The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games to – no later than summer 2021 – because of the coronavirus pandemic raises a number of questions for the RYA and Team GB
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UK Sailing Clubs close down for duration of the Government restrictions
The Olympics may be the biggest event to be felled by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, but the list of postponed and cancelled sailing events continues to grow
Isn’t she lovely
JH1 Lionheart is looking superb after a refit thanks to Huisfit at Royal Huisman Amsterdam
INEOS to produce 1 million bottles of hand sanitiser per month
INEOS, the company behind Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup Team, is to build two hand sanitiser plants to produce 1 million bottles of hand sanitiser per month
Eric Twiname Championships cancelled
The 2020 Eric Twiname Championships has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Tokyo Olympic Games postponed to 2021 . . . World Sailing responds
The IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Tokyo Olympics must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021
Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series event cancelled
America’s Cup holders Team New Zealand have confirmed the cancellation of the World Series event in Portsmouth UK
Olympic classes event at Hyeres postponed
The French Olympic classes event, Semaine Olympique Française (SOF) at Hyeres is postponed
Canada withdraws from Tokyo 2020
Canada has become the first major country to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
British Sports to inform BOA and BPA of Government COVID-19 Advice impact
UK Sport, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association will host a conference call with the Chief Executives and Performance Directors of summer Olympic and Paralympic sports
A new Flying Fifteen is born, brimming with innovation
A new Flying Fifteen – FF4073 – is born, brimming with innovation from the workshop of Phil Evans
Solos beat the shut-down at Shotwick Lake
The first Solo Northern Series event took place at Shotwick Lake SC just before the club suspended their current racing programme due to the coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions
