Olympic Sailing News

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.

Though it opened to great fanfare in 1936, San Francisco's Bay Bridge was soon eclipsed by its flashier sibling, the Golden Gate Bridge.

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.

Cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have won Australia's first medal in one of sailing's new Olympic disciplines.

Annalise Murphy won Gold on Sunday at the Italian Olympic Week 2013 on Lake Garda.

The ISA has announced an eight-sailor squad that will represent Ireland at the 43rd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships this summer.

Olympic gold medal sailors Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie were back in the winner's circle today, dominating a top international regatta in Italy.

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.

Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest and most glaring setback to befall an event that had already encountered its share of rough waters.

There are growing concerns among Bay Area sailing experts that a fundamental flaw in the carbon body of the 72-foot America's Cup racing sailboat may have caused the boat to fold "like a taco shell" near Treasure Island on Thursday and kill an experienced sailor.

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.

Visitor numbers fell short of those expected by hoteliers and traders who expected the Olympics ' Sailing events to boost the local economy.

The America's Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medallist , nosedived during a difficult manoeuvre and broke into many pieces, an official said Friday.