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Azzurra capture Louis Vuitton Trophy

Emirates Team New Zealand, left, race against the Italian team, Azzurra, during the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice. Photograph: Sébastien Noger/Reuters There were two major upsets in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta in Nice in its final ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Louis Vuitton,  Ben Ainslie

TeamOrigin loses first semi-final in America's Cup challengers regatta

Britain's TeamOrigin lost the first semi-final to the Italian team Azzurra in the America's Cup challengers regatta in Nice. Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images Britain's TeamOrigin lost the first of its best-of-three semi-final match with the ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Louis Vuitton

TeamOrigin finish second before semis

Britain's TeamOrigin have won another race in Nice and now look forward to the Louis Vuitton Trophy semi-finals on Thursday. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images Britain's TeamOrigin, led by Ben Ainslie, have scored another victory in the Louis ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Louis Vuitton,  Ben Ainslie

Ainslie's team still on course for victory

Sailor Ben Ainslie's TeamOrigin crew are still hopeful of success in the Louis Vuitton Trophy. Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images Despite an unexpected loss, in their match with the Russian team Synergy, Ben Ainslie and the crew of Team Origin ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ben Ainslie,  Louis Vuitton,  BMW,  Oracle

TeamOrigin extend their winning streak

Ben Ainslie at the helm of TeamOrigin who moved to 4-0 on the second day of the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta. Photograph: Team Origin/PA Their chance to extend the winning streak further was delayed when the match against Sweden's Artemis team was ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ben Ainslie,  Louis Vuitton,  BMW,  Oracle

Ainslie masterminds win over Russians

While the America's Cup remains clogged up in the New York courts, the alternative for the excluded teams is the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice. Ben Ainslie and Britain's TeamOrigin opened the regatta with a convincing one-minute victory over the Russian ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Louis Vuitton,  Ben Ainslie

Ainslie leads British charge in Bermuda

Ben Ainslie and his TeamOrigin crew led the British triumph at the Bermuda Gold Cup, winning the leading match-racing event with a degree of comfort. Ian Williams, the match-racing world champion from Britain, finished third. Ainslie and his crew ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Ben Ainslie

Swiss gain control of America's Cup rules

Switzerland's Alinghi has gained control of the rules for the 2010 America's Cup. Photograph: Domenico Stinellis/AP In a seven-page document, which until recently was kept secret, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has given the Swiss holders ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  22 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Oracle,  Russell Coutts,  Larry Ellison

Britain tops Sail for Gold medal tally

Great Britain's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell go on to win a silver medal in the 420 class during the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Given the magnificent facilities of the 2012 Olympic Sailing venue at Portland, ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Sep 2009

Dempsey clinches windsurfing world title

Britain's Nick Dempsey is the new world champion of the Olympic RS:X Windsurfer class. The 2004 Olympic bronze medallist struck gold at Weymouth with a decisive victory in the concluding medal race after an improving earlier series that had left him ...

From BOB FISHER, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Sep 2009

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