Rowing/Sailing

Beth Murphy and Jess Smiles are record breakers after rowing across the Atlantic in 38 days. BBC News

Sport Ireland said it had stopped funding to Rowing Ireland, which stands at 1.4m euros (£1.2m) for high performance and a core funding of 400,000 euros (£346,000), due to concerns raised in July 2024. In a statement, Rowing Ireland acknowledged “there are lessons to be learned” and it was reviewing …

Dylan Fletcher says preparations for the oldest competition in international sailing is intense. BBC News

A group of three young rowers have set a world record for the youngest team to cross an ocean. The trio from Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex – Harry Allen, 20, Anna Dunk, 19, and 21-year-old Rowan Dally – were among 43 teams taking part in the World’s Toughest Row across the …

Chloe Foster Mike Reed (L) and Tim Foster (R) aboard their boat Cheerfulness where they will spend nearly 60 days throughout their journey Two friends who grew up on the Isle of Man are set to row across the Atlantic Ocean, in a bid to become the first Manx pair …

Defending champions Great Britain secured victory in the opening round of this year’s SailGP championship. Helmed by Dylan Fletcher, they won two of three fleet races before holding off Australia and France in the winner-takes-all final on the second day of racing in Perth. Fletcher described it as “an incredible …

A lengthy period of rehabilitation ensued as Sills, from Launceston, balanced pain management with exercises to improve the neural pathways to his eyes and joints. Having finished seventh at the 2023 World Championships Sills qualified himself for the 2024 Olympics in the iQFOiL – a windsurfing category that sees boards …

A team of four rowing across the Atlantic were joined by three orcas for part of their crossing on Tuesday. Clare O’Reilly from Wembury, Devon, and teammates Rosie Tong and Mel Jarman set off on 14 December for the World’s Toughest Row – 3,000 miles (4,828km) from The Canaries to …

Susie Rack,BBC News, West Midlandsand Millie Trenholm,in Evesham BBC Evesham Rowing and Racquets Club vice-chair Tony Rowland says the funds raised were thanks to a number of “very, very kind” donors A rowing club that has trained world-class athletes has secured its long-term future after raising £90,000 to buy a …

Karl Haines learned to sail four years ago and is a gold medal-winning parasailor with Team GB. BBC News

Emily Johnsonand Steve Bailey,Yorkshire Ash Family Pictured from left – Henry, Charlotte, Camilla and James Ash will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic A family who lost their father to suicide plan to row across the Atlantic in his memory. Robert Ash, from Harrogate, died in September 2023, leaving his …

Clare O’Reilly is battling huge waves and personal grief as she rows across the Atlantic Ocean in the World’s Toughest Row. O’Reilly, from Wembury, Devon and teammates Rosie Tong and Mel Jarman set off on 14 December and have already covered more than 1,800 miles of the 3,600-mile race. The …

Adam Green,BBC Radio Shropshireand Chloe Hughes,West Midlands Jess Harvey Jess Harvey works as a GP in Much Wenlock but will row the Atlantic in early December with two others For Shropshire GP Jess Harvey, 2026 will be a little bit different, as she prepares to swap days in her Much …

A blind sailor is aiming for the Paralympics in Brisbane in 2032, after winning medals in the World Sailing Inclusion Championships. Karl Haines, 36, from Tile Hill in Coventry, has the hereditary and degenerative eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, and took a gold as well as the overall bronze for Britain …

Ben Schofieldin Cambridge Ben Schofield/BBC Omar Terywall says Cambridge University’s objection to his trademark amounts to “bullying” When Omar Terywall launched his company, Cambridge Rowing Limited seemed the obvious name for it. The company runs the Cambridge Rowing Experience, which takes novice rowers on to the River Cam for a …

Fiona Callow,Yorkshireand Jericho Keys,Yorkshire Jasmine Harrison Jasmine Harrison is currently taking part in a global sailing race The youngest woman to row the Atlantic alone has spoken of the “strong currents, tough winds and tricky bits” she has faced as part of her latest challenge, spending a year at sea. …

Chris CraddockJersey communities reporter BBC Gordon Burgis has been awarded an BEM for his services to the sailing community Five people in Jersey have been recognised for their work in the island by being included in the New Years Honours List. Gordon Burgis has been awarded an BEM for his …

A British rowing team taking part in one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges has rescued a turtle trapped in a fishing net in the Atlantic Ocean. The Hampshire-based trio, competing as Call to Earth, were 895 miles into their journey when they spotted the distressed animal entangled in marine …

A plan to install a crane for launching boats onto the River Wye in Hereford has been put forward, after a more ambitious scheme fell through. Hereford Rowing Club wants a five-metre-high “davit arm” at its base on the north bank, “to increase the efficiency of boat launches for emergency …

Linsey SmithEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire rural affairs correspondent Seas the Day Miriam Payne on the Pacific Ocean with a crop of salad greens, grown on board her rowing boat How do you grow food on a small boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? It’s a question Miriam Payne …