Olympics

French Finn sailor Jonathan Lobert recalls that tense medal race from London 2012 when he just managed to scrape a bronze medal from a big scrap for glory....

Sailjuice.com's editor Andy Rice has been following the progress of Pete Burling and Blair Tuke closely, ever since they won silver at the London 2012 Olympics. Last year Andy interviewed the Kiwis in the build-up to the Rio 2016 Games, which they went on to dominate. Now they're the youngest winners of the America's Cup.....

The London 1948 Olympic Games was the start of a remarkable run of dominance from one man, one that would last unbroken for an incredible four Olympic Games and remain unequalled in sailing until Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) in 2012...

Hannah Mills gives an insight into what it took to win the 470 Women's gold medal with Saskia Clark at Rio 2016. "I was completely unprepared for how different an experience Rio would feel to London. London felt like the official Games, where you absolutely knew it was the Olympics and everything was where it should be. Rio however, felt like a very relaxed Games where you really had to focus on the fact it was the Olympics and this was it!!!"

America's Cup veteran Dee Smith would never have thought he'd find himself competing at the Paralympics. At least, not until a little more than a year ago when he found himself embarking on a campaign in the 2.4mR for Rio 2016. Here's Dee's final round-up before battle commences on Guanabara Bay

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...