Olympics

By Ben Ainslie standards, it was a shocker. And Ben made no secret of how pissed off he was with himself. “No excuses, I’ve got to sort it out.” This is what he said when he spoke to us media hacks after day 2 of Finn racing

Not a great start to the Olympic regatta for Stevie Morrison, but the British 49er sailor is upbeat about his prospects for the rest of the week

Leading after day 1 of the 49er regatta, Denmark's Alan Norregaard is hoping to follow on the footsteps of the Danes who won a surprise gold medal in China four years ago

Not long back from the Volvo Ocean Race, Spanish 49er sailor Iker Martinez talks about luck, and his hopes for winning a third Olympic medal in the 49er

The British 49er pair of Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes will start their London 2012 with a little help from a very famous friend. Sir Paul McCartney has sent a personal good luck message to the boys after they named their 49er boat ‘Lovely Rita’....

Halfway through the opening Star race, the Germans had a beautiful lead with defending Olympic champions Iain Percy and Bart Simpson looking comfortably in the top three as they sailed up the second beat.....

An exciting start to the Olympic Regatta in Weymouth, as Justin and Andy report on the world's best sailors and who responded best to the pressure of the opening day....

Day one of the Olympic regatta and the talk of the Finn class was not Ben Ainslie but Jonas Hoegh Christensen of Denmark. Christensen got a great start in race one on the Nothe course where the Finn fleet will be contesting its medal race in a week’s time....

Paul Goodison admits he is desperate to repeat his Beijing 2008 heroics with a gold medal-winning performance on home waters in front of his parents, as he gets his London 2012 campaign underway on Monday.

RYA Olympic Manager, Stephen Park, has described Ali Young, as potentially the “dark horse of this Olympic Games” after the 25-year-old’s performances over the past year propelled her not only into the British Sailing Team for London 2012, but also put her firmly amongst the Olympic medal reckoning.

I had a drink with Jonas Hoegh Christensen a month ago while I was competing at the Musto Skiff Worlds and he was busy training at the Olympic venue. He told me that he was doing some sail testing and would probably pick his sail once we had seen the long-range wind forecast for the Olympic regatta.

Andy and Justin conclude their assessment of the likely medal winners at the London 2012 Olympic sailing event, with a look at the women's match racing and the men's and women's 470 fleets.