Cowes
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 46 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SZ493958 | ||
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| Residents | 10,405 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | Cowes | ||
| ZIP code section | PO31 | ||
| prefix | 01983 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight | ||
| ONS code | 00MW007 | ||
| British Parliament | Isle of Wight | ||
Cowes (sometimes also West Cowes ) is a small port town on the north coast of the Isle of Wight with around 10,405 inhabitants, making it the third largest town on the island. Cowes is the ferry port for all connections to mainland England . A high-speed ferry ( catamaran ) operates across the Solent to Southampton .
The place is best known for the Cowes Week sailing regatta that has been held annually in August since 1826 and has around 20,000 visitors. It was initiated by the time-honored Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS), which maintains a clubhouse in Cowes Castle. In the large Marina has Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), of the since 1957 every two years, Admiral's Cup with the Fastnet Race aligns a clubhouse.
The largest industry is shipbuilding and sailmaking. To this day, Beken of Cowes contributes to the popularity with yacht photographs.
In East Cowes , an independent town with around 6,000 inhabitants on the opposite bank of the River Medina , Queen Victoria owned the summer residence Osborne House . Also in East Cowes was the headquarters and production of the Saunders-Roe company , which manufactured flying boats . These two cities are connected by a chain ferry .
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Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Thomas Arnold (1795–1842), theologian and educator
- Beken of Cowes , resident family of pharmacists and yacht photographers from 1888
- Uffa Fox (1898–1972), sailor, yacht designer and boat builder
- Colin Ratsey (1906-1984), regatta sailor
- Jeremy Irons (born 1948), actor
- Mark King (* 1958), bassist and leader of the band LEVEL 42
