Rowing/Sailing

Stuart Maisner BBC News, South East Sarah Gorrell BBC News, Brighton Sarah Marks/BBC Jazz Turner said the worst part of her challenge was being apart from her assistance dog Phoebe A terminally ill sailor says she started planning her next challenge just three hours after completing a solo voyage around …

A sailing event is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary in Jersey with a series of races. The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club (RCIYC) has set up the event which will include surf relay racing, a hull flying competition and races around St Ouen’s Bay. Organisers said the event had …

Ashlea Tracey BBC News, Isle of Man Jason Hyett Jason and Lettie Hyett will sail for team Isle of Man in Orkney A dad and daughter representing the Isle of Man in different sailing classes at the Island Games have said they will be “rooting for each other” from the …

A rowing crew attempting a 900-mile (1,448 km) journey from Land’s End to John O’ Groats say they are aiming to break rowing and fundraising records. The four-strong team from Row 4 MND were set to take off from Cornwall at about 08:30 BST and expect to reach John O’ …

Arthur Farley Arthur Farley said it felt great to get the first gold for the Isle of Wight the games A sailor who spent almost a year away from the water while receiving treatment for chronic leukaemia has made a winning return to the sport. Arthur Farley, who grew up …

Lewis Coombes & Curtis Lancaster BBC News Getty Images Twelve teams will take part in the event on the Solent An event which organisers have dubbed the fastest race on water is set to take place in the UK this weekend. SailGP’s Emirates Portsmouth Grand Prix will see multiple nations …

All States-maintained schools in the bailiwick are set to continue to receive free boating tuition after an agreement was renewed. The Guernsey Sailing Trust delivers lessons to about 2,500 students each year, including through schools, community and outreach groups and via holiday courses. Education, Sport & Culture provides grant funding …

A rowing crew attempting a 900-mile (1,448 km) from Land’s End to John O’ Groats say they are aiming to break rowing and fundraising records. The four-strong team from Row 4 MND were set to take off from Cornwall at about 08:30 BST and expect to reach John O’ Groats …

All States-maintained schools in the bailiwick are set to continue to receive free boating tuition after an agreement was renewed. The Guernsey Sailing Trust delivers lessons to about 2,500 students each year, including through schools, community and outreach groups and via holiday courses. Education, Sport & Culture provides grant funding …

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 …

Lewis Coombes & Curtis Lancaster BBC News Getty Images Twelve teams will take part in the event on the Solent An event which organisers have dubbed the fastest race on water is set to take place in the UK this weekend. SailGP’s Emirates Portsmouth Grand Prix will see multiple nations …

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

Arthur Farley Arthur Farley said it felt great to get the first gold for the Isle of Wight the games A sailor who spent almost a year away from the water while receiving treatment for chronic leukaemia has made a winning return to the sport. Arthur Farley, who grew up …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ashlea Tracey BBC News, Isle of Man Jason Hyett Jason and Lettie Hyett will sail for team Isle of Man in Orkney A dad and daughter representing the Isle of Man in different sailing classes at the Island Games have said they will be “rooting for each other” from the …

Jamie Russell BBC Scotland News Kirstin McEwan The event launched on Sunday with a record-breaking number of skiffy clubs in attendance A full day of events in a world rowing championships has been postponed over safety concerns due to high winds. SkiffieWorlds 2025 started on Sunday on Loch Ryan, Stranraer, …

A sailing event is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary in Jersey with a series of races. The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club (RCIYC) has set up the event which will include surf relay racing, a hull flying competition and races around St Ouen’s Bay. Organisers said the event had …

Stuart Maisner BBC News, South East Sarah Gorrell BBC News, Brighton Sarah Marks/BBC Jazz Turner said the worst part of her challenge was being apart from her assistance dog Phoebe A terminally ill sailor says she started planning her next challenge just three hours after completing a solo voyage around …