End of a glorious week

by Thedailysail.com • 10 August 2013 • 707, Classics, Cowes Week, Dragon, etchells, Flying Fifteen, Inshore, j24, Keelboats, Laser SB3, Melges 24, One Designs, Quarter Ton, Rick Tomlinson, Rupert Holmes, sonar, Sportsboats, UK Regattas, United Kingdom, XOD

The final day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week dawned with very light airs that necessitated a postponement before a WSWerly breeze climbing to 10 knots kicked in.read more

First winners decided

by Thedailysail.com • 10 August 2013 • 707, Cowes Week, Dragon, etchells, Figaro, First 40.7, Flying Fifteen, Inshore, J/105, J/109, J/80, j24, Laser SB3, Melges 24, Melges 32, Quarter Ton, Rick Tomlinson, Rupert Holmes, Swan 45, tp52, Twelve Metre, XOD

The penultimate day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week was another warm day with plenty of sun and winds of around 8-15 knots that increased to 12-20 knots with occasional stronger gusts durinread more

Big boats come to play

by Thedailysail.com • 7 August 2013 • Cowes Week, etchells, Flying Fifteen, Inshore, irc, J/105, J/109, J/80, Keelboats, Laser SB3, Maxi, Melges 24, One Designs, Quarter Ton, Rick Tomlinson, Rupert Holmes, Sportsboats, tp52, UK Regattas, United Kingdom, vor 70, XOD

Competitors at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week enjoyed a warm day of racing in north-easterly winds that peaked at 14-15 knots, despite an unpromising forecast with the possibility that a weakread more

Difficult southerly

by Thedailysail.com • 5 August 2013 • Cowes Week, Dragon, etchells, Flying Fifteen, Inshore, irc, J/105, J/109, J/80, Keelboats, Laser SB3, Melges 24, One Designs, Quarter Ton, Rick Tomlinson, Rupert Holmes, Sportsboats, UK Regattas, United Kingdom

The third day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week dawned with unpromising weather forecasts – at one stage the Met Office’s Inshore Waters forecast predicted winds up to Force 9 &ndread more

Game, set and match to Espada

by Thedailysail.com • 17 July 2013 • Alice II, Anchor Challenge, Ashley Curtis, Bad Toad, Blackfun, Bullit, Captain Moonlight, Catch, David Thomas, Diarmuid Foley, Edward White, Eric Reynolds, Eric Williams, Espada, Fiona Brown, Flashheart, Geoff Gritton, Ian Southworth, Illegal Immigrant, Illes Pitiuses, Innuendo, Inshore, Jan Thirkettle, Jason and Dominic Losty, Jo and Sarah Assael, Joker, Louise Morton, Love in a Mist, Lucy Wood, Magnum Evolution, Menace, Mike Pascall, Odd Job, Olivia Anne VI, Olivia Dowling, Panic, Paul Roberts, Paul Treliving, Per Elisa, Phoenix, Pierre Paris, Pinguin Playboy, Quarter Ton, Richard Fleck, Rickard Melander, Rob Gray, Roger Swinney, Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Cowes), Rum Bleu, Runaway Bus, Sergeant Pepper, Tara Stone, Terence Dinmore, Tom Hill, UK Regattas, United Kingdom, Whiskers, Willy McNeill

The closing day of the Coutts Quarter Ton Cup 2013 produced one final race in perfect conditions for the 26-strong fleet.read more

Three bullets for Louise Morton

by Thedailysail.com • 16 July 2013 • Alice II, Anchor Challenge, Ashley Curtis, Bad Toad, Blackfun, Bullit, Captain Moonlight, Catch, David Thomas, Diarmuid Foley, Edward White, Eric Reynolds, Eric Williams, Espada, Fiona Brown, Flashheart, Geoff Gritton, Ian Southworth, Illegal Immigrant, Illes Pitiuses, Innuendo, Inshore, Jan Thirkettle, Jason and Dominic Losty, Jo and Sarah Assael, Joker, Louise Morton, Love in a Mist, Lucy Wood, Magnum Evolution, Menace, Mike Pascall, Odd Job, Olivia Anne VI, Olivia Dowling, Panic, Paul Roberts, Paul Treliving, Paul Wyeth, Per Elisa, Phoenix, Pierre Paris, Pinguin Playboy, Quarter Ton, Richard Fleck, Rickard Melander, Rob Gray, Roger Swinney, Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Cowes), Rum Bleu, Runaway Bus, Sergeant Pepper, Tara Stone, Terence Dinmore, Tom Hill, UK Regattas, United Kingdom, Whiskers, Willy McNeill

Louise Morton's Espada dominated day two of the Coutts Quarter Ton Cup in Cowes. read more

Alice ahead

by Thedailysail.com • 15 July 2013 • Alice II, Anchor Challenge, Ashley Curtis, Bad Toad, Blackfun, Bullit, Captain Moonlight, Catch, David Thomas, Diarmuid Foley, Edward White, Eric Reynolds, Eric Williams, Espada, Fiona Brown, Flashheart, Geoff Gritton, Ian Southworth, Illegal Immigrant, Illes Pitiuses, Innuendo, Inshore, Jan Thirkettle, Jason and Dominic Losty, Jo and Sarah Assael, Joker, Louise Morton, Love in a Mist, Lucy Wood, Magnum Evolution, Menace, Mike Pascall, Odd Job, Olivia Anne VI, Olivia Dowling, Panic, Paul Roberts, Paul Treliving, Per Elisa, Phoenix, Pierre Paris, Pinguin Playboy, Quarter Ton, Richard Fleck, Rickard Melander, Rob Gray, Roger Swinney, Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Cowes), Rum Bleu, Runaway Bus, Sergeant Pepper, Tara Stone, Terence Dinmore, Tom Hill, United Kingdom, Whiskers, Willy McNeill

There are more glamorous classes, there are more modern classes, and there are undoubtedly more expensive classes, but you would have to go a long way to find a class that offers more spectacularlyread more