A BEAUTIFUL sunny day yesterday (Monday) saw Cowes packed with spectators and revellers who filled Cowes Parade and the Yacht Haven.
Street musicians took to the High Street and vendors made good business.
Yesterday was also the regatta's charity day, supporting the official Lendy Cowes Week charity, the Andrew Simpson Foundation.
It was a good day for Gurnard man Jo Richards’s much modified and renovated 1964 Alacrity 19, Eeyore, the smallest boat in Black Group.
Eeyore took first place in the IRC Class 7, winning by 46 seconds on corrected time.
Paul Dunstan's Mandarin was placed second and John Mulcahy's Estrella third.
Today (Tuesday) is ladies day, with events celebrating the achievements of women in sailing.
There will be a cocktail party and prize-giving ceremony this evening, where the Ladies Day Trophy will be awarded.
Today is also the first day of the new Sevenstar Triple Crown, a big boat mini-series being introduced this year. A series of three races will take place today, tomorrow and Thursday.