Chris Tibbs, official weather forecaster for Skandia Cowes Week, can lay claim to being the man with the most grey hairs
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A colourful sail with the girls
Yachting World's Editorial Assistant Christina Sampson reports on a day with the Girls for Sail crew on their Sigma 38
Sponsors of Cowes Week announce “Down Under” twinning
Event sponsors Skandia make a surprise announcement about a new international sponsorship agreement
Barely a breath of wind at Cowes
Light winds plagued today's racing, but caused an intresting change in results for Class 0
Luca Santella Hangs Onto Lead On Day Three In Helsinki.
The forecast gale never materialised yesterday at the Jacob's Creek Melges 24 European Championship in Helsinki and instead the crews completed two further races in near perfect conditions of glorious
Fife classic triumphs over youngsters
The 99-year-old Mikado is showing the modern pack how to win Class 7 at Skandia Cowes Week.
Another tricky day at the races
For the second time this week committee officers running the racing at Skandia Cowes Week had to consider the use of the new Amendment 2 to the Race Instructions.
Another day of shortened courses
Skandia Cowes Week served up another day of blazing sunshine, but with a frustrating mid-afternoon wind shift that sent race officers running for their shortened course routines.
Optimist worlds
Hannah Mills gives Britain it's best ever result at the Optimist World Championships
Race against time
Everyone woke to a pleasingly brisk easterly breeze this morning and the Skandia Cowes Week starting gun is already firing but can all of the classes get around their shortened…
Sail-assisted cancer campaigns Sail-assisted cancer campaigns
Two notable efforts to boost funds in the fight against cancer have emerged at this year's Skandia Cowes Week.
Plenty of sunshine and plenty of spray
Yesterday we said Skandia Cowes Week couldn't get better...but it just did today thanks to a fresh and building wind that saw all of the classes back in the beer…
Cowes weather on a high
A Europe-wide heat wave may be grabbing all of the headlines, but settled pressure means more pressure for those trying to engineer sailing courses at Skandia Cowes Week.
Many more Swallows make this summer
There's a doubling of the Swallow entry at this year's Skandia Cowes Week, a welcome return on efforts made to keep the class healthy.
Age is no handicap
Young entrants are encouraged by the organisers at Skandia Cowes Week, so it's not unusual to find skippers for whom a 1980s nostalgia evening would mean very little.
Swanning around in Valhalla
Yachting World Editorial Assistant Christina Sampson and Picture Editor Vanda Woolsey were aboard Swan 55 Valhalla for a classic day's racing in Class 3 at Cowes Week
It doesn’t get much better than this
Temperature in the high 20s, a steady breeze from the south-east, typical Solent tides to add some spice; today was Skandia Cowes Week at its best.
David Coulthard to sail at Cowes
Team McLaren Mercedes' British Formula 1 driver David Coulthard will be taking the wheel of Formula 1 Sailing's brand-new Farr 65, Hugo Boss on Friday 8 August at Skandia Cowes
Girls For Sail expands to a four-boat fleet
Girls For Sail Managing Director, Annie O'Sullivan had a few words of advice for her gathering of 40 girls set to tackle Skandia Cowes Week in a fleet of four…