The start of a race at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowes_Week" class="extiw" title="en:Cowes Week">Cowes Week</a> 2010. All races start from the Royal Yacht Squadron, and cannons are fired to mark the start of each race. The photograph was taken from the Esplanade, at the foot of the link road from Queen's Road.
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