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Radio Solent,5 mins

Shirley Robertson OBE on her love of Cowes Week

Neil Sackley

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Thousands of people flock to the tiny town of Cowes on the north of the Isle of Wight, many more will compete fiercely for titles in the races - before joining the revellers in town, during the annual regatta. Double Olympic champion and Cowes Week ambassador Shirley Robertson OBE tells BBC Radio Solent's Neil Sackley about her love of Cowes, Cowes Week and her days sailing there as a child.

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