The Olympic sailing stars who will be helping to officially open the Southampton Boat Show on Friday 16 September 2016 have been announced.
Gold medallists Giles Scott (Men’s Finn), Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (470 dinghy) and silver medalist Nick Dempsey (RS:X windsurfer) will be joined by their fellow British Sailing Team sailors fresh from competing at the Rio Games.
Giles Scott celebrates winning an Olympic gold medal. Credit: British Sailing Team
The full line-up includes:
Nick Thompson (double Laser World Champion)
Alison Young (reigning Laser Radial World Champion)
Luke Patience and Chris Grube (470 dinghy)
Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign (Men’s 49er skiff)
Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth (Women’s 49er FX skiff)
Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves (Mixed Nacra 17 multihull)
Bryony Shaw (Women’s RS:X windsurfer)
British Sailing Team Olympic contenders ©Jes Renedo/Sailing Energy
Dramatic finale for Rio 2016 Olympic sailing competition
Joy for 470 Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, while Brazil's Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze clinch 49erFX gold…
What’s new for the 2016 Southampton Boat Show?
More sailing boats on the water than ever before at Europe’s biggest boating festival: but most importantly, show organisers are…
Best day on water as Brits make waves in Rio
Team GB’s sailors enjoyed the best day in Rio so far as Giles Scott sailed into pole position in the…
Dempsey heads cast as Brits set sail in Rio
Nick Dempsey enjoyed an almost perfect start to his Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Regatta ending day one in pole position…
Countdown to Rio: Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic contenders
With less than one month to go until the 2016 Rio Games, we look at the British Olympic and Paralympic…
Australian Paralympic Sailing Team members robbed in Rio
Two members of the Australian Paralympic Sailing Team have been robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Scotland’s Boat Show 2016
Scotland’s Boat Show, 14-16 October, Scotland’s Boat Show – 14th, 15th & 16th October 2016 Kip Marina, Inverkip, Scotland, PA16…
Britain’s Paralympic sailing line up for Rio finalised
British Paralympians Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell have been selected for the SKUD 18 class, while Stephen Thomas, John Robertson…
YJA voices concern over water pollution at Rio 2016 sailing venue
The Yachting Journalists' Association has expressed 'extreme concern' over the water pollution at the 2016 Olympic sailing venue.
London Boat Show visitor numbers down – but strong sales reported
The 62nd London Boat Show, which drew to a close yesterday, attracted 90,328 people through the doors of ExCeL London…
Helena Lucas is first British athlete selected for Rio 2016
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have named London 2012 sailing champion Helena Lucas as the first athlete selected to represent…
British Paralympic trio’s medal hope quashed
Court of Arbitration rules it does not have power to overturn 2012 Paralympic Sailing Competition decisions
Northern Boat Show to quadruple its boat numbers
The Northern Boat Show is returning to Liverpool’s Waterfront for a second year this June with quadruple the number of…