Light and fluky then strong and gusty, not a good day to discover you don't like it when it blows. Plenty to watch in Athens

Athens Opener – Day 1

The heat is on as a light sea breeze builds from 6 to 10 knots for the first day's racing

Sabotage, Chinese gybes, broaches: Friday the 13th held many challenges for the Flying Fish fastrack crew

A near tragic RIB accident on Southampton Water occurred last night in the euphoric aftermath of the Skandia Cowes Week fireworks display.

Sue Pelling chats to Chris Tibbs - Official Weather Forecaster/Meteorologist for Skandia Cowes Week

As the guns of the Royal Yacht Squadron fall silent Mike Kopman steps onto the starting platform to see what all the noise is about

After a hectic Friday, a change of pace brought Skandia Cowes Week to a successful close.

Cowes draws to a close with sunburnt competitors saying goodbye to sinkings, sizzling and sintilating sailing

John Bertrand and Grant Warrington presented the trophies as Skandia Cowes Week 2004 drew to a close with the prizegiving ceremony

Dismastings, sinkings, collisions - drama on the high seas as the Cowes fleet bows to force 7 gusts

Mike Kopman talks to the skipper of Red Jet 4 as they pass through the Cowes fleet at 35 knots

Tight kite reaches and spills on Cowes day five for the Flying Fish students

War in Iraq? Terrorist threats? Staff Sergeant Smith and his team sail away from it all aboard their Prima 38 Coldseal

Solent Coastguard have their work cut out as strong winds and lumpy seas test the Cowes competitors' rigging

Friday the 13th lives up to its reputation

Friday the 13th might be serving nightmare on high street weather but as the low becomes a trough to sling robust conditions across Channel waters many Skandia Cowes Week competitors…

Matthew Sheahan touches down and prepares for the biggest sporting show on earth