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Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2012
Follow the racing on the LIVE CONSOLE
Follow the racing on the LIVE CONSOLE – you can view the tracking, live interactive blog, webcam from Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy and listen to Steve Ancsell, Matt Sheahan reporting from on the water..
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Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2012
Skandia Sail For Gold Preview
Matt Sheahan and Steve Ancsell look forward to all the action at the 2012 Regatta
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Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2012
Star Spangled Waters
The waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour will be filled with the stars of sailing over the next couple of weeks as the team’s training camps at the 2012 Olympic venue turn serious with the final pre-event – Skandia Sail for Gold.
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2012 Open 470 European Championships
470 Charter Boats, Coach Boats and Freighting
Curradinghy is appointed as the 470 charter boat supplier for the 2012 470 European Championships in Largs, Scotland, and have a limited number of 470's and coachboats to charter. Boats will be available immediately after the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.
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World Champion Medallists and Olympic Qualification
A spectacular final day at the 2012 470 World Championships in Barcelona wrapped up seven days of intense and closely fought racing. The final count was 154 teams from 42 nations competing, with the best of the best slinging it out until today’s final day.
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Great Britain Wins Gold, Croatia + Austria to Olympics
Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark (GBR) win 470 Women Worlds, over France and Netherlands. Croatia and Austria secure places at Olympics. In 470 Men, Gold to Australia, Silver to France and Bronze to Croatia.
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Australia Wins Worlds, China + Poland go to Olympics
On the penultimate day of racing at the 2012 470 World Championships, Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page (AUS) secured their third successive World Championship title, with their win in race 12 sealing victory for the pair.
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Denmark Qualifies On Race Day 5
Every race is crucial, but with only five races left in the 2012 470 World Championships, race day 5 was a crunch day as teams positioned themselves to make the medal race cut, and the points started to stack up amongst the 470 Women teams in the challenge for Olympic qualification.
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Washing Machine Conditions on Race Day 4
The Race Committee held the fleets ashore waiting for the wind to stabilize, but the sailors were still faced with very unsettled conditions on the first day of the final series. Described as “washing machine” conditions, the day definitely didn’t suit everybody.
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Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2012
Mike McIntyre makes his return to the Star class
1988 Olympic gold medallist to make his Star comeback at Skandia Sail for Gold.
Closing date for entries Midnight 21st May, 2012.
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2012 Olympic Qualification - Update
The 2012 470 World Championships is the second of the two qualification events for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition with 7 slots available for the 470 men and 5 for the 470 women.
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Olympic Qualification Secured on Day 3 at 470 Worlds
Race day 3 at the 2012 470 World Championships was a tense and enthralling day. Seven nations secured their right to be at the 2012 Olympic Games in the 470 Men, whilst six nations in the 470 Women continue to fight their way for the remaining five nation places.
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Australia and Netherlands Deliver Hat Tricks
Every race counts, but with three races today it was particularly crucial for teams to pump in some good scores and position themselves as solidly as possible before Tuesday’s final two races of the qualification series at the 2012 470 World Championships.
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One Race for all Fleets Completed
A patient morning was in order for the first race day of the 2012 470 World Championships to get underway as the sailors were kept postponed ashore waiting for wind. From early on, it was evident the scheduled start of 1200 hours was never going to happen.
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Thrilling Barcelona In Port Race
After an inspirational Opening Ceremony on Friday 11 May 2012, involving aerial acrobats and Barcelona’s best young Optimist sailors, the much awaited Barcelona In Port Race got underway today in Port Vell, right in the heart of the city.
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