The 99-year-old Mikado is showing the modern pack how to win Class 7 at Skandia Cowes Week.
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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.
Laser Radial Open and Women’s Worlds
The final day of the Laser Radial World Championship provided drama, excitement and a cross-section of wind conditions
Swan 45 wins Swan American Regatta
Craig Speck's Swan 45 VIM took an overall win at the Swan American Regatta
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…
Contrary winds bring mixed fortunes
The weather did its level best to keep the race officials on their toes and competitors guessing for the second day of Skandia Cowes Week.
A match made in the Solent
Just 16 seconds split the Farr 52s Bear of Britain and Cheernikeeff II at Cowes today...and with good reason.
Light airs and inspired choices at Skandia Cowes Week
A day handicapped by initially light winds and countered by inspired race officer choices marked the commencement of the 2003 event.
Entries still flowing in for Cowes
Despite the gloomy drizzle this evening, yachts are pouring in to the Cowes marinas in preparation for Skandia Cowes Week tomorrow
Tracy Edwards announces new plans for Maiden II
With the prospect of a new sponsor, Miaden II is set for a Jules Verne attempt
Round Britain & Ireland re-scheduled plus new Global Challenge sponsor
The Challenge Business announce new dates for the Round Britain and Ireland Challenge and BP's sponsorship of a boat for the Global Challenge.
Swan American Regatta
Swan 45s head the fleet after the first day's racing at the Swan American Regatta in Narrangasett Bay