Sailing: Race conditions 'dire'
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Race organisers warned that the Sydney to Hobart yacht race will have the worst conditions since 1998.
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The skipper of super-maxi, Skandia, has called for more safety features to be built into ocean racing yachts. The Skandia crew abandoned the boat on Tuesday after the keel was damaged in rough conditions in Bass Strait.
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VALENCIA, Spain -- If the first race of America's Cup challenger trials on Friday showed anything, it's that the boat that advances to the America's Cup match June 23 will need a good weather team. That nip-and-tuck battle turned on who was first to the first favorable wind shift. It was Emirates...
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Stormy weather prevented the start of the Alpine Skiing World Championships on Sunday for the second day in a row.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Bad weather in the Austrian  resort of Kitzbuehel appears to have damaged World Cup leader  Bode Miller's chances of matching one of Alpine skiing's  greatest records.
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Rail, air and ferry services have been forced to a halt as the south coasts of Britain and Ireland were battered by huge seas and gale-force winds.
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A stricken cargo ship off the Devon coast is at risk of sinking if weather deteriorates over the next few days.
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Further severe weather could bring fresh problems for areas already battered by heavy rain and gales, the Environment Agency warns.
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nyone who books a cruise to the Caribbean during hurricane season is taking a chance that the ship may have to be rerouted because of high seas and strong winds.
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Ryder Cup organizers have made   contingency plans for an unprecedented Monday finish at the K   Club because of this week's poor weather.
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Â· More bad weather on way for Wales and MidlandsÂ· Worst of rain stays away from battered north
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MAYBE itâs the inherent difficulty of autumnal golf in the British Isles. Maybe itâs the eternal unpredictability of the Irish weather.
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Wet, windy weather would generally be seen as unsuitable golfing weather. Not so in Scotland.
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Peter Dawson, the Royal & Ancient chief executive, said the weather had given the Scottish links an odd combination of soft conditions and moderate rough for this yearâs British Open. .
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Early leaders Konica Minolta and defending champion Skandia have been knocked out of the Sydney-Hobart race. Skandia, skippered by Melbourne sailor Grant Wharington, was the first boat out with keel damage.
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Winning skipper Ludde Ingvall has described the conditions he and the crew of Nicorette endured during the 60th Sydney to Hobart as the worst he has experienced.
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The 60-foot yacht of a British sailor competing in an around-the-world race nearly capsized today in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean.