SOLENT EVENTS DIARY Y FOLKBOAT WEEK 19 – 25 August The Royal Solent Yacht Club in Yarmouth is looking forward to hosting the 58th Folkboat Week, sponsored by Lymington Yacht Haven. This annual event has run every year since 1966 and has grown in popularity with large fleets participating from Yarmouth, SOLENT EVENTS DIARLymington and further afield. Folkboat Week attracts both Nordic and Classic Folkboats and the racing is based in the Western Solent. Folkboat Regatta COWES-TORQUAY-COWES INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE POWERBOAT RACE 27 August 2023 will once again see the legendary Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Powerboat Race return. Teams from around the world are expected to line up at the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes at approx.10am. The 200 Mile classic has long been recognised as one of powerboating’s toughest challenges and comparisons have been made with Le Mans and the Indy 500. A fleet of 25 boats are expected to start and if conditions are calm, the winner could complete the course in less than 3 hours. Starting 30 minutes later, there is a shorter race, The Cowes/Poole/Cowes, for boats that don’t have the required range for the CTC and this fleet will race from Cowes, past Bournemouth Pier and returning through the Western Solent. All race boats can be viewed in the wet pits in Cowes Yacht Haven from Sunday 27 August. cowestorquaycowes.co.uk Cowes-Torquay-Cowes International Offshore Powerboat Race 48 solenthandbook.com