Cowes Week kicks off tomorrow. It's the largest regatta of its kind in the world, with around 1,000 boats – and at least 8,000 competitors – gybing and tacking across the Solent in the hope of a trophy.
If all those billowing spinnakers inspire you to catch some wind in your own sails, one of these properties should suit: all have their own mooring, jetty or pier or are a stone's throw from a marina.