Yachts & Yachting – August 2019

a premium view of the racing.  ose

booking a seat can come and go as

they please, watching the Cowes Week

starts in the morning and SailGP

action in the a ernoon.  ere will be

live race coverage and commentary

with a giant screen next to the

seating. Ticket holders also get a 20%

discount on SailGP GBR Team kit,

available from the Gill online shop.

YOUTH LEGACY 

For every ticket sold, SailGP will be

donating £2 to a sailing charity for

the development of opportunities

for local children to access sailing.

boats will have a preferred viewing
position on the race area perimeter. 

HOW TO WATCH FROM COWES
For spectators ashore, a race village
will be set up along the seafront from
the end of Cowes Green up to Egypt
Point.  is will be the best place
ashore to watch the racing and is a
free-to-access public event, with large
screens featuring interviews with the
sailors, live race commentary, exhibits,
food and bars to suit all tastes. 
Within the race village there is a
SailGP grandstand, with tickets from
£35 to £55, giving a reserved seat and

Friday 9 August – practice day

Practice racing will take place from 3pm to

4.30pm in the o­ cial race course area 

Saturday 10 August – race day 1

Race village open from 11am to 6.30pm

Racing from 3pm to 4.30pm (three fl eet races)

Sunday 11 August – race day 2

Race village open from 11am to 6.30pm

Racing from 3pm to 4.30pm (three fl eet

races will be followed by a match race fi nal

between the two highest-ranked teams)

4.40pm Prize giving at race village

On both race days the stage show will be live from

11.30am, with the sailors on stage and the race boats on

display in front of race village before and after racing.

sailgp.com/cowes

SCHEDULE

PHOTOS: SAILGP/MARKLLOYD

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