ɪt wʌzðə fˈɪfθ ɪn ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl fˈɛstɪvəlz ʌvðə sˈiː hˈɛld ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə fˈaɪnəl pˈɑːɹt tə ðə lˈɔŋ wˈiːk ʌv fɛstˈɪvᵻɾiz ðæt bɪɡˈæn wɪððɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl flˈiːt ɹᵻvjˈuː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ˈɔf spˈɪthɛd, pˈoːɹtsməθ ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
It was the fifth in a series of International Festivals of the Sea held in the United Kingdom since 1996, and was also the final part to the long week of festivities that began with the International Fleet Review 2005 off Spithead, Portsmouth on 28 June 2005.