After four days of Skandia Life Cowes Week and, for most classes, three races thanks to abandonments on Monday, most groups and classes are still too close to call.
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Pelling goes with gold at Cowes
Racing is postponed until 1210 while everyone exercises the powers of mind over weather to pull in an approaching front at Cowes Week."
K6 action off the Green
The debut class is due to demo tonight at Skandia Life Cowes Week, subject to the wind holding.
Spiritual assistance from above
It's a worry when a classic James McGruer one-off is re-rigged to become a gin palace, but at least the skipper has something to keep his mind off the light…
Daring dos
Arthur Robb's Daring one-design could arguably be called the home team at Skandia Life Cowes Week, with all of the 31 boats in existence based here through the year.
Cowes Week: day five
Today's racing was held in light and shifty winds that made it a long hike to the Needles and back for the Britannia Cup, but you wouldn't have known it…
The mighty have their moment
Sue Pelling joined four Olympic medallists and a couple of Volvo Ocean Race skippers aboard the Swan 70 Volvo for Life, during the today's Britannia Cup.
The north wind doth blow…
...and we shall have slow (racing) at Skandia Life Cowes Week, at least until Saturday if the current synoptics are to be believed.
Reunited with the X
Fiona Jackson's Elicia sank in 27m of water two years ago but mum and child are now back and in fine form.
Cowes Week: day four
With the exception of course changes for IRC classes 6, 7, 8 and 9, all competitors managed to race as planned today, albeit in a light northerly that backed and…
Laser 4000s at Mumbles
Pete Barton and Simon Knatchbull were the overall winners of the Laser 4000 Grand Slam event at Mumbles last weekend
Dalton loses rig
Just one day out from Plymouth en route to Newport, RI, Graham Dalton's Hexagon was dismasted in 20 knots of wind
Martin and Vidal take 29er nationals
A total of 13 places out of 21 races gave Ian Martin and Olivier Vidal an emphatic win in Weymouth at the 29er national championship.
Asher and Willis win 420 nationals
The British International 420 Class Open and National Championships at Hayling Island SC attracted a total of 72 entries, with many of the placings up for grabs until the final
World champs add 49er European title
Spanish World Champions Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez triumphed in a tight finish in Grimstad, Norway at the 49er European Championship.
Vine and Dobrejivic win POW Cup
Paul Vine and Dave Dobrejivic sailed a superb race to win the International 14 POW Cup.
Dropping the hook to win the race
Kitty spiked a yacht and a youngster lost out to a Victorian when the Thames barges raced on Saturday.
Cowes front runners start to emerge
After a slow start and generally light winds for the best part of the day, the wind finally kicked in from the west during the middle of the afternoon to…
Pelly welly boots K6 into touch
One of the stars of Skandia Life Cowes Week yesterday was David Pelly, former assistant editor of Yachting World magazine.
Hannah White’s Passion
Hannah White, 19, put together a crew, all of whom are younger than 20, negotiated sponsorship, chartered a boat and managed to impress an Olympic medallist with her sailing ability…