To mark the class' 80th birthday the West Solent One-Designs are lining up at Skandia Cowes Week for their own class start

The Scorpion Regional Challenge and youth event meeting took place at Northampton SC last weekend

Steve Walker and Barry Rawlins were the overall winners of the Scorpion open meeting last weekend

Fair winds promised for Cowes

After the disappointments of last year's doldrum days, an advancing low looks like it might well provide Skandia Cowes Week with early days of brisk racing.

Can 15-year-old Shark Kahn defend his title at this year's Melges world championship in Marstrand?

British sailor to carry Olympic torch

An 18-year-old pupil from Arrow Vale Sports College in Redditch has won the honour of carrying the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony of the Olympics

Jim Hunt (GBR) wins the OK world championship at Parkstone YC

The 2004 Laser 4.7 youth worlds and European championships took place in Riva Del Garda, Italy between 17-24 July

IRC class break changes

Cowes Combined Clubs has decided to reshuffle the IRC entries for Skandia Cowes Week