Sailing: Competition remains set fair in century of the Laser (Independent)

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Chaos on keels and a glorious celebration of life afloat will bring about 9,000 people together today for a 180th-anniversary celebration. But Cowes Week has finally moved firmly into the 21st century. The ancient, in the form of the venerable X boat, designed in 1909, has been shouldered aside as the biggest class by the sporty Laser SB3. The score, ahead of the first races today, was 89 entries

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