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Country: England
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Occupation: Marine engineer/electrician
Interests: Boat, Landy, and other toys :)
Boat name: Mad Max/Master Fiddler
Boat make: Phantom 18/Fletcher Bravo
Engines: Merc XR2
Cruising area: Solent/IOW
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Posts: 935
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Lack of Cowes Publicity
I have always said that there is never any mention of racing on around the south coast and no advertising when there is an event on.
Today I was discussing the boat with a friend who lives in cowes and said that dad was hoping to use it in the round the island race, his reply was "What do you mean....round the island is for yachts??"
Despite living in cowes his whole life (allbeit only 15 years) he was completely oblivious to there being a race weekend every year, drawing competitors from around the world.
I know spectator boats can be aggravating, however, if there was some mention of the event on radio stations and advertising locally, just imagine how many more spectators this could draw to the event, undoubtedly giving more people the idea to join the sport....
Any views on this??
Max
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