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Ngoni wins Soto 40 with race to spare

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:32:10 GMT

Tony Buckingham had already told alternate skipper Kevin Sproul to take the crew out to a celebration dinner for their three wins and two seconds start to the Soto 40 grand prix in Barcelona, and Sproul’s way of saying thank you included winning the event in Ngoni with a race to spare after another win and a second on today.

Give us the lead we need Reynolds tells sailing chiefs

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:56:30 GMT

A strong call to the world governing body of sailing and its national authorities to take more control and give more direction to racing programmes has been made in Barcelona by Ed Reynolds, American boss of the Quantum racing team.

Undercurrent of change at Barcelona’s Trofeo Conde de Godo

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:59 GMT

The results sound great, two seconds and a first for Niklas Zennström’s Rán in the TP52s and three firsts for Tony Buckingham’s Soto 40 Ngoni, but there is a strong undercurrent of change at Barcelona’s Trofeo Conde de Godo in the shape of grand prix racing in the Mediterranean.

More than 100,000 gather to watch America's Cup warm-up

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:28:35 GMT

What may be the biggest crowd in history ever to watch a yacht race basked in the sunshine of the Venice waterfront running almost up to St Mark’s Square to see what many thought was the America’s Cup in action but is the world series for potential America’s Cup competitors racing on what is usually one of the busiest bits of water in Europe.

A very modern fleet conquers Venice

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The America's Cup fleet sailed into the Grand Canal, in front of Venice's St Mark's Square, yesterday as the event nears its end.

Ben Ainslie becomes Finn world champion for sixth time

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:21:13 GMT

The prospect of Britain’s Ben Ainslie being at the helm of the American defence of the America’s Cup next year was made clear in Venice by the boss of the Oracle team he has joined while Ainslie himself was being crowned world champion of the Finn singlehanded dinghy for the sixth time in Falmouth.

America’s Cup gives youth a chance in Venice

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:03:01 GMT

It was a bit like launching a sports car in Oxford Street and taking it for a spin down to Piccadilly Circus – or, in the case of San Francisco, Union Square – but the latest spin-off in the development of the America’s Cup brand took place in front of the Palazzo Ducale, next to the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Square and will give youth a chance.

Ben Ainslie in unstoppable form in Falmouth

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:50:22 GMT

Ben Ainslie, just as part of lining himself up for a fifth Olympic medal and a fourth consecutive gold, is in unstoppable form at the world championship regatta being staged for the Finn singlehanders in Falmouth.

Ben Ainslie back in battle with fellow Britons in Falmouth

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:08:12 GMT

Ben Ainslie is back into another knife-fight with his fellow Britons after the first day of the Finn class world championship in Falmouth. He is still a banker for a fourth gold at the Olympic Games regatta in Weymouth.

Ainslie back in battle with fellow Britons in Falmouth

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:08:12 GMT

Brazil’s Robert Scheidt snatches the world championship of the Star keelboat class

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:34:25 GMT

The continuing battle between Brazil’s Robert Scheidt, reigning Olympic gold medallist Iain Percy, and Britain’s top sailors ramped up another notch in Hyères today as Scheidt, with crew Bruno Prada, snatched the world championship of the Star keelboat class from Percy and crew Andrew Simpson.

Puma wins latest leg of Volvo round the world race

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:26 GMT

It went down to the wire but the American-flagged Puma won the sixth leg of the Volvo round the world race from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami.

Giles Scott beats Ben Ainslie in UK Finn national championships

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:17:31 GMT

Ben Ainslie was beaten into the second place by his great British rival Giles Scott at the UK national championship for the singlehanded Finn dinghy in Falmouth.

Windsurfers promise to fight 2016 kiteboarding replacement decision

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:06:23 GMT

A fight to overturn a decision to kick windsurfing out of the Olympic Games in 2016 has been promised by the windsurfers themselves as kiteboarding has been given the two medal events.

Controversial decision as windsurfing is switched for kiteboarding at 2016 Olympics

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:25:00 GMT

A major row over Olympic Games sailing is the inevitable consequence of a decision to throw windsurfers out of the 2016 line-up and replace it with kiteboarding.

Kitesurfing looks to blow windsurfing out of the Olympic water

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:48:47 GMT

The future of the ubiquitous windsurfer in the Olympic games sailing competitions will be decided at a vote in Italy on Saturday.

Three dead in yacht race accident

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:32:39 GMT

Three crew members of a yacht were found dead and a fourth person was missing after they ran into trouble during a race off the coasts of California and Mexico.

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson take gold at the French Olympic regatta

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:18:34 GMT

Tough conditions, and recovering from a broken mast the day before, saw reigning Star class Olympic champions Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson take gold at the French Olympic week regatta in Hyeres.

Leigh McMillan wins Extreme Sailing Series in China

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:49:17 GMT

Britain’s Leigh McMillan completed an impressive four days to win the second event in the 2012 series of the Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao, China.

British Olympic sailor Leigh McMillan takes lead in Qingdao

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:51 GMT

British Olympic sailor Leigh McMillan swept into the lead on the third day of the Extreme Sailing Series regatta in Qingdao and Britain’s reigning world match racing champion, Ian Williams, pulled back up to third overall going into the final day.

Ian Williams makes solid start in Extreme Sailing Series

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:05:17 GMT

A solid start for Ian Williams’ GAC Pindar team put them in third place at the end of the first day of the Extreme Sailing Series regatta in Qingdao.

Luna Rossa wins Naples leg of World Series

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:55:49 GMT

In lottery conditions which failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the watching crowd ashore, nor did the rain, the big race of the Naples leg of the America’s Cup World Series, and the fleet racing crown, went to the local favourites, the Prada-backed Luna Rossa.

British heroes contest America's Cup

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:12:27 GMT

Italy, well the Neapolitans at least, has discovered some new sporting heroes and many of them are British.

Camper on way to Brazil after rounding Cape Horn

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:02:06 GMT

Camper, the Spanish yacht managed by Team New Zealand, has finally rounded Cape Horn and is making its way north to complete leg five of the Volvo round the world race from Auckland to Itajai, Brazil.

Two silvers for Britain add to medal hoard in Palma

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:43:50 GMT

Britain added two silver medals to the gold and silver already secured at the World Cup Regatta in Palma de Mallorca.