Rowing/Sailing

Two brothers have described how they battled “chaotic weather” to row across Loch Ness as part of a challenge. Joshua Le Lere, 29, and Adam Le Lere, 24, from Jersey, finished third in the Monster the Loch challenge in Scotland last month. They rowed the full 22.7 miles (36.5km) of …

Bell and his team now have the task of clearing out a year’s worth of rubbish from his boat, cleaning it and shipping it back to the UK before he flies home. In 2021, he rowed across the Atlantic, from New York to Newlyn, Cornwall, and vowed never to do …

He has also been accompanied by sharks, including six weeks being followed by three ocean whitetips. He said: “They became part of my day and I actually quite missed them when they left. “It was quite unnerving to begin with – some of them were quite big, six or seven …

Teagan Smith’s mother Debbie coaches the juniors after taking up rowing two years ago. “I came to rowing through my daughter and then did a learn-to-row course, and ended up doing a coaching course,” she said. “I find my time is spent more coaching than rowing now.” She said she …

Georgie credits new maternity support for Olympic athletes for allowing her to continue her rowing career. “It’s meant that my dreams and my ambitions haven’t had to stop since getting pregnant and having babies. I wouldn’t be able to get back to rowing if I didn’t have it,” she added. …

Daniel Collins is an indoor rowing champion who competed in the event in 2025 as an Irish entrant. BBC News

The Fitzroy River in Queensland, which is home to 500 crocodiles, has been chosen as the Olympics rowing venue at the 2032 Brisbane Games. BBC News

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. BBC News

World champion Para-rower Ben Pritchard successfully defended his PR1 men’s single sculls world title despite experiencing bowel issues before the final. The 34-year-old says that people with spinal injuries can experience bowel issues on a day-to-day basis and says that it is important to talk about the issues Para-athletes face …

Hannah Scott and Finnola Stratton, alongside Great Britain team-mates Imogen Grant and Lola Anderson, secured silver in the women’s quadruple sculls at the World Championships in Amsterdam on Saturday. The GB quartet were beaten to the gold by the Netherlands in a repeat of last year’s result. Only 1.6 seconds …

Hannah Scott has never missed out on a world championship final since her senior debut for Great Britain. She kept that record intact on the Bosbann in Amsterdam as the GB quad sculls boat of Scott, fellow Northern Ireland rower Finnola Stratton, Imogen Grant and Lola Anderson finished second behind …

Imogen Grant has made the decision to bulk up and move on to openweight rowing, after her event was removed from the Olympics. BBC News

While experts like Close advocate for seeking to meet nutritional needs through food in the first instance, it may not always be possible or practical to do this – and that is where supplements come in. Take, for example, creatine, which is found naturally in meat and fish. “You would …

A retired police officer has been confirmed as holding the women’s record for the most ocean rows and the greatest total distance rowed. Dawn Smith BEM sold her home to fund her first trip in 2019 and has done “pretty much” one ocean crossing a year since, rowing more than …

British sailing duo Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris have established themselves as favorites for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by winning gold at the 470 World Championship in Japan. The pair claimed their first world title in Enoshima, bettering the bronze they won a year ago by holding off a …

A father and daughter from Surrey have competed against each other in a gruelling round-the-world yacht race. Professional sailor Jade Golder and her dad, Gary, raced in the Clipper 2025-26 Round the World Yacht Race, which finished at the end of July. The round-the-world race says it is “unlike others” …

The annual Cowes Week regatta has brought racing, celebrations and crowds to the Solent. This year’s event has a special significance, marking 200 years since the first regatta was held. Since racing began on Saturday, thousands of people have crossed to the Isle of Wight for the regatta’s famous social …

Jemima Lines has been named in the GB1 team for next year’s America’s Cup, which will be the first edition in its 175-year history to require at least one woman in each five-person crew. READ MORE: ‘Pivotal moment’ as Lines joins British America’s Cup team BBC News

Jemima Lines has hailed a “pivotal moment” in her sport after she became the first British woman to be selected for an America’s Cup team in 90 years. The 29-year-old has been named in the GB1 team for next year’s event, which will be the first edition in its 175-year …

Kernahan explained that Charles Day became involved in the yachting scene after moving to London, where “lords and noble people, or just wealthy industrialists and merchants” were keen sailors. He said: “They were building and racing yachts pretty much for the first time. “But it was a bit boring on …