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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins European GP

Associated Press
Sun, June 27, 2010 02:57:42 PM CDT

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the European Grand Prix on Sunday, dominating from the pole in a race marked by teammate Mark Webber's spectacular crash and Fernando Alonso's claim that the results had been ...built for the 2007 America's Cup. ...

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Ayton and Clark win women's 470 class

The Independent
Thu, June 24, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

The partnership of double Olympic gold medallist Sarah Ayton and ...sights on the next Olympic Games. The regatta, one of the International Sailing Federation's world cup events, has not attracted full Olympic squads from the top ...worlds (championships) and Skandia Sail for Gold in Weymouth." ...to skipper an Oman Sail team ...

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New America's Cup structure released

The Independent
Wed, June 23, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

The structure of the next America's Cup, shortened to just over two months and to be staged in 2013, has been released. The challengers may have to win through elimination regattas to make it ...fleet of the new America's Cup ...

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Reg White: Yachtsman and boat-builder who won Olympic gold in 1976

The Independent
Tue, June 22, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

Reg White was one of Britain's best known yachtsmen as ...at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, winning gold with a ...unable to defend his Olympic title in Moscow in 1980 as the British sailing team withdrew in protest ...a home-made spar and sails. He was bitten by ...Sailcraft, manufacturers of fast sailing ...

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Protocol for America's Cup to become clearer

The Independent
Sun, June 20, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

The fate of Britain's challenge for the America's Cup should become clearer this week as the format to which it would have ...month. The protocol for America's Cup ...sponsored and organised the America's Cup ...the commercial side of America's Cup ...

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As oil spews in Gulf, BP chief at UK yacht race

Associated Press
Sat, June 19, 2010 02:13:42 PM CDT

In what one environmentalist described as "yet another public relations disaster" for embattled ..."one of the biggest sailing events in the world ...for him to be sailing in the Isle of ...the race included British Olympic gold medal sailor Ben ...

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Rivalry between Origin and Team New Zealand ignites in Marseille

The Independent
Thu, June 17, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

The smouldering rivalry between possibly the best sailing crew in the world, ...Schuemann has the same Olympic haul as Ainslie, three ...Simon Fry trims the sails. Schuemann is fourth, the ...places to seventh. Listen: Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie outlines ...still has his Alinghi sailing team but has expressed ...

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Team Origin problems continue in MedCup

The Independent
Wed, June 16, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

New regime, new boat, new track, old problems for the ...Europe's champions' league of sailing, the Audi MedCup. The ...of Tottenham Hotspur and Olympic Games bid fame - the silver and triple Olympic gold medal skipper Ben ...British boat, Cristabella, where Olympic bronze medallist John Cutler ...whole new suit of sails ...

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Double silver for Britain in European championship

The Independent
Sat, June 12, 2010 12:00:00 AM CDT

In Estonia Britain's two top Laser sailors, reigning Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison and Skandia GBR teammate Charlotte Dobson both secured silver at the European championship. Goodison narrowly missed out on ...silver at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in ...

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