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H2O Podcast: Cowes Powerboat Festival

25/08/2012

Cowes Powerboat Festival

BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, Cowes Powerboat Festival

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh live from the Cowes Powerboat Festival.

The Solent is famous for its rich maritime heritage and the H2O Show covers all aspects of life on the water - leisure, business and sport. Whether you're a sailing professional or just like watching the boats go by on the Solent, the programme will have something to appeal to you.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh are in Cowes as the powerboat weekend begins.

In the show they hear from last year’s Cowes Classic winner Marcus Hendricks and look ahead to this year’s re-routed race.

Also there’s the latest news on P1 Superstock and the Aqua-X championships that also form part of the weekend’s festival.

Also this week, Shelley meets Gordon Compton who has recently completes the gruelling Skagerrak Across race between Norway to Denmark.

Sir Robin hears from Luke Morrison as he prepares to sail around the Isle of Wight in his Laser for charity.

And from the archives, hear the story of Isle of Wight powerboat champion Fiona Brothers

And a roundup of what's happening across the rest of the Solent region.

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