Britain’s paralympic sailing team was in the wars on the water and also in the protest room as two penalties in her fourth race pushed Helena Lucas down to 11 in that race and to third overall after four.

Patience and Bithell, and Mills and Clark earn medals to crown successful campaign

Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark lost their battle for gold in the women's 470 class today as Great Britain were thwarted by Antipodean opposition for the second time this afternoon.

Great Britain's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell had to settle for silver in the men's 470 class after just falling short of gold on the south coast today.

Great Britain's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell have seen their assault on men's 470 gold postponed due to light wind on the south coast.

Two British crews assured themselves of at least silver medals at Weymouth Bay but hopes of a bronze evaporated in the only class to hold its medal decider yesterday.

Great Britain's Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes saw their hopes of a bronze medal end today.

Great Britain's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell are mathematically assured of at least a silver medal in the men's 470 class at London 2012.

Great Britain's Nick Dempsey today secured a windsurfing silver medal at London 2012.

The action is out there but, asks Chris McGrath, does anyone actually know what's happening?

The battle to be top sailing nation between Britain and Australia looks like going to the southern hemisphere but, Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell in the 470 dinghy are giving the pre-Olympic favourites, Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page a scary run.

Annalise Murphy was left devastated today after narrowly missing out on the chance to win Ireland's first medal of London 2012.

Briton becomes most decorated Olympic sailor after fightback delights home fans

After the depredations of its oarsmen, the host nation had hoped to give new lustre to its maritime heritage by taking both the first gold medals at the regatta in Weymouth yesterday. But they have been doing this kind of thing for a fair while in Scandinavia, too, as Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson were reminded in a heart-breaking denouement to the Star series.

Ben Ainslie, the British champion who swept to victory off the coast of Weymouth to become the world's most successful competitive sailor, has indicated that he will retire from Olympic racing.