Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

The pressure cooker penultimate day
It’s the penultimate day of the Laser World Championships and in both senses the pressure is building nicely. Out on Hayling Bay there was already 13-14kts of ESE’ly breeze and the promise of some brisk gusts by afternoon. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Dropping the big black flags?
There were 39 black flag penalties over the course of today's first Finals Racing day for the Seniors off Hayling Island. All three of the top sailors this morning fell foul of the big drop. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Finals showdown, perfect conditions on Hayling Bay
Another day to order as the Laser World Championships reach the Finals stage and the Junior Worlds resume racing today. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Fired up Slingsby leads into Finals
Overall leader Tom Slingsby carries forward his consistent momentum into the critical six race Finals phase of the Laser World Championships buoyed by his fourth race win and a fifth from the last day of Qualifying heats in Hayling Bay off Hayling Island. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Day 4: Increased breeze as the pressure builds towards the cut
After today's racing the Senior Standard fleet falls to the final cut, broken into gold, silver and bronze fleets. As solid ENE'ly breeze this morning suggests we should stay close to schedule. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Slingsby slingshots into the lead after double bullet day
On the strength of two impressive race wins in slightly stronger breezes today off Hayling Island Australia’s double world champion Tom Slingsby stepped four points clear at the top of the Laser World Championships leader-board after six of the eight scheduled Qualifying Races have been sailed. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Three good days in a row?
Sunshine and light to moderate breezes for the third day of racing at the Laser World Championships. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

A high wire test in fickle sea-breezes
Croatia's Luka Radelic leads but has a heavy discard hidden in his scoreline at the moment. Joshua Junior lies second, best of four Kiwis in the top 12. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

A sea-breeze second day
After a postponement ashore for two hours both fleets for the Laser Standard Worlds and the Laser Worlds have been sent afloat. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

A statement of intent from Bullot
The strong tidal current and light and at times very shifty breeze proved to be the principal challenges on the first day of the Laser World Championships off Hayling Island. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Breeze and sunshine for Day 1 at the Laser Worlds
After the preceding days have been marked by strong breezes and big winds, too much to run yesterday's scheduled practice race, the conditions for Day 1 look to have arrived to order with a brisk breeze and bright sunshine. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Goodison looking for worlds payback at Hayling Island
Britain's reigning World and Olympic Champion Paul Goodison has admitted he is looking for ‘payback’ as he begins his defence of sailing’s Laser world title at Hayling Island from Monday. more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Sailing Instructions can be download from the noticeboard
If you go to the Noticeboard you can download the final version of the SIs for both the senior and junior laser standard world championships more...

Laser Senior and Junior World Championships

Hayling Island Sailing Club counting down to Laser Worlds
With one week until racing starts for the 2010 Laser World Championships, hosts Hayling Island Sailing Club are primed and ready to play their role in delivering one of the biggest and most prestigious Olympic class World Championships this year. more...

Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2010

BBC TO BROADCAST BRITISH SAILING DOCUMENTARIES
Part 1 of Olympic Sailing will air this Saturday, 21 August , at 1300 on BBC 1. It tells the story of Britain's medal winners at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta more...