Istanbul1500nm
Istanbul
Barcelone1500nm
Barcelone
Brest650nm•
Brest
Hambourg450nm
Hambourg
Cowes
Part traditional, part modern, Cowes witnessed the birth of the America's Cup and remains one of the top European sailing venues.
The grand finale of the Europa Race 2011 will be celebrated during Cowes Week, an event which attracts thousands of sailors every year.
At national level : a plan of action favouring renewable marine energy (2009).
The UK is a world leader in R&D of wave and tidal stream energy with research carried out at a number of academic institutes and facilities available to support developers in testing their devices in tanks and at sea.