Rowing/Sailing

Great Britain won gold medals in the women’s four and PR3 mixed coxed four races at the European Rowing Championships in Italy, while a men’s four development team also claimed victory. Eleanor Brinkhoff, Angharad Broughton, Sarah Marshall and Holly Youd led most of the women’s four race before holding off …

The so-called golden age of yacht racing in the early decades of the 20th Century, saw the Cowes Regatta continue with the graceful 23m, 19m, and 15m boats racing, followed by the famous J Class boats in the 1930s. In 1957 the first Admiral’s Cup, organised by the Royal Ocean …

“It also supports our wider strategy of streamlining admin tasks, so our volunteers can focus on what matters most, providing life-enriching experiences on the water for our members,” she continued. The training includes an overview of disabilities on the island highlights the island’s laws and regulations. It also offers guidance …

A wooden pig mascot, from Reading will also be taking part in the race this year. Unk was given to Kevin Woods and his team by Adrian Wakefield after they swapped the pig for some nail files on a scavenger hunt during a team building weekend in the town. Mr …

The ashes of a seven-year-old who died in a road accident are set to embark on a round-the-world sailing journey in her memory. Eloise Jackson, who was killed in a collision with a lorry while cycling on the A338 in Wiltshire in July 2021, will head off on her “final …

After a day on the water, crews can mingle at the Competitors’ Village and spectators can enjoy the dedicated entertainment areas at the Regatta Village on Cowes Parade. The festivities are due to begin on Friday evening. It is then open from 12:00 to 22:30 each night, extending to midnight …

Gibbons said the group rotated in shifts and were each rowing for 15 hours a day, surviving on defrosted ration packs. The first thing he did after arriving at Tower Bridge was eat a “big juicy burger with lots of salad”. Gibbons said he would never forget seeing dolphins playing …

This distance rowed by the teams is dictated by the weather conditions and tide on the day, Lee explained. “If we have real calm weather, you can put a buoy out a little bit further and it will take the same amount of time as what it will do if …

A University of Cambridge student has spent “countless hours” designing and building a Lego scale model of the oldest wooden-framed boathouse on the River Cam. Keen rower Jim Gleed, 19, from Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, used about 10,000 bricks to recreate Christ’s College’s boathouse. His 1:42 scale model is 100cm (39in) x …

A rower who has aspirations to smash two world records by traversing the Indian Ocean has been left high and dry after her team’s food order was damaged. Lara Vafiadis, from Malvern, Worcestershire, and her three crew mates had planned to begin their 5,500 miles (8,851km) journey from Australia to …

A 100-year-old former rower who previously won the main event at the Henley Royal Regatta has returned 80 years on. Tony Purssell won The Grand Challenge Cup when he and his crew defeated a Swiss team from Zurich in 1946. But when he and his fellow athletes – mainly made …

A woman preparing to row across the Atlantic will raise money in memory of a school friend. Liv Stocks, 22, from East Yorkshire, is preparing for the 3,000-mile (4,800km) challenge alongside Jenna Vincent, 25, from Poole in Dorset, and Meg Neely, 24, from Swindon in Wiltshire. Stocks will raise money …

The 187th running of the Henley Royal Regatta is under way with rowing crews from across the world and spectators showing off their best attire. The annual event in Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire, began on Tuesday and ends on Sunday. This year the regatta has seen a record-breaking 862 entries from 21 …

The club said its coaches and volunteers would put on a number of training sessions before the “fun competition” next month. Nicky Will, club vice captain and the Sports Commission’s director of communications, said the swift boats were the “standard for all offshore competitions” and “really are the future”. “Having …

Thousands of athletes and spectators are set to descend on Henley-on-Thames for the town’s world-renowned royal regatta, which begins on Tuesday. The Henley Royal Regatta dates back to 1839, and sees crews from across the globe take part in more than 400 races across its six-day programme. British Rowing said …

The quadruple skulls team were joined on top of the podium by the men’s quad sculls of Cedol Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Tobias Schroder and Rory Harris. They built a commanding lead through the first three-quarters of the race to hold off the charging Netherlands boat with Germany in third. Daniel …

So far, the trainees have been hard at work restoring the main door on Mondays and Tuesdays. Kevin said he had been pleased with their progress, though he admitted there was an element of learning on the job. The rowing club is now focused on securing funding and rallying as …

A squad of female rowers from the University of Oxford were working hard to prepare for their upcoming race against Cambridge. Whilst the women’s competition at Henley was overshadowed by the more famous men’s race on the Thames, the stakes were just as high – not only for the race …

More than 300 rowers have taken in a relaunched boat race in the Lake District. Lakeland Rowing Club (RC) said its annual race on Derwentwater had attracted 142 crews from 23 rowing clubs across northern England and Scotland, with competitors ranging in age from 15 to 81. The event was …

A crew of veteran rowers with national and international honours have beaten rival crews 30 years younger than them. The four men from Tees Rowing Club in Stockton compete in the 80-85 age category and won gold medals at the World Rowing Masters Regatta in Banyoles, Spain, last year. In …