Andrew Simpson News

Figures from the world of sailing, dignitaries and wellwishers will bid farewell to the tragic yachtsman, known as Bart, next Friday.

America's Cup organizers said on Wednesday that they have made rule changes to improve safety in the upcoming regatta after a fatal training accident on San Francisco Bay earlier this month.

A service at Sherborne Abbey in Dorset on 31 May will be followed by a reception at the town's castle.

The funeral of Olympic sailing champion Andrew Simpson will be held in his home town, the Royal Yachting Association has confirmed.

Clouds hung over the America's Cup sailing regatta on Friday after investigators asked the teams to temporarily halt practicing on blustery San Francisco bay following a deadly accident last week.

PARALYMPIC sailors Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell , of Portland , secured the Skud European title with a clean sweep of race wins.

The NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand have confirmed they will compete in the inaugural Youth America's Cup, despite last week's tragic death of British sailor Andrew Simpson while training onboard Artemis.

A STUNNED community paid tribute to a "larger-than-life family man" after the death of British Olympic gold medal winning sailor Andrew Simpson.

Peter Burling has not been put off racing catamarans after the death of America's Cup sailor Andrew Simpson.

The America's Cup sailing regatta will go ahead, organizers said on Tuesday, following concerns about safety due to the death of a sailor in a training accident last week.

It seemed like any other Thursday in the Bay area. A misty haze had slowly burned off through the morning.

Their decision comes in the wake of last Friday's capsize tragedy involving Swedish challenger Artemis Racing that killed British sailor Andrew Simpson.

The grief-stricken widow of West Country Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson has paid a moving tribute to her late husband as the world of sailing struggles to come to terms with his tragic death.

These were among the most-read stories by Alameda Patch viewers this past week: Felomina "Fyla" Geronga, 43, of Alameda was identified earlier Tuesday as the final victim in the limousine fire that claimed five lives the night of May 4 . Geronga lived with her husband and two children on Walnut Street.

Iain Percy led the tributes to his best friend and team-mate Andrew Simpson, who was killed in a training accident while pursuing his life's goal.

Less than 24 hours before a British sailor died in an America's Cup boating accident on San Francisco Bay, billionaire Larry Ellison, the mastermind behind this year's competition for the world's oldest sporting trophy, was celebrating his sailing triumphs at a red-carpet gala.

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for Olympic gold medal winning sailor Andrew 'Bart' Simpson who was killed while training for the prestigious Americas Cup.

The 18-year-old, who has four gold medals from the 2008 and 2012 Games was awarded an OBE for services to Paralympic sport from Prince Charles.

America's Cup bosses have promised a full investigation into the accident in which Dorset Olympic gold medal winner Andrew Simpson died.

Catamarans like the one Andrew Simpson was sailing are "very dangerous and difficult to sail", an Italian Olympic sailor has said.