Men's sailing
Slingsby's Aussies go for SailGP hat trick at Saint-Tropez

By Bernie Wilson Sep. 10, 2021 05:34 PM EDT
Tom Slingsby’s Team Australia will go for a hat trick this weekend in the SailGP global league's regatta in Saint-Tropez, France. The...

Taiwan's Wang Chi-Lin, left, and Lee Yang compete against China's Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen during their men's doubles gold medal Badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Olympic Latest: Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland

Jul. 30, 2021 08:57 PM EDT

Spithill steers US into SailGP lead on Plymouth Sound

Jul. 17, 2021 05:03 PM EDT
PLYMOUTH, England (AP) — U.S. skipper Jimmy Spithill avoided a collision at the start of the third fleet race Saturday and sailed to victory to take the...

In this photo provided by SailGP, the Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby practices on the water in Plymouth, England, July 14, 2021. The SailGP global road show touches down in Old Blighty this weekend, giving Britain's Paul Goodison the opportunity to sail in front of home crowds for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics. The regatta on Plymouth Sound will also give Slingsby the chance to bounce back from a last-place performance in the previous regatta, an unthinkable finish for the crack team that claimed the $1 million, winner-take-all prize during the inaugural season of 2019. (Thomas Lovelock/SailGP via AP)
Hometown Brits, Aussies look for SailGP rebound in Plymouth

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 16, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling, left, and teammate Blair Tuke cross the boat during the ninth race in America's Cup sailing competition against Oracle Team USA in Hamilton, Bermuda. As they hit what could be the prime of their careers, Burling, 30, and Tuke, 31, are thinking about more than just their next victory. Sure, they're focusing in on trying to win another gold medal in the high-performance 49er skiff in the Tokyo Olympics starting later this month. They also realize that as the victories pile up, they're in a unique position to speak out about protecting the planet's oceans. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Kiwi sailors Burling, Tuke care for oceans as wins pile up

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 07, 2021 12:47 AM EDT

Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2021 01:14 PM EDT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: At age 54, cancer survivor Santiago Lange of Argentina became the oldest medalist at the Rio Games when he and crew Cecilia Carranza...

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, skipper Ben Ainslie steers the boat as the British team slows after crossing the finish line in the second fleet race of the SailGP series in Sydney. Britain beat Australia in the final match race. The second regatta in SailGP’s second season will be notable for who’s missing as much as who will be sailing in Taranto, Italy.The biggest absence will be that of Ainslie, who helmed the British team to victory in the podium race in the opening regatta in Bermuda after Tom Slingsby’s defending champion Australian team dominated the fleet racing. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
SailGP: flying catamarans back on Sydney Harbour in December

By Dennis Passa Jun. 16, 2021 09:07 PM EDT

Ainslie, Slingsby look forward to competitive SailGP season

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 22, 2021 07:23 PM EDT
British sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie gave a tantalizing look at what the second season of SailGP would offer when he dominated the opening regatta on Sydney...

In this Friday, April 16 2021, photo provided by SailGP, Australia's SailGP team capsizes while on United States' wing-sailed F50 foiling catamaran on Bermuda's Great Sound while practicing for the season opener. No injuries were sustained, according to SailGP. (Ugo Fonolla/SailGP via AP)
Australian SailGP team capsizes US boat during training

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 16, 2021 09:10 PM EDT

Fast data off fast boats to highlight SailGP's second season

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 15, 2021 06:37 PM EDT
The second season of the SailGP global league will be awash in data that will benefit sailors as well as TV viewers, thanks to its association with tech...

FILE - In this Monday, June 26, 2017, file photo, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill answers questions during a news conference following his team's America's Cup loss to Emirates Team New Zealand in a sailing competition in Hamilton, Bermuda. Three weeks after his Italian-based team lost the America's Cup match, Spithill is pivoting to SailGP and his role as CEO and helmsman of the reconfigured American team, which looks to bounce back from a last-place finish in the global league's inaugural season. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File )
Spithill navigates from America's Cup loss to SailGP debut

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 08, 2021 07:03 PM EDT

Britain's INEOS Team UK, right, leads Italy's Luna Rossa to win race six of the Prada Cup on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (Dean Purcell/NZ Herald via AP)
Luna Rossa leads Team UK 5-1 in AmCup challenger final

By Steve Mcmorran Feb. 20, 2021 12:28 AM EST

America's Cup crews race for 1st time in powerful new boats

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 15, 2020 06:44 PM EST
Delayed eight months due to COVID-19, four America’s Cup crews finally get to face off against each other in their fantastical-looking boats that fly across...

FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo, Oracle Team USA skipper and helmsman Jimmy Spithill, right, crosses the boat during the eighth race of America's Cup sailing competition against Emirates Team New Zealand, in Hamilton, Bermuda. Spithill has signed on as CEO and helmsman of the United States team in SailGP, giving the global league another former America's Cup champion in its stable of stars. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
America's Cup star Jimmy Spithill to lead US SailGP team

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 08, 2020 11:31 AM EST

SailGP global league plans to add women to crews in 2021

Oct. 22, 2020 08:16 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — The SailGP global league plans to have at least one woman on every crew during the 2021 season. It is the first major...

This Sept. 28, 2020 photo provided by INEOS Team UK shows the INEOS TEAM UK America's Cup race boat being towed onto an Antonov cargo plane by the teams new prototype INEOS 'Grenadier' 4x4 at the start of its journey to Auckland, New Zealand, at London Stansted Airport in England. England's never-ending quest to win back the America's Cup it lost so long ago is taking another step forward with the team's relocation to New Zealand for sailing's marquee regatta. (Mark Lloyd Images/INEOS Team UK via AP)
British America's Cup team relocating to Auckland

By Bernie Wilson Oct. 01, 2020 03:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2012 file photo Peter Burling and Blair Tuke of New Zealand celebrate their silver medal of the 49er men sailing race at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, in Weymouth and Portland, England. The defending America's Cup champions and Olympic gold medalists have launched a New Zealand team in the SailGP global league. Two of the world's most accomplished sailors, will serve as co-CEOs of the Kiwi team, which will join the circuit during the rescheduled second season next year. (AP Photo/Francois Mori,File)
New Zealand sailing stars Burling, Tuke, to lead SailGP team

By Bernie Wilson Aug. 06, 2020 08:13 PM EDT

America's Cup teams begin to emerge from lockdowns

By Bernie Wilson May. 10, 2020 10:35 AM EDT
America’s Cup teams are returning to the water in varying degrees nearly two months after the coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of what would have been...