Cowes

50.762777777778 - 1.3008333333333Koordinaten: 50 ° 46 ' N, 1 ° 18' W

Cowes (sometimes called West Cowes ) is a small harbor town on the north coast of the Isle of Wight with about 9,663 inhabitants, making it the third largest city on the island. Cowes is the ferry port for all connections to the English mainland. About the Solent to Southampton operates a high speed ferry ( catamaran).

The place is known mainly by the since 1826 annual sailing regatta Cowes Week in August with around 20,000 visitors. It was initiated by the renowned Royal Yacht Squadron ( RYS ), which has a club house in Cowes Castle. In a large marina, the Royal Ocean Racing Club ( RORC ), which aligns the Admiral's Cup with the Fastnet Race since 1957 every two years, a club house.

The largest industry is shipbuilding and sail making. Beken of Cowes holds up today with yacht photographs to prominence at.

In East Cowes, an independent town with about 6,000 inhabitants on the opposite bank of the River Medina, had Queen Queen Victoria 's summer residence Osborne House. Also in East Cowes was also the headquarters and the company's production Saunders -Roe, who has made ​​flying boats. These two cities are connected by a chain ferry.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Thomas Arnold (1795-1842), theologian and educator
  • Beken of Cowes 1888 resident family of pharmacists and yacht photographer
  • Jeremy Irons ( b. 1948 ) Actor
  • Mark King ( born October 20, 1958), bassist and leader of the band LEVEL 42
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