Dobson and Rook lead the charge in Hyeres
WEYMOUTH’S Charlotte Dobson and Mary Rook made the best of a change in conditions at the ISAF World Cup in Hyeres, mastering the increase in breeze to take two race wins and the overall lead in the...
View ArticleMedusa milestone for Portland skipper
WHEN the restored Second World War gunboat Medusa arrived at Portland last Saturday it marked a 45-year milestone for Portland skipper Mike Boyce.
View ArticleWeymouth College student receives sponsorship boost
BUDDING Olympic sailor Sam Barker has secured a sponsorship deal from UK motor insurers insurethebox.
View ArticlePortland sailor Scott in top form in Hyeres
A STRONG day for Britain’s Finn sailors at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyeres yesterday sees Giles Scott and Andrew Mills move into the top-two positions in the heavyweight dinghy class with two...
View ArticleLucas and Pascoe make it a double
HELENA Lucas and Portland’s Megan Pascoe made it a double celebration for Great Britain in Hyeres yesterday.
View ArticleTen medals for British team in Hyeres
GOLDS for Bryony Shaw, Andrew Mills and the 49er pairing of Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign capped off a ten-medal haul for Britain's sailors at the conclusion of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyeres.
View ArticleAppleby and Tobutt to make Dutch bid
IT’S great to be home and set up again training from the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.
View ArticleSwiss hope for Paralympic trio
PARALYMPIC sailors John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas have revealed that their London 2012 medal dispute has gone before a court in Switzerland.
View ArticleHardened Team 15s on board at centre
IT HAS been a long cold start to the 2013 season, but it hasn’t put a few of the hardened Team-15ers coming along to windsurf with the Official Test Centre (OTC) each weekend.
View ArticleDempsey ready to race again
WEYMOUTH’S Nick Dempsey is back in competitive action this week for the first time since claiming his second RS:X windsurfing world title.
View ArticleThree degrees for Portland ace Lucas
GOLD medallist sailor Helena Lucas will be spending ‘most of November graduating’ after being offered three honorary degrees.
View ArticleJon’s triumph as Simpson remembered
THE Union flag flew at half-mast in tribute to Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson when Weymouth dinghy sailor Jon Emmett won a Masters event in Holland.
View ArticleWarriors impress at Weymouth & Portland
A WINDSURFING team of youngsters named in memory of Weymouth schoolboy Will Mackaness made a strong racing debut on home waters.
View ArticlePortland pair Rickham and Birrell lift Skud title
PARALYMPIC sailors Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell, of Portland, secured the Skud European title with a clean sweep of race wins.
View ArticleDutch bid for GB sailors
THE Netherlands plays host to round two of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series this week, with the British Sailing Team set to compete across 10 classes at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik,...
View ArticleCastle Cove celebration
HUNDREDS of hours of volunteer time spent transforming a redundant vessel into a bespoke committee boat were celebrated at Castle Cove Sailing Club (CCSC).
View ArticleBritish sailors on the hunt for medals in Holland
MEDALS will be decided today in the high-performance 49er skiff classes at the second European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) Champions Sailing Cup event in Holland.
View ArticleWeymouth students top of the class
A GROUP of young adventurers from Weymouth College are celebrating after passing their professional instructors courses in kayaking and dinghy sailing – with some achieving both.
View ArticleIsle test awaits Megan Pascoe
PORTLAND’S Megan Pascoe will be swapping her 2.4metre single-handed keelboat for a Royal Yacht Squadron pilot cutter when she takes on Friday's Round the Island Race.
View ArticleSir Ben dedicates sailing record to the late Andrew Simpson
FOUR-TIME Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie has described smashing the Round the Island Race record in memory of the late Andrew Simpson as a “very special” achievement.
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