*Ben Ainslie dangles his legs over the side of Lymington harbour, looks out beyond the bobbing boats to sea, and shakes his head at a predicament he finds himself in which, on reflection, is too ludicrous to imagine.
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By Ian Stafford

The British sailor Brian Thompson has broken the round the globe world record. He was a member of the crew on board Banque Populaire V.
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Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have had to take safety measures to avoid the threat of priacy on Leg 2 of the race, which begins today.       The second leg of the race, which runs from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, will now be run in two parts.
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*Richard and Helena Smalman-Smith are about to undertake one of the toughest challenges in rowing when they attempt to cross the Atlantic in an epic journey that will see them travel some 2549 nautical miles.
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By Adrian Back

*Ben Ainslie and his team on Oman Air thrived in the close combat racing on Friday, climbing into 4th place in the standings going into the penultimate day at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 6, in Trapani.
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*The America’s Cup World Series continues to expand its scope, as Naples signs up to host two new events.
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*Prizegiving took place on Friday in Plymouth for the winners of this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race. *   Capsizing, becalming and tumbling records all characterized the race, which lived up to its reputation as the most gruelling and tactically challenging of the classic offshore races.
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The Olympic sailing test event has given three-time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie a chance to master the elements and establish a lead.
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After the excitement in Shanghai earlier in the week, when several of Britain’s women swimmers made it into the finals of their events, it was 19-year old Ellen Gandy who claimed a medal, winning silver for her performance in the 200m butterfly, and only narrowly missing out on gold.
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This Saturday - July 16 - the coast will be coming to the capital for the first ever London Surf Festival.
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