This year, the Race Team and the Island Sailing Club are staging an Official Hospitality Venue on The Parade in Cowes. It’s free to enter, everyone is welcome, and it will be open throughout the race weekend from 14:00 on Friday 14 June to Sunday 16 June evening.
This shoreside venue will be the best place to enjoy the buzz of the race, meet up with friends over a few drinks and enjoy the live music. The new venue will feature:
- Large Crew Bar marquee serving a wide range of drinks including draft beers and ales
- Food Court serving delicious food and snacks – vendors include favourite local Cowes restaurant ‘The Garden’, Honey Donuts and Island Ice
- Live music on the stage all three days including bands Blonde Bombshell (Friday night) and Cornerstone (Saturday night)
- B&G Race Support Event Truck offering electronics set-up support to all competitors and get involved in their ‘Plinko’ prize game
- Helly Hansen and RNLI stand – take the ‘Ready Steady Crew’ challenge and buy a race memento from the HH Official Race Collection
- Crew Deli at Blind Tiger – Deli Boxes are available to pre-order & collect on Friday www.blindtigeriw.co.uk · Crew Suppers at Blind Tiger on Friday and Saturday – book via www.blindtigeriw.co.uk
- The Mermaid Garden at the ISC – cocktails, beers and pizza
- ISC Members’ Bar and Terrace (all competitors welcome)
