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Year of celebration to mark centenary of Royal Lymington Yacht Club

NEW Year’s Day will mark the 100th birthday of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club which is preparing celebrations throughout 2022 to mark the milestone.

Sponsorship boost for Lymington Olympic hopeful sailor Hannah

A LYMINGTON sailor and three-time national champion’s dreams of competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics have been boosted by a new sponsorship deal.

Young New Forest rowing star pulling towards success at GB trials

SWAY'S Joshua Brangan has come second at the recent GB Rowing Team trials before earning a place at Harvard University.

Silver lining for Lymington's Snellgrove at world's largest sailing event

LYMINGTON sailor Hannah Snellgrove produced an outstanding sequence of races to take a prestigious silver in the largest sailing event in the world.

'I've got many more years to come' – Christchurch windsurfer Wilson wins Olympic bronze medal at Tokyo

CHRISTCHURCH'S Emma Wilson has won an Olympic bronze medal at her very first games after racing superbly all week coming in the top two seven times.

Christchurch windsurfer guaranteed medal at Tokyo Olympics

CHRISTCHURCH windsurfer Emma Wilson is guaranteed at least a bronze after her three races this morning (Thursday).

Christchurch windsurfer storms into Olympic gold medal position

CHRISTCHURCH'S Emma Wilson has put herself in gold medal position with two wins out of three on the third day of racing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson in silver medal position at Tokyo Olympics

CHRISTCHURCH'S 22-year-old windsurfer Emma Wilson is now in silver medal position at the Tokyo Olympics after an outstanding second day.

Royal Lymington Yacht Club's Heathcote and Orr win Euro bronze

Royal Lymington Yacht Club's Vita Heathcote and Ryan Orr won European bronze to put their world championships disappointment firmly behind them.

'We are capable of being the best' – Lymington sailors look on the bright side after false-start heartbreak at world championships

ROYAL Lymington YC sailors Vita Heathcote and Ryan Orr suffered two heartbreaking false starts to miss out on the chance to fight for a gold medal at the 420 World Championships in Villamoura, Portugal...

Uphill battle for Ainslie as weekend defeats see Team Ineos slip 4-0 behind in America's Cup challenge

SIR Ben Ainslie has said his Ineos Team UK team will “regroup” after a desperate start which has seen them lose the first four races of the Prada Cup final...

Obituary: Bob Fisher – renowned yachting journalist and world champion sailor covered 16 editions of the America’s Cup

WORLD champion sailor and renowned yachting journalist and author Bob Fisher has died of cancer aged 85...

The New Forest boat-builder behind Sir Ben Ainslie's bid to bring home the America's Cup

SIR Ben Ainslie is perfectly placed in the fight to become the first British team to win the America’s Cup – and a Hythe boat builder has played no small part in that success...

Sir Ben Ainslie one win away from America's Cup challenger final

SIR Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Team UK is leading the 2021 Prada Challenger Selection Series after securing four wins from four races as competitors fight to challenge for the America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand...

Lymington sailors 'RyVita' set course for world and European championships

ROYAL Lymington YC sailors Vita Heathcote and Ryan Orr have stepped up their preparations for the world championships in Villamoura, Portugal...

Christchurch windsurfer Wilson vows to battle back after last-day Euro heartbreak

Emma Wilson at the RSX European Championships in Portugal (picture: Joao Costa Ferreira) CHRISTCHURCH’S Team GB windsurfer Emma Wilson has vowed to bounce…

Windsurfer Emma picked for Euros in first competition for eight months

Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson (photo: RYA) TEAM GB has selected Christchurch’s Emma Wilson for next week’s European Championships in Vilamoura,…

Lymington sailor Santi the first British boy on Optimist Euro podium in 20 years

Santiago Sesto-Cosby in action at the European Championships in Slovenia ROYAL Lymington Yacht Club’s Santiago Sesto-Cosby has become the first British…

Curious seal interrupts rowers on Lymington River to sunbathe on their boats

The seal flopped aboard Andrew Havard’s boat for a closer look A PLAYFUL seal delighted early morning rowers in Lymington River on Monday – when it hopped…

Stunning local snaps sail into Royal Yachting Association calendar

Ela Miller's Playground: Catch Me If You Can STUNNING images of Hurst Castle bathed in sunshine at dawn and two yachts sailing in the Solent have won…

Star swimmer Alice the face of new Paralympics campaign

Alice Tai at the Para-swimming World Championships in London WORLD record holder and multiple gold medal winner Alice Tai has been signed by Papa John’s…

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Year of celebration to mark centenary of Royal Lymington Yacht Club

Sponsorship boost for Lymington Olympic hopeful sailor Hannah

Sponsorship boost for Lymington Olympic hopeful sailor Hannah

Young New Forest rowing star pulling towards success at GB trials

Young New Forest rowing star pulling towards success at GB trials

Silver lining for Lymington's Snellgrove at world's largest sailing event

Silver lining for Lymington's Snellgrove at world's largest sailing event

'I've got many more years to come' – Christchurch windsurfer Wilson wins Olympic bronze medal at Tokyo

'I've got many more years to come' – Christchurch windsurfer Wilson wins Olympic bronze medal at Tokyo

Christchurch windsurfer guaranteed medal at Tokyo Olympics

Christchurch windsurfer guaranteed medal at Tokyo Olympics

Christchurch windsurfer storms into Olympic gold medal position

Christchurch windsurfer storms into Olympic gold medal position

Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson in silver medal position at Tokyo Olympics

Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson in silver medal position at Tokyo Olympics

Royal Lymington Yacht Club's Heathcote and Orr win Euro bronze

Royal Lymington Yacht Club's Heathcote and Orr win Euro bronze

'We are capable of being the best' – Lymington sailors look on the bright side after false-start heartbreak at world championships

'We are capable of being the best' – Lymington sailors look on the bright side after false-start heartbreak at world championships

Uphill battle for Ainslie as weekend defeats see Team Ineos slip 4-0 behind in America's Cup challenge

Uphill battle for Ainslie as weekend defeats see Team Ineos slip 4-0 behind in America's Cup challenge

Obituary: Bob Fisher – renowned yachting journalist and world champion sailor covered 16 editions of the America’s Cup

Obituary: Bob Fisher – renowned yachting journalist and world champion sailor covered 16 editions of the America’s Cup

The New Forest boat-builder behind Sir Ben Ainslie's bid to bring home the America's Cup

The New Forest boat-builder behind Sir Ben Ainslie's bid to bring home the America's Cup

Sir Ben Ainslie one win away from America's Cup challenger final

Sir Ben Ainslie one win away from America's Cup challenger final

Lymington sailors 'RyVita' set course for world and European championships

Lymington sailors 'RyVita' set course for world and European championships

Christchurch windsurfer Wilson vows to battle back after last-day Euro heartbreak

Christchurch windsurfer Wilson vows to battle back after last-day Euro heartbreak

Windsurfer Emma picked for Euros in first competition for eight months

Windsurfer Emma picked for Euros in first competition for eight months

Lymington sailor Santi the first British boy on Optimist Euro podium in 20 years

Lymington sailor Santi the first British boy on Optimist Euro podium in 20 years

Curious seal interrupts rowers on Lymington River to sunbathe on their boats

Curious seal interrupts rowers on Lymington River to sunbathe on their boats

Stunning local snaps sail into Royal Yachting Association calendar

Stunning local snaps sail into Royal Yachting Association calendar

Star swimmer Alice the face of new Paralympics campaign

Star swimmer Alice the face of new Paralympics campaign

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