Hannah Mills has become the first girl ever to win the Optimist Nationals

After three races, Thomas Müller, sailing GER 983 has taken an overall lead

Close competition on the open meeting circuit this year promised an exciting 2002 SigneT/Fleetwind National championship at Rutland Sailing Club from 4-9 August

Craig Burlton has won the RS Vareo national championship with four straight race wins

Adrien breaks Channel record

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede's Open 80, Adrien, left Cowes yesterday morning bound for Dinard (France) to set a record monohull time for the Channel Record Trophy

Bruno Peyron and team have spent the first 24 hours of their Round Britain and Ireland record-breaking attempt, aboard the maxicat Orange, averaging 14-15 knots

SMS text messaging has been adopted by well over half of the yachts taking part in Skandia Life Cowes Week to receive class courses on the 10-minute warning signal.

Skandia Life Cowes Week will close out on the final day with Force 3-4 breezes predominantly out of the north-west but shifty close to shore on courses in the central…

It's taken two days after the last qualifying race to decide the eventual winner of the Skandia Life Young Skipper's Trophy. Christian Hamilton's loss was Matt Glasgow's gain.

Everyone is thankful that it hasn't been needed in earnest, but Skandia Life Cowes Life Week 2002 benefited from new on-water safety cover.

Immaculate performances from Waverider and Dog Tag placed them first and second respectively in the Skandia Life Cowes Week Black Group.

The XODs have had a difficult week, suffering two abandonments due to lack of wind but there's been a happy ending for the Hamble section of the fleet.

For two of the protagonists there's almost been as much action off the water as on, but it all finally got settled in time for the final presentations at Skandia…

Skandia Life Cowes Week final results

Here are the results for the last day of racing at Skandia Life Cowes Week and the overall results for the regatta, as at 2100 on Saturday 10 August.

Digby Fox and Tim Swinburn, who are currently sailing round Ireland in a Shadow catamaran to raise money for a hydrotherapy pool, are making good progress with an average speed…

Six Metre Europeans

Bernard Haissley’s Fleau has won the Six Metre European championship

The new Swan 45 McFly, owned and helmed by Tony Mack, has made its debut at Skandia Life Cowes Week.

Today will see good sailing breezes but yet another quandary for the race officers and tacticians as a low tracks east across the south coast.

Yachting World web and magazine art editor Marianne Knudsen was released from the office for a day to sail onboard the Fremantle 8.