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DRAGON RACING: Andrey Kirilyuk takes the lead

THE Weymouth wind god is definitely determined to make life difficult for the competitors and the race committee at the Gazprom International Dragon World Championship.

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SAILING: GB pairings hold on to Santander leads

SANTANDER delivered a full day of racing at the Sailing World Championship test event yesterday, with British multihull duo Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond and the 470 men’s pairing of Portland’s Luke...

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AFLOAT: Now or Never - Rig settings are the focus

WEYMOUTH sailors Alex Tobutt and Stuart Appleby are embarking on a ‘last chance’ self-funded Rio 2016 Games campaign in the 49er class and are calling for community support. Email...

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SAILING: Lucas takes on coach Barker at Worlds

PARALYMPIC 2.4mR keelboat champion Helena Lucas is not just taking on international rivals at this week’s World Championships in Dorset – but also her coach.

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SAILING: Paralympic Day celebrated with Lucas

PUPILS from Dorset schools have been welcomed daily to Poole Yacht Club for a special initiative that is running throughout the World Championships.

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AFLOAT: No let up as Lucas vies for first World crown

LEADER Helena Lucas admits there is absolutely no margin for error as she bids to land her first International 2.4 Metre (mR) World Championship title today.

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SAILING: Santander signs point to Rio, say Dempsey and Shaw

BRITAIN’S Olympic medallist windsurfers Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw believe the 2014 World Championship waters of Santander will provide a valuable training ground in their quests for Olympic gold at...

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SAILING: Get on board for Weymouth’s Speed Week

ENTRIES are now open for Weymouth Speed Week 2013.

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SAILING: Luke's last-minute Little America's bid

OLYMPIAN Luke Patience will be swapping his 470 dinghy for a high-speed winged catamaran this Monday to compete in the Little America’s Cup.

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AFLOAT: Capsize drama for Olympic ace Patience

DRAMATIC capsize scuppered Portland sailor Luke Patience’s chances at the Little America’s Cup event in Falmouth, Cornwall.

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AFLOAT: Sail For Fiver opened to all

HUNDREDS of adults and youngsters, aged 14 and over, are being invited to sail for just £5 this month.

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AFLOAT: Now Or Never - Reality check in Marseille

WEYMOUTH sailors Alex Tobutt and Stuart Appleby are embarking on a ‘last chance’ self-funded Rio 2016 Games campaign in the 49er class and are calling for community support. Here they report from the...

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SAILING: Squib crown for Cariad Bach

THIRTY visiting Squibs joined the Weymouth Sailing Club fleet to compete in the South Coast Championships.

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SAILING: Portland's Scott returns to Olympic Finn class

PORTLAND’S Giles Scott is making his Olympic classes comeback this week at the Semaine Olympique Francaise regatta.

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SAILING: Speed kings in Weymouth bid

PORTLAND Harbour will be a mecca for world speed sailing during next week.

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SAILING: Larsen feeding his speed need

ASK anyone to name the world’s fastest man on two feet and you would be hard pushed to find someone who didn’t know it was Jamaican Usain Bolt.

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AFLOAT: Qualifier a learning curve for Stevenson

OSMINGTON teenager Emma Stevenson travelled east along the coast to compete at the fifth Laser World and European Qualifier competition.

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AFLOAT: Sailing duo get back on the water

TWO sailors who have been missing from local start lines in recent years because of illness have got back on the water in Portland Harbour.

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AFLOAT: Greenslade grabs Speed King crown

WEYMOUTH windsurfers put on a dominant show at the borough’s Speed Week 2013.

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AFLOAT: Dempsey shows his pedigree at national ranking event

BRITAIN’S best sailors took to the waters of Weymouth and Portland for the first of three National Ranking events.

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