Life's A Picnic

Familiar land ahoy for Ainslie & Co.

Britain's sailors return to the Hampshire club where it all began

Triumphant sailors plot course to 2012

Britain's record-breaking sailing team expect to surpass their incredible medal haul in four years' time

Percy and Simpson make history

Victory makes this most successful Olympics in modern times for Team GB's sailors with four golds, a silver and a bronze

Goodison claims third GB sailing gold

The sailor from Sheffield took victory in the Laser class with a thoroughly professional, and ruthless, performance

Tunnicliffe's Yorkshire steel wins gold for America

The sailor was born in the distinctly un-maritime town of Doncaster but emigrated to the States when she was 12 years old

Mumps and ill wind could not stop Ainslie

Ben Ainslie's Olympic journey has been charted in The Times, he concludes the story by explaining how it all ended

Golden wedding on cards for Britons

Windsurfer Nick Dempsey out to match golden feat of fiancee

Ainslie wins third Olympic sailing gold

Briton eclipses his boyhood hero Sir Rodney Pattisson to become the nation's most successful sailor in Olympic history

Gold for Yngling's 'match made in heaven'

After a period of turbulence in the boat, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson overcame the wind and rain in Beijing

Ben Ainslie: 'The taking part? pah!'

Ben Ainslie puts one quality above all as he prepares for a third gold metal: utter ruthlessness

Sunday best for Ainslie and girls

The Chinese have done wonders in constructing the sailing centre but they could not arrange for the wind to blow

Ben Ainslie has monumental will to win

When gold is in the offing, the Olympic champion leaves nothing to chance

Further tales of the Three Blondes

Getting another British Yngling boat to the top of the class has been not merely a matter of labour, but also trouble and strife

Ainslie’s shot at hat-trick delayed by bad weather

He won gold in Sydney and Athens, but poor weather conditions are hampering his attempts to secure third successive Olympic title

America's Cup in dock as row intensifies

Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle team appeals last week's court ruling that will delay the start of the regatta

Demolition derby sets sail

Super-fast Extreme 40s and their chaotic races are attracting some of the world’s top sailors, says Sean Newsom

Campbell making waves at Cowes

Alastair Campbell on learning to love sailing the hard way during Open 60s Artemis Challenge at Cowes

Flying start for the boating blondes in Qingdao

Leading man and Yngling women defy difficult conditions to keep in medal contention after first day of Olympic sailing regatta

MacArthur and Ainslie oceans apart

Two champions in the same sport share the same competitive spirit - even if they have vastly different personalities

Alinghi's court victory raises British hopes

America's Cup holders defeat challenge from BMW Oracle whilst delay means race could take place close to London Olympics