San Francisco Chronicle

Olympians sail smoothly through Heathrow San Francisco Chronicle Heathrow Airport had its busiest day ever as thousands of athletes — from Dutch beach volleyball players to South Korean gymnasts — landed with their javelins, bicycles and sails, and moved smoothly through customs. Smart-looking sailors guarded the … Mostly smooth sailing for first arrivalsSuperSport USOlympic Sailing Team Not Only Group Arriving At Heathrow, London Airports …Huffington Post Australian boating team's sails are lost at HeathrowEvening Standard BBC News all 1,813 news articles »

Originally posted. July 16, 2012

San Francisco Chronicle

Olympians sail smoothly through Heathrow San Francisco Chronicle Heathrow Airport had its busiest day ever as thousands of athletes — from Dutch beach volleyball players to South Korean gymnasts — landed with their javelins, bicycles and sails, and moved smoothly through customs. Smart-looking sailors guarded the … Mostly smooth sailing for first arrivalsSuperSport USOlympic Sailing Team Not Only Group Arriving At Heathrow, London Airports …Huffington Post Australian boating team's sails are lost at HeathrowEvening Standard BBC News all 1,813 news articles »

Originally posted. July 16, 2012

Sail World

29er World Championship – 18ft Skiff skipper Chapman never rests Sail World 18ft Skiff skipper/sail maker Andrew Chapman (Fisher and Paykel) is never one to 'rest on his laurels' with anything sailing so it's not surprising to see him take on another project during the Australian off-season. Although he will be building new … and more »

Originally posted. July 8, 2012

Sail World

29er World Championship – 18ft Skiff skipper Chapman never rests Sail World 18ft Skiff skipper/sail maker Andrew Chapman (Fisher and Paykel) is never one to 'rest on his laurels' with anything sailing so it's not surprising to see him take on another project during the Australian off-season. Although he will be building new … and more »

Originally posted. July 8, 2012

WEYMOUTH (Reuters) – British Olympic Finn champion Ben Ainslie showed his competitive edge even in practice on Saturday, getting out in front of the rest of the fleet ahead of the real thing on Sunday. Racing on the "Nothe" course, which is nearest to shore, competitors in the single-handed Finn class engaged in the sailing equivalent of shadow boxing, testing the conditions, their equipment …

SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korea Sailing Federation has apologized on behalf of coach Lee Jae-cheol after he was sent home from the London Olympics for drunk driving. It said Lee was pulled over by police after attending a banquet hosted by the mayor of the south coast town of Weymouth which is hosting the sailing regatta. "Coach Lee Jae-cheol attended a banquet and drank wine and beer on July …

The waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour will be the locations for ten sailing events in the 2012 Olympics.

Olympic sailing is not known for its drugs cheats but an increasing emphasis on athleticism has led to concerns about a creeping issue with doping.

Sailing's not always the best spectator sport, but dozens of Australians are already making their presence felt at the London Olympic sailing competition.