Olympic success for boatbuilder
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A Tyneside boatbuilder scores a triple Olympic medal win - without leaving his workshop.
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British rowing coach Jurgen Grobler salutes Matthew Pinsent after the four-time Olympic champion retires.
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Australian kayaker Kate Barclay can&#39;t recall the first of eight Olympic gold medals won by German rival Birgit Fischer, whom she raced in the K4 500 final on Friday.
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Britain&#39;s Matthew Pinsent won the fourth Olympic gold of his career Saturday when his four boat came back over the last 500 meters to beat Canada in a photo finish.
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Ian Wynne overcomes a freak injury to win a kayak bronze for Britain.
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Of all the sailing events in the Olympics it might be supposed, at least from the outside, that windsurfing, the Mistral class, is the most easily mastered.
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German canoeist Birgit Fischer at 42, is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest Olympians of all time - and she has not rule out competing again at Beijing.
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Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to &#39;positive surprises&#39; for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.
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When Bob Kaehler tried out for the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team in 2004, he wanted just once more to feel the elation of flying across the water at 32 feet per second, nine human bodies and a boat fused into a perfect expression of power, balance and timing.
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Britain's Ian Wynne wins his semi-final to qualify for the K1 500m kayak final.
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Americans Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham win their first Olympic titles after outmaneuvering their British rivals during the final 470 class race.
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ATHENS - Windsurfer Gal Fridman won his country&#39;s first gold medal since Israel began competing in the Olympics at Helsinki in 1952 when he captured the men&#39;s Mistral sailboard title at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre on Wednesday.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Britain's Matthew Pinsent claims his fourth Olympic gold as the men's coxless four triumph in a photo finish.
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Once host to the Royal Navy and George III's summer dips, the English town of Weymouth is proud of its nautical heritage and glad of the chance to rejuvenate it with the staging of the 2012 Olympic regatta.
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Employees of Hodgdon Yachts, a custom boat company here, had no doubt that their vessels were among the best at the trade show in Duesseldorf, Germany, early last year.
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Nicorette won the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race to give Finnish-born skipper Ludde Ingvall his second victory in four years. Nicorette, a 90-footer, crossed the line