Winning the Admirals Cup

After a 22 year absence the Admiral's Cup is back as Cowes played host to the return of the self proclaimed World Cup of offshore sailing. Starting with the offshore Channel Race and running into three days of inshore races in the Solent, the return of this famous team event was a huge success before it's even been won. Matt Sheahan reports from Cowes at the heart of the event where he watched the racing blow by blow and talked to some of the big players. The Rolex Fastnet Race is the final race in the series and counts for triple points, so when it comes to sealing the deal on the Admiral's Cup, this is the big one. But that doesn't mean that teams didn't throw everything at the races beforehand. Matt reports on what it took to for the top teams to get a crack at the most famous offshore team trophy in the world.