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SailingPremiumBurling steers Kiwis into Plymouth lead

New Zealand skipper Peter Burling has won one fleet race and finished second in the other two to take the lead in the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix.

Staff Writers

SailingPremiumSlingsby, Ainslie renew 'Ashes on Water'

It's being billed the 'Ashes on Water' as Ben Ainslie and his British crew take on the might of Tom Slingsby and his Australian team in the Sail GP in Plymouth.

Bernie Wilson

SailingRecord-breaking solo sailor back in Sydney

Having successfully set a record time for circumnavigating Antarctica, solo sailor Lisa Blair has returned to Sydney.

Staff Writers

SailingAust sailing teams cling on in Denmark

Challenging day-four conditions have made life hard for Australia's sailors at the European Championships in Aarhus.

Staff Writers

Top 10 ahoyCommentsWAIS sailors impress at Europe’s largest regatta

Two WAIS athletes have helped Australia to success at the largest sailing event in Europe, with Zoe Thomson and Elyse Ainsworth nabbing top 10 finishes.

Ben Smith

SailingAustralia win 5th straight SailGP event

Australia have won their fifth straight SailGP regatta, and seventh in the last eight, by taking out the United States event on Lake Michigan.

BERNIE WILSON

SailingWind blows Canada's way at Chicago SailGP

Team Canada have won two of three fleet races to lead the SailGP regatta on Lake Michigan, with two-time defending champions Australia fourth.

BERNIE WILSON

SailingAussie Spithill out to lead US SailGP win

Jimmy Spithill, the Australian skipper of Team USA, hopes to orchestrate their first SailGP regatta victory in home waters.

Bernie Wilson

SailingPremiumSydney Harbour set to host SailGP racing

Sydney Harbour will host SailGP racing for the next three years, in a major boost for local fans.

Staff Writers

SailingPremiumNewcomers surprise at SailGP season opener

Phil Robertson has skippered newcomer Team Canada to a surprise lead after the first three fleet races of SailGP's season-opening regatta in Bermuda.

Bernie Wilson

SailingSlingsby's Aussies chase SailGP three-peat

Tom Slingsby's Team Australia is unsurprisingly the ones to beat when SailGP's Season 3 championship gets underway at Bermuda's Great Sound.

Bernie Wilson

SailingAussie nears Antarctic sailing record

"Eat, sleep, sail... rinse and repeat." Aussie sailor Lisa Blair is two weeks away from breaking the world record for circumnavigating Antarctica.

Katelyn Catanzariti

SailingPremiumSingapore added to SailGP's expanded year

Singapore has been added to SailGP's expanded Season 3 calendar with the first Asian race scheduled for January 14-15 next year.

Staff Writers

SailingAussie Slingsby joins US America's Cup bid

Australian sailing ace Tom Slingsby has joined New York Yacht Club American Magic in a bid to win back the America's Cup.

Staff Writers

SportDrive to Survive on water: Doco goes inside mind of Aussie sporting ‘beast’

It’s a wet and wild version of Drive to Survive starring Australians, spectacular machines, adrenalin-rush racing and a guest appearance from a whale which saved the day for Australia.

Amanda Lulham

SailingBurton's boat switch for Olympic return

Tom Burton is on a mission to win Olympic gold in two different sailing classes after the 2016 laser champion's bold switch to the two-man 49er.

Murray Wenzel

Incredible comebackSailing star overcomes horror start to snare silver in Spain

Olympic gold medalist Matt Wearn has produced a stirring comeback off the coast of Spain to clinch a hard-fought silver medal in the Princess Sofia Trophy.

Ben Smith

SailingBarcelona wins race to host America's Cup

Team New Zealand will defend the America's Cup in Barcelona in 2024, a once unthinkable move that the Kiwis say is needed for their financial survival.

Staff Writers

SailingSlingsby steers Australia to SailGP glory

Team Australia have successfully defended their SailGP title to seal another $1 million ($A1.3m) pay day on a wild afternoon on San Francisco Bay.

Bernie Wilson

SailingAll Aussie skippers for Sail GP finale

Aussies Tom Slingsby (Team Australia), James Spithill (Team USA) and Nathan Outteridge (Team Japan) will skipper the three boats in Sail GP's season finale.

Bernie Wilson

SailingSailGP's $1m sprint a race of attrition

Australia's sailers are out to put their training mishap behind them as they chase the $1 million winner-take-all SailGP championship on San Francisco Bay.

Bernie Wilson

SailingSail GP leaders Team Australia in capsize

Leaders Team Australia have capsized and damaged their high-tech catamaran in San Francisco three days before Sail GP's $US1 million season finale race.

Bernie Wilson

Mission: ImprobableThe 10 most unlikely sporting comebacks

It’s not technically Mission Impossible just yet for West Coast, and fans can draw solace from some of history’s great sporting backs-to-the-wall efforts.

Glen Quartermain

SailingAussie eyes Antarctic solo sailing record

Australian yachtswoman Lisa Blair nearly lost her life in the Southern Ocean in 2017, but she is again preparing to set sail with eyes on an Antarctic record.

Nick Gibbs