King of Cowes

16/07/2008 20:15. Television sports personality Kirsty Gallacher and former GB Olympic athletes Colin Jackson and Jonathan Edwards will compete in The Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes event at this year's Skandia Cowes Week.

Sailors from 30 different classes who competed in last year's regatta will take part in The Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes at Skandia Cowes Week regatta on Friday 1 August. Kirsty, Colin and Jonathan will each crew one of the identical 20ft Laser SB3s racing in the Solent. All crews involved in the race must be skippered by a class winner from Skandia Cowes Week 2007 who will compete on a level playing field to find the best sailor at Skandia Cowes Week.

Kirsty, Colin and Jonathan have recently been in training and competed against each other at an intensive sailing day at... // Yachting World