During the build-up to this summer’s Olympic regatta in Rio, water quality and in particular the fear of debris and pollution affecting racing outcomes and racers’ health, hit the headlines.…
Olympic sailing
Rio delivers stunning four race finale, and a perfect script for Brazilian star Grael
The women’s 470 final started proceedings in a brisk 17 knots – Britons Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark had only to finish to secure Gold, which they did with ease…
What’s it like to win Gold with your best friend? Mills and Clark to claim 470 prize today
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark went to Rio with every expectation of a medal. The pairing took Silver at the 2012 Games in Weymouth. However, the women’s 470 class is…
Giles Scott gets his Gold: we take a look at his long road to Rio victory
The four-year Olympic cycle is arduous for every athlete, but for Giles Scott it has been an especially long road. When Scott finally stood on the podium tonight, Tuesday, 16…
Torn sails and shredded nerves for Olympic sailors as Rio shows its fickle side
After hours of sweltering under the Brazilian sun next to a flat calm Guanabara Bay, the Laser Medal Race was eventually postponed until tomorrow (Tuesday, 16 August). The women’s Radial…
Favourite Giles Scott secures Gold in the Finn class with a race to spare
He was one of the names most touted to win Gold ahead of the Rio Games, but Giles Scott (GBR), for many the heir apparent to the legendary Sir Ben…
First sailing medals of Rio Olympics decided in men’s RS:X with gold and silver secured a day early
The first sailing medals of the 2016 Olympic Games have been decided, without the final medal races in the men’s RS:X windsurfing even being sailed. Defending Olympic champion Dorian van Rijsselberghe…
British ‘rookies’ shine at Rio debut, as Day 3 delivers big breeze conditions
Much has been made – amongst both supporters and rivals – of the ‘changing of the guard’ at the British Sailing Team for 2016. With dominant senior team members such…
No dream start for Finn favourite Scott as heavyweight competition begins in Rio
Giles Scott might not be a household name, but it should certainly have featured on the many ‘ones to watch’ lists compiled in advance of this Games. Heading to Rio…
Early leaders take control in RS:X classes – but Laser fleets are anyone’s guess on day one of Rio 2016
Guanabara Bay delivered some great sailing conditions to launch the first day of the Olympic Sailing Competition on Monday, 8 August, but the Rio venue was still very, very tricky.…
Who’s who at the Olympics – we look a some of the hopefuls and wildcards in each class
Pollution, Zika epidemic, Brazil’s president impeached, athletes robbed at gunpoint – the preparations for the Olympic Games in Rio have been marred by controversy. Part of the challenge for the…
How to follow the Rio 2016 Sailing Olympics
For the 380 sailing athletes competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, a medal symbolises more than their skills; it is a reflection of the single-minded, obsessive nature that is required…
Rio, a cruiser’s perspective – should you drop everything and sail there?
Scarcely ruffled by a lazy late afternoon breeze, the sea was an oily pink and orange lake. Two miles to the north, an endless chain of tall, strangely curvaceous grey…
Pollution in Rio spoiling the sailing Olympics? Skip Novak says: ‘This is Brazil; just enjoy the carnival’
I know Rio well enough. We stopped there in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1978. That was the year many of the competitors – and the security guards,…
First British Olympic sailing team members announced but what else does it tell us?
After the long and detailed selection process that is normal for Olympic selection and following the test event in Rio, six British teams (eight people in total) have been confirmed…
Paralympic sailing to be dropped for Tokyo 2020 Games
According to IPC President Sir Philip Craven, sailing, ‘did not fulfil the IPC Handbook’s minimum criteria for worldwide reach.” The official Paralympic website (see below) that reported the news said…