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Isle of Wight, England( Dan Kitwood / Getty Images / August 4, 2010 )
Yachts sail in the Class 5 IRC race at the Cowes Week Regatta on Thursday off the Isle of Wight, England. The annual Cowes Week Regatta has been held in early August every year since 1826, where only seven yachts took part and the winning prize was 100 pounds Sterling. The Cowes Week Regatta 2010 is hosting around 8,500 competitors including Olympic and world-class yachtsmen sailing over 1,000 boats in up to 40 different handicaps over eight days.
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