PHOTOS: Cowes Classics Week 2022

Cowes Classics Week is all about racing traditional yachts on the water and enjoying fabulous social events ashore. Metre boats, Classic Racing Dayboats and Yachts, Old Gaffers and Spirit of Tradition Yachts race varied central Solent courses along this English seaport town.

In excess of 120 boats, with X One Designs as the largest of the 14 classes, 2022 Cowes Classics Week celebrated the 14th year of this gathering, some of which have competed since 2008 and others which have joined in along the way as the first decade has seen the event grow into one of the most iconic on the yachting calendar.

Karen Ryan, one of Scuttlebutt’s favorite photographers, was on site and has shared this gallery of images: