Sailing
Ben Ainslie on his mission to bring home the ‘Auld Mug’

Ben Ainslie on his mission to bring home the ‘Auld Mug’
The Rolex testimonee will skipper Ineos Team UK in sailing’s America’s Cup
22 Oct 2020
Barbados Sailing Week: life on the ocean wave

Barbados Sailing Week: life on the ocean wave
The Week Portfolio heads to the Caribbean island for the thrills and spills of Barbados Sailing Week
14 Jan 2019
Solo yacht racer injured and adrift

Solo yacht racer injured and adrift
International rescue effort underway to collect Indian sailor 3,200km from Western Australia
24 Sep 2018
Three of the best holidays on Britain’s waterways

Three of the best holidays on Britain’s waterways
13 Aug 2018
Recovery efforts ‘diminishing’ for missing yachtsman

Recovery efforts ‘diminishing’ for missing yachtsman
The 47-year-old British sailor fell overboard during the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race
27 Mar 2018
Ben Ainslie's America's Cup dream over, but he'll be back

Ben Ainslie's America's Cup dream over, but he'll be back
British bid for Auld Mug undermined by a boat 'simply not fast enough', say commentators
9 Jun 2017

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New Zealand suffer spectacular America's Cup capsize - video

New Zealand suffer spectacular America's Cup capsize - video
Sir Ben Ainslie handed a lifeline after rival team suffers boat damage in terrifying 'pitchpole' accident
7 Jun 2017
Ben Ainslie's America's Cup challenge hangs in balance

Ben Ainslie's America's Cup challenge hangs in balance
Mechanical failure in first race against New Zealand leaves British team facing uphill battle in Bermuda
6 Jun 2017
Sailor Armel Le Cleac'h wins Vendee Globe in record time

Sailor Armel Le Cleac'h wins Vendee Globe in record time
Frenchman beats Briton Alex Thomson by a matter of hours after more than ten weeks of ocean racing
20 Jan 2017
Ship to shore: Ben Ainslie collaborates with Chucs

Ship to shore: Ben Ainslie collaborates with Chucs
An inside look at the clever collaboration that keeps the British team looking smart during the America's Cup
6 Jan 2017
Princess Yachts and the art of craft

Princess Yachts and the art of craft
Having spent a decade with McLaren, the luxury-yacht company's MD Antony Sheriff is no stranger to opulence. But how do the two compare?
9 Nov 2016
How new technology is changing the America’s Cup 

How new technology is changing the America’s Cup
Jimmy Spithill, of Oracle Team USA, explains how technology has turned modern boat racing into an experience akin to flying an aircraft
30 Jun 2016
America's Cup: what is it and can Ben Ainslie's team win? 

America's Cup: what is it and can Ben Ainslie's team win?
The America's Cup World Series sailing comes to Portsmouth this weekend, with a British team marked out as favourites
24 Jul 2015