News

10:03 Thursday 1 Aug 2024 Rupert Holmes/CWL1230 update: Day 6 morning update

We have another morning waiting for the sea breeze, with good racing expected this afternoon in wind generated by thermal enhancements with uncertain timing. At the time of writing there is a postponement for all classes, with AP over AP displayed on all start lines. 

The lime limit has been extended to 1900 today to get the best chance to get races completed. When racing does get under way the schedule for classes starting on the Royal Yacht Squadron line has been shuffled to bring fleets that tend to start towards the end of the day, such as XODs, Victorys and Mermaids, further forward in the sequence. 

1230 update: The AP over AP signal has been removed and replaced with a single AP. The earliest racing will start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line is 1330 and 1400 from Committee Vessel 1, though it may be subjet to further postponements.

Click here for the race schedule, which will be updated through the day:  https://www.cowesweek.co.uk/web/code/php/main_c.php?map=cw24&ui=cw4&style=std&override=&section=racing&page=racestatus2024&setday=6 

A spectacular display by the Royal Navy Black Cat Helicopter Display Team is scheduled to take place off Cowes Green, the RYS and Cowes harbour between 1800 and 1815, with a Marine Exclusion Zone (MEZ) will in place from 1755 until two minutes after the conclusion of the display.