Cowes Day 3: Calm in the morning

by Peter Taylor · Published 19/08/2022 · Updated 22/08/2022

On Monday 1st July I arrived at Lepe in the morning to photograph the racing before going on watch at NCI Stone Point in the afternoon. Unfortunately the day started very calm and racing was postponed. We then saw the IRC Class 0 and Cape 31 yachts motoring past Lepe towards the western Solent. With the wind finally setting in from the west, presumably the racing started at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club line.

Since I was on watch in the afternoon I was only able to take a few photos as the yachts returned eastwards. The Cape 31 “Fanatic” features as she planed past the station.

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[01] IRC Class 0 Yachts: GBR4921R HH42 "Ino XXX" And NED17001 Ker 46 "Van Uden" (DSC05539)

[02] GBR314X Cape 31 "Katabatic" (DSC05543)

[03] GBR3116X Cape 31 "The Bodfather" And Another Cape 31? (DSC05545)

[04] GBR5040L IRC 0 IC37 "team Aqua" And Cape 31 "Jiraffe (DSC05546)

[05] GBR3116X Cape 31 "The Bodfather" At East Lepe Buoy (DSC05547)

[06] GBR318X Cape 31 "Fabatic" (DSC05549)

[07] GBR318X Cape 31 "Fabatic" (DSC05551)

[08] GBR318X Cape 31 "Fabatic" With Two XODs In The Background (DSC05552)

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