Shirley Robertson's latest high profile guest on her podcast is British yachtsman Sir Ben Ainslie – the world's most successful Olympic sailor and skipper and team principal of UK America's Cup challenger Ineos Team UK. The most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Ainslie won four golds and one silver over
Olympic Sailing
Olympic Sailing: British Sailing Team welcomes Government guidance for elite sport
The British Sailing Team has welcomed the guidance issued by the Government on the phased return to training for elite sports. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has set out how elite athletes in England will be able to return to training in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance,
Olympic Sailing: British Sailing Team Tokyo 2020 lineup locked
The 15 sailors already named to represent Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will remain the same for the rescheduled Games in 2021, the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) have today confirmed. The announcement follows the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to
World Sailing furloughs HQ staff in response to Olympic funding gap
The 12-month postponement to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the Covid-19 global pandemic has had a major financial impact on our sport's governing body World Sailing which has seen its Olympic funding tap shut off. In reaction to this funding crisis the organisation has placed the vast majority of its
Olympic Sailing: British Sailing Team launches #SailFromHome programme
British Youth Sailing has joined forces with the British Sailing Team to launch Project #SailFromHome – a programme of remote learning to unite and inspire young racing sailors over the coming months. Project #SailFromHome, a collaboration between the British Youth Sailing’s Junior and Youth sections and the British Sailing Team, aims
Olympic Sailing: British Sailing Team welcomes Tokyo 2020 postponement
The British Sailing Team welcomes the news of the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A joint statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee today confirmed that the Olympics will be held after 2020 but not later than summer
Olympic Sailing: World Sailing supports Tokyo 2020 postponement
On March 24, 2020 the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee issued a joint statement announcing the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The statement read, "In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister
Olympic Sailing: Princess Sofia Trophy on Mallorca called off due to COVID-19
The second major major Olympic classes regatta cancellation due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 48 hours has been announced, with the Princess Sofia Trophy event in Mallorca, Spain falling victim to the virus today. A message from the organisers read: The organizing committee of the Princess Sofia Iberostar Trophy announces the cancellation
