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
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Brits in a Nutshell – Day 1
A summary of how the Brits got on today
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
OLYMPICS STOP PRESS – Day 1
Ben Ainslie disqualified from race 2
Freaky Friday
Sabotage, Chinese gybes, broaches: Friday the 13th held many challenges for the Flying Fish fastrack crew
RIB accident on fireworks night
A near tragic RIB accident on Southampton Water occurred last night in the euphoric aftermath of the Skandia Cowes Week fireworks display.
Prophet on the platform
Sue Pelling chats to Chris Tibbs - Official Weather Forecaster/Meteorologist for Skandia Cowes Week
Cowes combined cannons
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
Calm wrap up in Cowes
After a hectic Friday, a change of pace brought Skandia Cowes Week to a successful close.
End of day 8
Cowes draws to a close with sunburnt competitors saying goodbye to sinkings, sizzling and sintilating sailing
And the winner is…
John Bertrand and Grant Warrington presented the trophies as Skandia Cowes Week 2004 drew to a close with the prizegiving ceremony
Sudden carnage at Cowes
Dismastings, sinkings, collisions - drama on the high seas as the Cowes fleet bows to force 7 gusts
Joining the jet-set
Mike Kopman talks to the skipper of Red Jet 4 as they pass through the Cowes fleet at 35 knots
Big Wednesday
Tight kite reaches and spills on Cowes day five for the Flying Fish students
Life’s a breeze in the Army
War in Iraq? Terrorist threats? Staff Sergeant Smith and his team sail away from it all aboard their Prima 38 Coldseal
Weather to sail
Solent Coastguard have their work cut out as strong winds and lumpy seas test the Cowes competitors' rigging
We’re getting the hang of this!
Another day of breezy conditions at Cowes tests our Fastrack team's crew work
Day 7 round-up
Friday the 13th lives up to its reputation
Unlucky for some?
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…
Touch Down in Athens
Matthew Sheahan touches down and prepares for the biggest sporting show on earth