Sailing

Mike Golding (left, shirt no. 1) has been playing Extreme 40 catamaran catch-up at the iShares Cup regatta in Hyeres

Draper and 'Oman' continue to standout in Hyeres

In a final day of hectic Mediterranean action off Hyeres, the standout team in the second of six iShares Cup regattas continued to be Oman with British Olympic bronze medallist Chris Draper at the helm of the red boat and French ocean racing legend Loick Peyron on the blue boat.

Inside Sailing

Mixed fortunes for the British in Hyeres

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Britain was ruling the waves, floundering in the middle of the waves, and almost trying to sink beneath waves as the second day of the second iShares Cup European circuit produced a sparkling set of races in the Mediterranean resort of Hyeres.

Alinghi to helicopter lift America's Cup racing machine

Saturday, 4 July 2009

The skies over the normally nondescript industrial area of Villeneuve on the southern shores of Lake Geneva will be darkened next Wednesday by a strange, menacing object, not unlike a praying mantis, slung under a serious muscle machine of a helicopter.

33rd America's Cup

Saturday, 4 July 2009

A sunny start for the Oman Sail Team

Friday, 3 July 2009

A near-perfect but not over-testing racing breeze gave Mike Cumming and his Oman Masirah team an impressive start to the opening day of the second iShares Cup regatta, staged off the harbour wall of a town best known for its annual Olympic regatta.

Goodison seals gold hat-trick in Keil

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Reigning Olympic champion Paul Goodison yesterday notched up his third gold medal at this year's principle Olympic regattas when he blitzed the singlehanded Laser fleet at the world cup series in Keil, Germany.

Caffari and co beat British Isles record

Monday, 22 June 2009

The all-woman crew of Dee Caffari, Samantha Davies, Miranda Merron and Alex Sizer yesterday knocked over 17 hours off the record for sailing non-stop round the British Isles.

Williams rides the waves to victory

Monday, 22 June 2009

The locals were in control of the JP Morgan Round the Island Race as overall victory and the Gold Roman Bowl went to Philip Williams.

Tattarat keeps it in the family to win Golden Roman Bowl

Sunday, 21 June 2009

The locals were in control of the JP Morgan Round the Island Race as overall victory and the Gold Roman Bowl went to Philip Williams, helped by well known Dragon sailor father Eric, in the 25-foot Folkboat Tattarat.

Sailing crown prince Ainslie toppled in Isle of Wight

Saturday, 20 June 2009

Britain’s crown prince of sailing, quadruple Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie, was toppled yesterday in a Round the Island race slowed by light winds as 1,750 starters tackled the 50-mile obstacle course that is the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight braced for yachting carnival

Friday, 19 June 2009

Joining a fleet littered with Olympic medallists (they claimed 19 medals at last count), over 15,000 yachties from all over Britain, and beyond, make the annual pilgrimage to the Isle of Wight this weekend for Saturday's JP Morgan Round the Island Race. None look depressed, not even recession-hit, and a turnout of 1,779 entries is only a hundred below the record. Hearts of oak are beating strongly.

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