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The UK government's easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions has brought relief to many aspects of life and, particularly certain sports. Sailing is one of those fortunate past-times that is now allowed in England,

Signs that club sailing could be getting back on the water soon? A video from Queen Mary Sailing Club shows encouraging signs....

Like everyone in the world, the America’s Cup is not untouched by the effects of the COVID19 Coronavirus. Very quickly it became apparent that the unavoidable but regrettable cancellations of the much-anticipated ACWS events in Cagliari and Portsmouth would have to happen.

The Rio 2016 Nacra 17 Olympic Champion Santiago Lange believes that sailing has equipped him well for the uncertainties of life in shadow of coronavirus.

With time on the water in short supply and sailors yet to qualify for the Olympic Regatta, does e-Sailing provide the answer?

Andy Rice & Mark Jardine discuss a rapidly changing world held in the grip of coronavirus, and celebrate the fact that the 18ft skiffs still competed on Sydney Harbour for the JJ Giltinan Trophy. Andy & Mark also ask if it's still OK to go sailing out of your own club, or if we should be pursuing self-isolation under all circumstances...

Ian Walker has just overseen a massive overhaul of the RYA's Youth system, making it more regionally focused and responding to complaints that the old system was taking parents and kids - two generations of sailors - away from their sailing clubs...

Andy Rice talks to Choni Lin who is 'crawling up the walls' after two months of self-isolation in Shenzhen, the tech capital of China. Andy and Choni worked together at last November's sailing regatta, the China Cup.

Adrian Howe, commodore of Oxford Sailing Club, offers some wise, 'keep calm and carry on' advice to his members in the face of the coronavirus shutdown...

If anyone should be able to cope - even thrive - in these uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s us sailors. As Charles Darwin said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”

The 2020 edition of the John Merricks Tiger Trophy was one of the windiest on record. It surprised a few that it went ahead at all, but for the majority of the sailors that ventured into the 30 knot breeze, it ranked as one of their best days ever...

Andrew Lewis's last gasp qualification for his third Olympic Games had all neutral observers in tears. The Trinidadian's epic story continues towards Tokyo 2020....