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£292 million of confirmed investment was allocated by UK Sport to British Olympic and Paralympic sports ahead of the London Games in 2012 (3 December 2008). This funding, building on the £265 million invested for Beijing, has enabled UK Sport to agree a target of a ‘Top Four’ finish in London,...

Due to the poor weather conditions at the BUCS Fleet Racing Nationals on 1-2 November, the Laser 2 and Handicap fleets were unable to complete the two races required to be awarded BUCS points. A decision has therefore been made by the BUCS office to award the Laser 2 and Handicap fleets BUCS points...

On 1-2 November over 300 students arrived for the BUCS Fleet Racing Nationals held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, hoping for a weekend of close racing.  However the weather had other plans and proceeded to blow at an upwards of 25 knots for the majority of the...

The weekend of 25-26 October saw Match Racing Qualifier One take place at host venue Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club. Teams from all over Scotland made the journey for the chance to qualify for next year’s BUCS/BUSA Finals to be held at Queen Mary Sailing Club on 4-5 April 2009.  Winds...

Three hundred student sailors will be making the long drive down to Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy for the inaugural BUCS Fleet Racing Championship this weekend (1-2 November) for the first National Sailing Championships of the university year.

Two GBR match racing teams will be heading to Gdansk, Poland for the fourth FISU World University Match Racing Championship being held from 1 – 6 July