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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games firmly on track

World Sailing shares IOC vision for safe and successful Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following recent  detailed briefing and Q&A sessions

America’s Cup – Video reveals the Ineos tacking problem

Ben Ainslie and Ineos Team UK have two or three days to get their head round what they have to do to save their America’s Cup challenge

Head of Tokyo Olympic organizing committee resigns

Yoshiro Mori, the embattled head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has resigned after comments that meetings with women take too long because they talk too much

Day 1 of Prada Cup Challenger Series Final – Luna Rossa dominate

The America’s Cup live stream of the Prada Cup Challenger Series Final. . . Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team take a 2-0 lead ahead of Ineos Team UK after first two races on Saturday

Pip Hare first British skipper to finish the Vendee Globe

Pip Hare is the first British skipper to finish the 2020-21 race, and only the eighth women ever to finish the Vendée Globe in its history

America’s Cup – Ben and Georgie Ainslie discuss what to expect this Saturday

As the clock counts down to the Final of the Prada Cup this Saturday, Ineos Team UK skipper, Ben Ainslie discusses with his wife, TV presenter Georgie Thompson, what to expect. See the video here

Vendee Globe – Pip Hare in struggle to reach finish

Following a mast lock failure, Pip Hare is now expected to finish the Vendee Globe in the small hours of Friday morning.

Alex Thomson and Hugo Boss return to home base in UK

In a final coda to his Vendee Globe race, Alex Thomson slipped into his home base at Haslar Marina, in Portsmouth Harbour, having sailed close to 8,000nm from Cape Town onboard the HUGO BOSS boat – Video here

Sailing Club closes after 80 years at Aldenham Reservoir

It is with great sadness that Aldenham Sailing Club has terminated its lease with the owners of Aldenham reservoir and will no longer be sailing there

America’s Cup – Ineos Team UK finally out of the shed

Britannia finally came out of the shed after a few days (or 5?) . . . captured in this video by Justin Mitchell

New Zealand SailGP reveal their team for the 2021/22 season

New Zealand SailGP Team CEOs Peter Burling and Blair Tuke announce their team to compete in SailGP Season 2

Is this just the first . . . Princesa Sofía Olympic classes regatta postponed

Is this just the first . . . The Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofía 2021 has been postponed from March to the 2 to 9 of October