Cowes

Cowes, UK - Celebrities and All Star sailors were seen sailing some slick Open 60 yachts around the Isle of Wight yesterday in the Artemis Challenge Yacht Race. Dee Caffari, Sam Davies, Brian Thompson, Ellen MacArthur, Steve White, Mike Sanderson, and others were out sailing for charity, and of course, for fun.

Cowes UK - Though rarely disappointing, the racing of the Extreme 40 iShares Cup catamarans definitely proved EXTREME this week, as the winds never fell below 25 knots during all three days of racing. The lucky spectators at this year's Cowes Week had a real treat as they watched high speed hull-up racing, one sailboat capsize after another, and dramatic crashes these past few days, as the iShares Cup fleet and all-star sailors tested their skills sailing off the Isle of Wight. High action, top sailors and big winds - yacht racing just doesn't get much more exciting than this.

Cowes, UK - The King of Cowes, now in its second year, gives the overall winners of each of the 35 classes from the previous year's Skandia Cowes Week the opportunity to race each other on a level playing field of identical boats. With sailors competing for the top prize of a brand-new VW Touareg (for the helmsman), and winds gusting over 30 knots, competition at this year's event was, as you can imagine, quite fierce.

Cowes, UK - Cowes Week, which was first held in 1826, is one of the longest running sporting events in the entire United Kingdom. Attracting world famous sailors like Ellen MacArthur and Shirley Robertson, and incredible yachts from all over Britain and abroad, this year's Cowes Week promises to be one of the largest and most exciting boating events in the world this year.