Isle of Wight town with an annual sailing regatta (5)

I believe the answer is:

cowes

(Other definitions for cowes that I've seen before include "English town?" , "where regatta happens" , "IOW regatta location" , "IOW regatta town" , "IOW regatta place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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