A huge, relatively benign area of low pressure over much of northern Europe is serving little if any wind for competitors in Skandia Life Cowes Week and the trend looks…
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Lack of wind forces postponements
IRC classes have taken a later-than-expected maiden start for this year's Skandia Life Cowes Week while other racing is postponed due to a northerly breeze bordering on a flat calm.
Wolf eats Hobday’s Bear
The results pack has been shuffled in the IRC Class 0 rumble for the prestigious Queen's Cup following a successful request for redress.
Victory over the elements
The elegant 21ft clinker one-designs of the Victory Class provide a welcome contrast from the mass of modern hardware found aroundCowes Week's courses.
Hot stuff in the seven-ohs
Following the light wind postponement that delayed many classes this morning and the indifferent breezes that followed, the Hunter 707s still managed some very close racing.
Harry captures the Melges crown
A ninth and discarded DNS in the last two races of the Melges 24 World Championships in Travemünde, Germany were enough to give Harry Melges an overall win at the…
Hundreds of yachts head for Cowes
In bright sunshine and a fresh south-easterly breeze, crowds of competitors are heading for Cowes this evening for Skandia Life Cowes Week which officially starts tomorrow morning."
Europe finds Greek taxes illegal
Greece to be taken to European Court of Justice for its refusal to drop taxes on visiting yachts
BBC Sport announces America’s Cup team
Peter Snow and Ellen MacArthur to head up BBC reporting team
Two more for Commodore’s Cup
Irish and Commonwealth teams bring total to eleven
Gas-fired backing for Challenge Transat
A new sponsor for Challenge Business race to Boston and back
Cowes send-off for Emma Richards
Why the start of Cowes Week marks a 4,000 mile leg for Emma Richards. She talks to us about preparing to race round the world
49er Europeans
Three British boats in top five
Aussie interest in Antarctica Cup
A team from Western Australia has reserved a place on the starting line of the 2004 Antarctica Cup
Melges worlds
Jamie Lea, helming the British boat Black Seal, gave Harry Melges a good run for his money yesterday and now takes second overall with two days to go
Melges leads Melges worlds
Harry Melges is currently lying in first place overall at the Melges 24 world championship in Germany
Fireballs at Stokes Bay
Angus Hemmings and Steve Chesney win Fireball open meeting at home club
470 Europeans
The last day of qualifying races got underway yesterday in Tallinn, Estonia at the 470 European championships in bright and sunny conditions with 7-12 knots of breeze
49er Europeans
GBR sailors Chris Draper/Simon Hiscocks and Paul Brotherton/Mark Asquith are currently lying in third and fourth places respectively at the 49er European championship in Norway
420 open and national champs
Asher and Willis under pressure on day two