Sailing
Golding relishing the 'expressway'
Mike Golding has turned his Open 60 Ecover onto the Southern Ocean expressway comfortably in eighth place and still part of the leading group despite being nearly 100 miles behind the leader.
Inside Sailing
Ben Ainslie: 'I can only win one medal per Games – I've done all I can do'
Monday, 1 December 2008
If he played football he would be the most famous man on earth, yet even after his Olympic feats Ben Ainslie must still fight against the tide for public recognition
Ericsson 4 cruises to world race win
Monday, 1 December 2008
Riding high at the top of the points table, Sweden's Ericsson 4 swept to a second consecutive leg win at the end of the 4,450-mile dash to the new destination of Kochi, south-west India, in the Volvo round the world race.
Telefonica Blue looks to reduce Ericsson 4's 65-mile lead
Saturday, 29 November 2008
With a second leg win in sight and just a few miles to the finish in Kochi, south-west India, Ericsson 4's Brazilian skipper Torben Grael was looking over his shoulder yesterday as Bouwe Bekking in Telefonica Blue threw everything into making up what had been a 65-mile deficit at the end of the 4,450-mile run from Cape Town in the Volvo Race.
UK's Olympic sailing facilities unveiled
Friday, 28 November 2008
The 2012 sailing facilities have been unveiled in Dorset, making it the first Olympic venue to be ready for the Games.
Walker’s World Race Diary - 28 November
Friday, 28 November 2008
Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker analyses the latest developments in the Volvo round the world race in his exclusive weekly diary
India anxiety hits Volvo climax
Friday, 28 November 2008
As winds dropped anxiety rocketed for the final miles of the Volvo round the world race fleet approaching Kochi, south-west India, at the end if the second leg from Cape Town.
Golding continues Vendee assault
Monday, 24 November 2008
Life is good for Mike Golding, leading the charge for Britain in the Vendée Globe singlehanded round the world race.
Ben Ainslie: Golden buoy happy to make waves
Sunday, 23 November 2008
He is our greatest sailing Olympian but he's not afraid to hit out at Britain's couch potatoes or to plunge into icy waters off Weymouth in his black tie. Nick Townsend meets Ben Ainslie
Painful hurdle ahead in Vendée Globe
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Thirty six hours of pain face the leaders in the Vendée Globe singlehanded non-stop round the world race, but 3,000 miles of jangling nerves are in prospect for two of the eight boats on the second leg of the Volvo race from Cape Town to Kochi, south-west India.
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