues it is tackling on your behalf. If you want to talk to the Harbour Master, Capt. Stuart McIntosh or Rod Hodgson, the Deputy HM, please feel free to call in to the refurbished Harbour Office on Town Quay, or phone Judi on Reception and make an appointment on Tel: 01983 293 952, or email chc@cowes.co.uk
Keep up to date with the news by visiting the recently launched new-look website at: http://www.cowesharbourcommission.co.uk
SIRCOA & SCRA Solent IRC Series CHAMPIONSHIP......
"Three days of outstanding Solent racing ensured that the 2010 edition of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club's Vice Admiral's Cup Regatta was a roaring success. Johnny Vincent, winner of Class 0 at the helm of his TP52 Pace, summed the weekend up perfectly when he said, "It's been an amazing weekend - I feel more like a 25 year old than a 45 year old".
Sail-World.com, UK's Royal Yachting Association (RYA) changes tack on flares. In what could be a pointer for things to come world-wide in the use and carriage of flares as distress signals at sea, Britain's peaking boating organisation has revised its recommendations as it says more robust and technologically advanced alternatives have been developed.... [
A fleet of six Simon Rogers-designed Artemis 20 keelboats, helmed by qualified UKSA skippers and crewed by 12 novice sailors from a mixed background of disability or disadvantage, will compete for the inaugural Artemis Even Keel Challenge Trophy over two days at Cowes Week in early August....
The Vice Admiral's Cup 2010. "Three days of outstanding Solent racing ensured that the 2010 edition of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club's Vice Admiral's Cup Regatta was a roaring success. Johnny Vincent, winner of Class 0 at the helm of his TP52 Pace, summed the weekend up perfectly when he said, "It's been an amazing weekend - I feel more like a 25 year old than a 45 year old". 
UK's Royal Yachting Association (RYA) changes tack on flares Sail-World.com, UK's Royal Yachting Association (RYA) changes tack on flares. In what could be a pointer for things to come world-wide in the use and carriage of flares as distress signals at sea, Britain's peaking boating organisation has revised its recommendations as it says more robust and technologically advanced alternatives have been developed.... [
Artemis Even Keel Challenge at Cowes Week A fleet of six Simon Rogers-designed Artemis 20 keelboats, helmed by qualified UKSA skippers and crewed by 12 novice sailors from a mixed background of disability or disadvantage, will compete for the inaugural Artemis Even Keel Challenge Trophy over two days at Cowes Week in early August....