Yann Eliès (Groupe Generali Assurances) still holds on to his lead in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Firaro
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Contender worlds
Andrea Bonezzi from Italy wins Contender world championship in Garda
Raining in the weather
A decent south-easterly breeze and a wash-down are both on the menu for today's sailing here at Skandia Cowes Week.
Multi choice
Multihulls are racing as a fleet during Skandia Cowes Week for the first time.
1720s: Stuffed by a rock and a hard Etchells
Brett Lewis managed to hole and sink Murphy & Nye and Ian Atkins found the rock off the Squadron on boats.com before either boat had taken the Cowes Week gun.
Skandia Cowes Week Day 1
Relaxation and frustration. Humour and drama. Some slightly strange racing and some very competitive duelling. And that in a breeze barely worth its name.
Back to Cowes – and a real bed
Our Fastrack student returns from the Channel Islands for her racing debut.
Optimist nationals
Saxton and Lees victorious at the Volvo Musto Optimist National Championship 2004
Behind the scenes at Skandia Cowes Week
Sue Pelling interviews Cowes Combined Clubs director Stuart Quarrie.
Slow start at Cowes offers chance to study fast movers
Avoidance of a "Mickey Mouse" start provided a chance to look at the runners and riders this morning.
IRM gets its day at Cowes
Following an experimental period a firm decision has been made to run a separate IRM fleet at Skandia Cowes Week and to award top trophies, such as the Britannia Cup…
Harrison steps in for Cowes
Volvo RYA Keelboat Sailors compete in Cowes Week on Peter Harrison's Farr 50 Chernikeeff
West Solents return to Cowes
To mark the class' 80th birthday the West Solent One-Designs are lining up at Skandia Cowes Week for their own class start
Scorpion Regional Challenge
The Scorpion Regional Challenge and youth event meeting took place at Northampton SC last weekend
Scorpions at Northampton
Steve Walker and Barry Rawlins were the overall winners of the Scorpion open meeting last weekend
Firebird prepares for Cowes multihull debut
The Martyn Smith-designed Firebird will be racing at Cowes for the first time
Seven-ohs prepare for big Cowes
A total of 27 Hunter 707s will be on the start line at Cowes on Saturday morning
Roaring Forty wins Petit Bateau
Michel Kleinjans Roaring Forty has won the inaugural Petit Bateau 2004 singlehanded race
Royal London Red Funnel Regatta
Competitors enjoyed superb conditions for last weekend's Royal London keelboat event on the Solent
Big Melges line-up in Sweden
Can 15-year-old Shark Kahn defend his title at this year's Melges world championship in Marstrand?