Cowes Powerboat Festival 2024
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Every August Bank Holiday weekend Cowes hosts the Powerboat Festival.It was an eventful weekend, which featured the iconic Cowes - Torquay race, Cowes - Poole race and a new race around the isle of Wight. Shelley Jory-Leigh was there in the heart of it.https://cowestorquaycowes.co.uk/Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was the first person to sail non-stop single-handed around the world and continues to inspire sailors young and old. Shelley Jory-Leigh is one of the fastest women on wat...
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