No Man’s Fort.
Posts tagged Solent
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Dec 16
Dec 16
SOUTHERN ENGLAND
English Channel, England, United Kingdom, 50º44’23″N 1º05’44″W
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May 11
May 11
Hydroptere.fr Round-the-Isle-of-Wight speed record
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom 50°46'10"N 1°18'63"W
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Aug 01
Aug 01
America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 50º46’22″N 1º18’90″W
“Man Overboard” on “The Lady Anne”, a 15 metre (95′) Gaff Cutter design by William Fife of Fairlie (1912), during the America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta, 1851-2001
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the World’s Oldest and Most Famous Sporting Trophy. The Woodstock of sailing as it has been described. Was truly a remarkable event.
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Sep 97
Sep 97
Start of the 1997 – 98 Whitbread Round the World Race
Southampton, England, United Kingdom, 50º46’59″N 1º19’20″W
Paul cayard as skipper of EF Language won the 1997/1998 Whitbread Round the World race. He beat out 10 other yachts for the prize over a course of 32,000 miles (51,500 km). This was remarkable as it was his first ever Whitbread and he also became the first ever American to win the event.
