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Very reckless at the wheel of her sports car, she was frequently seen on the race track at Cowes, or golfing at West Geelong.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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As the yachts make their way out of the Cowes Harbour toward Old Castle Point, French team PRB, skippered by Vincent Riou, takes the lead—choosing a line close to the shore.
Sailing in the Eye of the Wind William Lyons 2011
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Cowes Week, which starts tomorrow, is a highly prestigious sailing regatta in which the crews battle against not just each other but also the brute forces of wind and tides that can rip through the Solent.
Cowes weatherwatch 2011
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On the other hand, when the prevailing southwesterly winds sweep up the English Channel, the south side of the Isle of Wight can be pummelled while Cowes on the north side is sheltered.
Cowes weatherwatch 2011
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The winds stream across the Solent and then crash into the hills of the Isle of Wight and pour down the river Medina at Cowes, often giving spectators a good buffeting.
Cowes weatherwatch 2011
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The way is signed at every junction, and takes in stunning and quiet roads, as well as an off-road track through a nature reserve and an estuary crossing via chain-ferry at East Cowes.
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Associated Press Premier Margaret Thatcher, making a firm stand on the Isle of Wight with the British flag in the background, during her visit to the British Hovercraft Corporation Ltd., at East Cowes on June 8, 1983 in England.
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They set sail from Cowes on the Isle of Wight on Sunday.
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The tailless satin coat described in Town Topics, Mr. Sonne believes, was a variation on the classic British naval mess coat, a uniform Griswold and his pals observed officers wearing earlier that summer at the Cowes sailing regattas.
Off With Their Coattails Jamie Johnson 2011
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The mean spring tide range at Cowes harbour, for instance, is 3.6 metres 12ft as the tides are squeezed between the mainland and Isle of Wight.
Cowes weatherwatch 2011
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