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Olympic sailor from the South dies in training session horror
7:07am Friday 10th May 2013
An Olympic gold medal-winning sailor has died after a catamaran capsized during a training session for the America's Cup off the coast of California..
2012 chief to miss honours ceremony
11:19am Friday 10th May 2013
A senior London 2012 organising official has pulled out of an honours ceremony at Buckingham Palace today following the death of Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew Simpson.
Cup chiefs to review the facts in Simpson tragedy
11:14am Friday 10th May 2013
America's Cup bosses have promised a full investigation into the accident in which British Olympic gold medal winner Andrew Simpson died.
How the south coast helped Andrew Simpson on way to Olympic glory
7:44am Friday 10th May 2013
Andrew Simpson caught the sailing bug when he was a young boy, despite being born in 1976 in the landlocked town of Chertsey in Surrey.
Sir Ben Ainslie leads tributes to Andrew Simpson
7:20am Friday 10th May 2013
Tributes to two-time Olympian Andrew Simpson have poured in from the world of sailing and beyond.
Sir Ben joins round-Island fleet
8:30am Thursday 2nd May 2013
SIR Ben Ainslie’s state of the art America’s Cup catamaran will be one of the star attractions at this year’s Round the Island Race, the Daily Echo can reveal.
Sir Ben Ainslie's boat a star attraction in Isle of Wight
7:42am Thursday 2nd May 2013
SIR Ben Ainslie’s state of the art America’s Cup catamaran will be one of the star attractions at this year’s Round the Island Race, the Daily Echo can reveal.
Ainslie's America's Cup bid gathers momentum
8:10am Thursday 25th April 2013
FOUR time Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie proved yet again how dangerous he can be on the water after finishing on the podium in his first ever America’s Cup warm-up series.
London 2012 golden girl back in action
1:54pm Thursday 18th April 2013
Hampshrie’s Paralympic gold medallist Helena Lucas is looking forward to getting back to 2.4mR action for the first time since London 2012 at next week's World Cup event in Hyeres.
Sir Ben: I’m on biggest roller coaster in sailing
7:00am Thursday 18th April 2013
SIR Ben Ainslie has described his experience of competing in the America’s Cup as like “riding the biggest roller coaster in sailing”.
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