Tactician Bucky Smith was a key member of the Australian team that achieved a resounding victory in the Audi Etchells World Championship 2009 held in Melbourne. He tells Tracey Johnstone how the Worlds was won...

SoftBank Team Japan have bragging rights as the first team to pull off the foiling tack. As Dean Barker and Chris Draper point out, this really is a 'gamechanger' for the 2017 America's Cup, and opens up the tactical opportunities with the possibility of the foiling AC cats tacking on the windshifts...

Observations and analysis from Andy Rice, reporting from Marina da Gloria, the venue for the Olympic Sailing competition in Rio 2016....

© Clive Mason/ Getty Images South America: Vasilij Zbogar in Rio

Vasilij Zbogar has won the Finn Olympic silver medal at Rio 2016. The first and only Slovenian to have won an Olympic medal, this is actually his third. An incredible performance by a sailor from a small nation with very little backing. Listen to Vasilij to understand why he's one of the most popular sailors in the boat park

© Dan Sheridan/ Inpho: Annalise Murphy

Annalise Murphy's silver medal in the Laser Radial is Ireland's first Olympic medal in 36 years. It's a massive deal for Murphy, who agonisingly missed out four years ago, coming fourth at London 2012. Listen to Sailjuice's exclusive interview, and the person who Annalise singles out for special mention....

Four-time World Champion Giles Scott is bidding to continue Britain’s remarkable four Olympics Finn class winning streak, but insists gold is not a foregone conclusion as his quest for Rio 2016 glory gets underway on Tuesday (9 August). Sailjuice chatted with Scott in the build-up to his first day....

“I feel like Rio is my time to shine” – that is the view of British RS:X windsurfer Bryony Shaw as her Rio 2016 sailing regatta gets underway on Monday (8 August). The Beijing 2008 bronze medallist heads to Brazil determined to make up for the disappointment of not being able to hit the heights of her China feats at London 2012 after persistent illness in the Olympic build-up scuppered her preparations.

Britain’s new generation of Olympic sailors can be as successful as ever at Rio 2016 - that is the opinion of RYA Olympic Manager, Stephen Park. But to win medals on the toughest race courses in Olympic history, you're also going to need to be a streetfighter, says Sparky...

Nick Thompson is Great Britain’s top Laser sailor and he’ll be representing his country at the Olympics in Rio 2016. "Winning the Worlds was monkey-off-the-back moment, really, because it is something I’ve been chasing so hard for a long time...."