Ben Ainslie makes recovery in 10th race of Finn class to win gold
Ben Ainslie won gold in the Finn class on the penultimate day of the Princess Sofía Trophy after recovering in the 10th race. Photograph: Dan Towers/ Skandia/Onedition Ben Ainslie won gold in the Finn class as he led a strong showing by Great Britain’s sailors on the penultimate…
Clipper yacht crew recovering in US hospital
US coastguard rescues two injured crew members from the Geraldton Western Australia, which was competing in the Clipper round-the-world race. Photograph: Handout/Reuters Two round-the-world yacht race crew injured when a large wave crashed on to their vessel have arrived back on dry land. Three Britons and an Australian…
Clipper race: coast guard rescues injured sailors from stricken yacht
US air national guard crew during the operation to rescue two British injured sailors participating in the Clipper yacht race. Photograph: AP Two British sailors who were injured when a large wave battered their yacht during a round-the world race are being taken to the US mainland, race…
Rescue operation for injured yacht crew delayed by bad weather
The Geraldton Western Australia, which is taking part in the Clipper round-the-world yacht race, before it was hit by a storm. Photograph: Karl Monaghan/onEdition/PA An operation to help four sailors who were injured when a large wave crashed on to their yacht during a round-the-world race has been…
Ben Ainslie ready to head home to win sailing gold in London 2012
Ben Ainslie is targeting the fourth Olympic gold medal of his career in the London Games this summer. Photograph: Felix Clay It is accepted practice when describing some mild-mannered sporting giant, the kind whose medals are clutched unobtrusively to the chest, to suggest that you might even have…
Tiny little boat takes to mighty Windermere
Heaven for messing about in boats – even gravyboats. Windermere from Claife Heights Photograph: Simon Stapley/Alamy Many strange craft have been launched on Windermere over the years, from Sunderland flying boats to a tourist submarine. Now England’s largest lake is to be host to an Irish currach which…
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