Rowing/Sailing

Great Britain’s SailGP team extended their lead in the overall standings with a thrilling first win of the season in Australia. Driver Dylan Fletcher led the British team to podium finishes in the opening two events, finishing second in November’s season-opener in Dubai and third last time out in Auckland, …

In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn BBC News

Great Britain are top of the medal table with Australia in second and China in third place. “If this week is anything to go by, the future is bright for the British Sailing Team,” said performance director Mark Robinson. Medallists: Emma Wilson: Gold, iQFOiL Micky Beckett: Gold, ILCA 7 Saskia …

Angie Brown & Steve McKenzie BBC Scotland News MacLean brothers Lachlan MacLean was swept into the sea at night and dragged along through the water by his harness One of three Scottish brothers who are attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean has told how he was washed overboard during …

In a statement, Ineos said “The agreement that had been reached with Athena would have allowed both parties to compete in the next Cup, but it depended on a rapid resolution. “Ineos Britannia had agreed the substantive terms very quickly, but Athena failed to bring the agreement to a timely …

Victoria Scheer BBC News, Yorkshire GD Media Craig Wood set off on his boat Sirius II at the end of March A veteran attempting to become the first triple amputee to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean said his journey was becoming more dangerous with each passing day. Craig Wood, …

Current Paralympic and European rowing champion Benjamin Pritchard has put together his dream Welsh mixed coxed eight boat. A host of Welsh sporting legends have made the cut for his dream crew. The Mixed Eight is a brand-new event created by World Rowing to promote gender equality and bring more …

A woman who has helmed a blind sailing team representing Great Britain says the sport gives her a “sense of freedom”. Sally Rodrigues, 47, from Bristol, was born fully sighted, but was diagnosed with an eye inflammation condition called uveitis aged six. It left her with almost no vision. Ms …

BBC Dylan Fletcher has been learning about the Solent Oyster Restoration Project An Olympic gold medallist has joined conservation efforts to restore oyster populations in the Solent, as his team gears up to race on the same waters in this season’s SailGP. Dylan Fletcher, who helms Great Britain’s team, said …

Kirstin McEwan Teams from around the world were in Stranraer for the coastal rowing event The south-west of Scotland has been hailed as the “ideal location” for coastal rowing after hosting a major championships. Competitors from round the world were in Stranraer to race on Loch Ryan in the SkiffieWorlds …

Ian Palmer BBC News, South East BBC Jazz Turner, 26, has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a genetic condition that has caused complications meaning she only has months left to live A terminally ill 26-year-old woman from East Sussex is preparing to set sail around the British Isles on a solo voyage. …

Kevin Lynch Kevin Lynch, on the left, said he has no sailing experience but loves a challenge A man is taking on an endurance challenge like no other, spending the best part of a year on a yacht, despite no previous sailing experience. Kevin Lynch, 42, from Wokingham, Berkshire is …

British Rowing/David Morley Architects The boathouse, to the left, would be revamped and the boathouse, on the right, would be wholly new A plan to revamp a facility used by the country’s elite rowers has been submitted for approval. British Rowing wants to “improve and modernise” the Sherriff’s Boathouse at …

A woman with a terminal illness who is attempting to sail solo around the UK has already broken the fundraising target she set herself. Jazz Turner, an engineer from Seaford, East Sussex, set off from Brighton on 2 June, hoping to raise £30,000 for Sailability, a charity which makes sailing …

Stuart Maisner BBC News, South East Jazz Turner Jazz Turner has sailed through a week of storm weather off the east coast of Scotland A terminally ill 26-year-old woman from East Sussex who is sailing solo around the British Isles has said a “horrific week of bad weather” left her …

Seas the Day Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne are expected to reach Australia in 12 weeks’ time Two British women are approaching the halfway point of an epic 8,000-mile row across the Pacific Ocean. Miriam Payne, 25, from East Yorkshire, and Jess Rowe, 28, from Hampshire, set off from Peru …

BBC Steve Lowe said Ports were “hoping for good weather and fair seas” More than 150 yachts are expected to arrive in Guernsey on Saturday as part of an inter-island race and UK regatta. Guernsey Marinas said about 100 competitors were taking part in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 2025 …

George Carden BBC News, Brighton BBC Jazz Turner is overwhelmed to see her parents after completing the solo voyage A terminally ill sailor has completed her solo voyage around the British Isles, becoming the first disabled person ever to complete the feat without any support. Jazz Turner, an engineer from …

Jack Silver BBC News, Guernsey Government House Michael Chapple has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to youth sailing A sailing coach from Guernsey has been presented with a British Empire Medal (BEM) by the island’s lieutenant-governor for his services to youth sailing. Mike Chapple has nurtured …

Sean-Patrick Mulryan BBC News NI Methodist College Belfast/Lydia Neff Sophia Young on her way to gold at last weekend’s Irish Rowing Championships Northern Ireland has no shortage of rowing talent. Now a Belfast teenager hopes to follow in the footsteps of Olympians Rebecca Shorten and Hannah Scott. Sophia Young announced …