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09:54 Sunday 3 Aug 2025 Gael Pawson/CWLDay 2 update (1230): All classes started

The Sunbeam class line up for their start on day two of Cowes Week 2025. Photo CWL/Martin Allen.

The steadier conditions today have made life much easier for the Race Officers. All the Squadron classes are now away. The J/70s were first off, bunching at the pin end of the line, avoiding the lighter winds inshore. The other class starts following a similar pattern, most starts were clear

The Yankee flag was raised on all lines, advising competitors that lifejackets must be worn. There have also been a few breakages in the stonger winds and lumpy seas. Breeze is up to around 25 knots, gusting 27-28 in the western Solent, about 20 knots in the east.