If you are planning to visit the sailing Olympics here's all our tips of where…
Elaine Bunting’s blog
Cheering the Olympic opposition
We may be backing Team GBR, but down on the beach at Weymouth sailing Olympics…
Joyon sails 668 miles in 24 hours
The French solo sailing legend smashes the solo 24-hour record in his maxi trimaran IDEC
Olympic viewpoint: ‘Ben Nevis’
Wimbledon has Henman Hill. Now Weymouth has Ben Nevis and similar suggestions
Olympics: visitors fewer than expected
Visitor numbers at the sailing Olympics are lower than anticipated. But who expected mega crowds…
Ireland’s Olympic sailing star: Go Annalise Murphy!
Ireland’s newest sailing star, Annalise Murphy, is spectacularly dominating the Laser Radial ‘battle of the…
A brilliant day at the sailing Olympics
A day trip to Weymouth is a very special way to see the sailing Olympics.…
Dane’s gripping Olympic battle with Ainslie
A Viking raid by Jonas Hogh-Christensen on Ben Ainslie and a great comeback tale is…
Tips for watching the sailing Olympics at Weymouth
Here are a some of my initial tips, insider travel advice - and a personal…
Seaside sailing Olympics: Weymouth’s nailed it
Is a family day out to Weymouth during the Olympics worth it? My answer’s a…
Injured soldiers sail to Arctic
A crew including amputees - and one young double amputee - is making this great…
Olympic beach correspondent
I’m gearing up for two weeks lounging on Weymouth beach, watching the olympic sailing with…
Solent tricks for J Class giants
Currents, wind shifts, major draught constraints and oblivious cruisers make J Class Solent racing special
Boatspotters’ heaven
If you want to see probably the most eclectic range of classic yachts of the…
Pocket scow cruiser
It's small, it's robust and it looks powerful. But this 22ft round-bow boat's no looker
‘La crème anglaise’
Three up-and-coming young British sailors are about to take on the best French solo racers
An artist’s view of Olympic sailors
See some of the most beautiful and gritty portraits of sailors we’ve ever seen set…
French sailor faces prosecution
Marc Guillemot allegedly sailed the wrong way up shipping lanes during Round Britain record attempt.…
Buy a satphone, says Coastguard
Offshore sailors should carry a satellite phone for emergencies, recommends Coastguard
Maserati in a monsoon
Hitting the rain-drenched road on a totally surreal journalists’ junket