News Archive

Belcher and new crew to begin Rio Games build-up on Thursday By Craig Heydon, Sydney, Australia , 1:22 PM Wed 21 Nov 2012
Fresh from bagging the gold at the 2012 London Olympics, 470 dinghy sailor Matthew Belcher wasted no time to begin his preparation for the 2016 Rio Games with his new sailing crew who is replacing recently retired Olympic champion Malcolm Page. ...[more]

RYA Olympic Classes Spring Series Entries open By Lindsey Bell, 10:18 PM Fri 25 Feb 2011
The first of the two-weekend events will be held from 12-13 March at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The second and final event of the Spring Series will take place at Hayling Island Sailing Club from 14-15 May. ...[more]

The REAL challenges for Olympic Sailing By Rob Size, 470 sailor, Sydney , 2:53 PM Sun 7 Nov 2010
The overwhelming response to this Olympic shake down has been focused around the classes sailed at the Games. This is an important issue no doubt, but in no way the most significant challenge sailing faces as an Olympic sport. The number one challenge faced by sailing as an Olympic sport is the disappointing way in which it is presented on television. ...[more]

Kiteboarders make strong claim for 2016 Olympic inclusion By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com, 7:52 PM Tue 2 Nov 2010
With the International Sailing Federation's Annual Conference due to get underway in Athens, Greece, next week, the International Kiteboard Association makes a strong claim for inclusion in the 10 event card for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. ...[more]

Canada’s Star Sailors – Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn By Lynn Fitzpatrick, 9:58 AM Mon 27 Sep 2010
Canada’s Star Sailors – Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn - That’s what happened when Richard Clarke, four-time Canadian Finn representative to the Olympics and Tyler Bjorn a long-time Star crew and member of the Canadian Olympic sailing team, arrived at the Star North Americans last year on Long Island Sound. ...[more]

Kieler Woche: ISAF Sailing World Cup is coming home By Event media, Kiel,, Germany , 8:53 AM Sat 20 Jun 2009
The world's elite of Olympic sailing will be meeting for the 127 years old Kieler Woche. A total of seven top athletes of ISAF Sailing World Cup (SWC) ranking list have entered for Kiel to defend or improve their placings. Among them, gold medallist Anna Tunicliffe (USA) and Paul Goodison (GBR) as well as the British Star boat sailors Ian Percy and Andrew Simpson ...[more]

Entry for Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta opens By Event media, WPNSA , 1:55 AM Tue 16 Jun 2009
The Royal Yachting Association has officially opened the entry list for the 2009 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta being held at the Weymouth 2012 Olympic venue from 14-19 September - The event is the seventh and final leg of the ISAF 2008-09 ISAF Sailing World Cup series ...[more]

Elliott 6m debuts on the world stage at Kiel Week By Event media / Sail-world.com, UK , 4:38 AM Wed 3 Jun 2009
The new Olympic boat the Elliott 6m will finally make its debut on the world stage in a couple of weeks during event six of the ISAF Sailing World Cup at Kieler Woche in Germany, which runs from 20 to 28 June. Twenty-four crews from nine different countries are expected to be fighting for the Kieler Woche trophies ...[more]

Medal day at Delta Lloyd Olympic Classes Regatta By ISAF / Sail-world.com/uk, Netherlands , 9:29 PM Mon 1 Jun 2009
Great Britain beat the hosts from The Netherlands to the top of the medal table as the Medal Race brought the 2009 Delta Lloyd Regatta, event five of the 2008-09 ISAF Sailing World Cup, to a close. Apart from the Brits and the Dutch, gold medals went to six other nations in Medemblik, with 18 nations winning medals in total ...[more]

Six medals and top nation prize for GBR’s sailors in Holland By Lindsey Bell, Netherlands , 3:46 AM Mon 1 Jun 2009
Britain’s sailors topped the medals table and picked up the best nation prize at the latest leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup Series in Holland, picking up six podium spots on Sunday including a hat-trick of golds for Ed Wright, Paul Goodison and the women’s match racing team of Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Ali Martin ...[more]

Finn Focus - Wright does it again By Robert Deaves, Netherlands , 3:03 AM Mon 1 Jun 2009
Ed Wright (GBR) has done it again. At each and every medal race in the past four regattas of the ISAF Sailing World Cup he has pulled something extra out of the bag to give himself the best possible chance ...[more]

First medals awarded at ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta By Sail-world.com/uk, Netherlands , 7:10 AM Sun 31 May 2009
The first medal race of the Delta Lloyd Regatta – the fifth leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup, the 470 Mens event was won by the French pair Pierre Leboucher and Vincent Garos, with the local Dutch duo of Sven Coster-Kalle Coster in claiming silver and Argentina’s Lucas Calabrese-Juan de la Feunte bronze ...[more]

Asher and Willis miss out in 470 final at ISAF Sailing World Cup By Lindsey Bell, RYA , 6:41 AM Sun 31 May 2009
World Champions Nic Asher and Elliot Willis narrowly missed out in Great Britain’s first medal opportunity at the Delta Lloyd Regatta - They finished fourth in the 470 event won by the French pair Pierre Leboucher and Vincent Garos. Sunday will see 15 GBR boats featuring in the medal races on the final day of the regatta ...[more]

Day 3 - Finn Focus at the Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik By Robert Deaves, Netherlands , 6:50 AM Sat 30 May 2009
Despite blotting his scorecard in race five today, Friday, Giles Scott (GBR) has maintained his seven point lead at the top of the Finn fleet after day three at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands ...[more]

Day 3 at the Delta Lloyd Regatta for the ISAF Sailing World Cup By Sail-World.com, Netherlands , 6:16 AM Sat 30 May 2009
Day 3 at the Delta Lloyd Regatta for the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Medemblik, Netherlands. Morgan Lagraviere and Yann Rocherieux (FRA) lead the 49er event with John Pink and Rick Peacock (GBR) – silver medallists at the Miami and Palma World Cup events – in second place and Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) third in a competitive 49er fleet ...[more]

Goodison and Scott lead the way in Holland By Lindsey Bell, RYA , 5:40 AM Sat 30 May 2009
British sailors remain in the medal hunt on day three of the latest leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Medemblik, Netherlands, with the men’s single-handed sailors leading the way. Paul Goodison and Giles Scott top their respective Laser and Finn fleets ...[more]

ISAF Sailing World Cup - Four British boats in pole after day two By Lindsey Bell, RYA , 2:34 PM Fri 29 May 2009
Finn sailor Giles Scott, Olympic Laser Champion Paul Goodison and the crews of Penny Clark-Saskia Clark and John Pink-Rick Peacock were Skandia Team GBR’s top performers on day two of the ISAF Sailing World Cup at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands, on Thursday ...[more]

Steady start for GBR on day 1 of ISAF Sailing World Cup By Lindsey Bell / sail-world.com, Medemblik, Netherlands , 5:50 AM Thu 28 May 2009
Winds consistently over 20 knots, and gusting in excess of 30 knots meant that most of the 11 classes competing were unable to complete their racing schedule on the first day of the Delta Lloyd Regatta five-day event – but where racing was possible, Skandia Team GBR’s sailors held firm. ...[more]

Olympic classes at Hayling for RYA Spring Series finale By Lindsey Bell, UK , 2:13 AM Sat 16 May 2009
Britain’s Olympic Classes talents will be vying for domestic honours when the second and final event of the 2009 RYA Olympic Classes Spring Series gets underway at Hayling Island S C this weekend. ...[more]

Gold and Silver for Team GBR at Expert Olympic Regatta By Sail-world.com/uk, Italy , 1:31 AM Mon 11 May 2009
Expert Olympic regatta on Lake Garda finished Saturday with Team GBR sailors winning the Finn event and taking silver in the 49er event. ...[more]

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