Race Organisers of Le Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro were joined by 100 local school children in Cowes yesterday (Thursday) as part of the race’s successful education programme.
50 Year 5 pupils from Cowes-based Lanesend Primary School and 50 from East Cowes-based Queensgate Foundation Primary School visit the race village to learn more about sailing, take a tour of the visiting French Figaros and be a part of the official Race Village opening ceremony.
With talks from UKSA, the opportunity to try freeze dried race food, meets with the stage winner and British sailors, arts and crafts, an encounter with Captain Jack Sparrow and a chance to go onboard one of the 39 racing boats docked in Cowes Yacht Haven, it was a fun filled and educational morning for the pupils.
Today, a further 50 Year 6 pupils from Queensgate Foundation Primary will visit the village, this time joined by the British race competitors who arrived in Cowes with the Solitaire today.
As the competitors filed in across the finish line, representatives from event partners Destination Cowes, Visit Isle of Wight, Red Funnel and UKSA joined Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Major General Martin White in declaring the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro Race Village officially open for a weekend of family fun.
Tomorrow (Saturday), the Red Funnel Food Show and cooking theatre, free skateboarding taster sessions and live Euro 2016 football on the big screen (17:00-20:00) will all be added to the daily entertainment schedule.
For the full event schedule click here.
