Gold medallists Hannah Mills and Giles Scott are among 12 sailors named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the first Team GB athletes selected for Tokyo 2020. The Rio 2016 champions are joined by a host of elite sailors representing eight of the 10 Olympic sailing classes, as the team
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Olympic sailing: World Sailing confirms Laser singlehander for Paris 2024
At World Sailing's 2019 Mid-Year Meeting in London, Great Britain, World Sailing's Council voted to retain the Equipment for the Men's and Women's One Person Dinghy for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. The World Sailing Board informed Council in May 2019 that it would only continue contractual discussions until 1
Olympic sailing: Andy Rice checks in after back-to-back events in Japan
What would you rather have for your nation of choice: two gold medals from next year’s Olympic Regatta, or four silvers and two bronzes? By the brutally elitist gold-trumps-all method that the official leaderboard is calculated at the Olympic Games, China was top performer at the Olympic Test Regatta in
Olympic sailing: Rob Kothe assesses Australia’s Tokyo 2020 medal hopes
The Australian Sailing Team turned in the best overall medal performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but can the Aussie Olympic sailing squad do the same in Enoshima, Japan at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics? Based on feedback from the Test and World Cup events which recently concluded there, Australian yachting
Olympic sailing: Great Britain names mixed pair for Offshore European Championship
Olympic sailing: New mixed double-handed offshore event well worth a try
Although it is fair to say that World Sailing’s introduction of a mixed gender two-person offshore event to the slate for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has not received unanimous support across the global sailing community, it gets an enthusiastic two thumbs up here at Yacht Racing Life. For sure there
Olympic sailing: Britain’s Hansen in search of redemption in Enoshima
Olympic sailing: Two more medals put British Sailing Team on top in Japan
Britain’s sailors increased their Olympic test event medal tally to six with another silver and bronze today, finishing the regatta as top nation. Dubbed Ready Steady Tokyo, the regatta is a dress rehearsal for the Games proper with nations selecting just one entry in each of the ten Olympic sailing classes. Held
Olympic sailing: Brits win four medals so far at Enoshima test event
Olympic sailing: British pair Bomby & Diamond eye Paris 2024 double-handed spot
British offshore sailors Henry Bomby and Hannah Diamond are among the first mixed pairings to set their sights on a medal in the new double-handed discipline at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. They have been training aboard a Beneteau Sun Fast 3300 under the guidance of Charles Darbyshire Fourth Cape offshore