As 2008 will be the last Cowes Week regatta with Skandia as title sponsor, Stuart Quarrie CEO of Cowes Week Ltd, is still looking forward to another incredibly successful Skandia Cowes Week.

Skandia has been a fantastic partner to Cowes Week for 14 years and has worked hard to develop the regatta, and Cowes, in so many positive ways.

A heart-felt thank you goes out to Skandia, and we will enjoy celebrating all that has been achieved during our 14-year relationship with them at this year’s regatta.

Looking ahead to the future of Cowes Week and life after Skandia, our ideal scenario had been to announce a new partner in advance of this year’s event.

Although discussions are progressing well, we are not in a position to make an announcement before or during the regatta. However, we do have every confidence that Cowes Week will have a new partner in place in good time for the 2009 regatta.

Cowes Week is a superb event that has a huge amount to offer, and of course it’s important to remember that the regatta has run very successfully for over 180 years, going from strength to strength; we are in no doubt that this will continue into the future.