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Mike Golding at the helm of ECOVER 3

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.

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The IOC president, Jacques Rogge, recently described Ben Ainslie as an Olympian on a par with the sprinter Usain Bolt and the swimmer Michael Phelps

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.

Beijing champion Paul Goodison will be able to begin training at the Olympic venue well ahead of the Games

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.

Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker

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

The Volvo race is due to reach it's conclusion on Sunday

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.

Mike Golding onboard ECOVER 3

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.

'Hopefully in three years' time we'll be out of this financial crisis. 2012 will give people something to be excited about,' says Ben Ainslie

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

British skipper Dee Caffari sails on her monohull 'Aviva' off the Sables-d'Olonne harbor, western France, after the start of the 6th edition of the round-the-world yacht race Vendee Globe

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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