"Today was one of fast and furious action at Lendy Cowes Week. “On the way out to the start it looked like the Apocalypse was coming. The first starts today were for the 23 big yachts competing in the Sevenstar Triple Crown, making for a spectacular sight. The largest yachts, including the seven entries in the 2017/8 Volvo Ocean Race, were racing around the Isle of Wight, with their navigation data predicting the world record for the course would fall. Mapfre completed the 50-mile course around the Isle of Wight in 3 hours, 13 minutes and 11 seconds, setting a new outright Around Isle of Wight world record by a monohull yacht, beating Slade’s time by 6 minutes 58 seconds. " Rupert Holmes / CWL