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Island Sailing Club - Based in Cowes, and organisers of the famous 'Round the Island' yacht race. Information on club race diary, results, facilities, contacts and downloadable race entry forms.
Aquapower - RYA recognised sea school offering powerboat courses, sportsboat training, instruction on powerboats and ribs and VHF/SRC radio courses.
Bembridge Sailing Club - Mainly information for members, but contains details of the sailing programme, social calendar, courses and reports.
Cowes - Marine services and town directory for the international yachting and sailing centre, which is home to the Royal Yacht Squadron and Cowes Week.
Solent Leisure - Corporate entertainment and corporate hospitality sailing days
Lime Yachting - Day sailing charter of race-ready yachts for pleasure or corporate events out of Cowes.
Sea View Yacht Club - One of the premier sailing clubs on the Solent (Seaview)
Solent Cruising and Racing Association - Promoting the interests of yacht cruising and racing in the Solent (based in Cowes).
Yarmouth Harbour - Town and sailing facilities in this picturesque yachting and ferry port.
Spongesurf - Offers wave and weather reports and forecasts. Also includes a photo gallery.
Island Harbour Marina - Yacht moorings, brokerage and boatyard facilities on the river at Cowes. Profile, services and navigation advice.
Skandia Life Cowes Week - Results, news, statistics, chat, and live video of the annual regatta.
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Ingersoll Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson "No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous." (Henry B. Adams) Sailing and Boating "Friends are those people who know the words to the song in your heart and sing them back to you when you have forgotten the words." (Anonymous) The coziness between church and state is good for the state and bad for the church. -- G. K. Chesterton I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. -- Socrates Sailing and Boating Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. -- Vince Lombardi A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. -- Robert Frost If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. 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