A crew including amputees - and one young double amputee - is making this great…
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Olympic train of thought
Have the well-documented problems of getting to the sailing Olympics been solved?
No Olympic Sailing Tickets? No Problem
Here are two places to get a great view of the Olympic medal race course…
Olympic beach correspondent
I’m gearing up for two weeks lounging on Weymouth beach, watching the olympic sailing with…
Agony in the eastern Solent
A windless first race at the Superyacht Cup Cowes
Should I stay or should I go?
Still deliberating over whether to go to the sailing Olympics in Weymouth?
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…
An Incredible Summer?!
See for yourself what’s behind it and find out what’s in store for the Games…
Pendennis saves the best until last
Mariette wins after a ghastly error by Unfurled and Firebrand stamps her authority on the…
An Accident Waiting to Happen?
If this is the state of the safety equipment, what is the rest of the…
Pocket scow cruiser
It's small, it's robust and it looks powerful. But this 22ft round-bow boat's no looker
Foils or Fantasy?
Oracle ups the ante with their foil borne AC45
‘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.…
IRC Blow Out
Hello wave, bye-bye kite as Tonnerre makes short work of their spinnaker
Punchy Ride
You don’t need to be in the Southern Ocean to take a face full
Buy a satphone, says Coastguard
Offshore sailors should carry a satellite phone for emergencies, recommends Coastguard
Olympics – What Do We Know?
What did Sail for Gold 2012 reveal as we head towards the Games?