A visiting robot

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 13:01

Foreign universities are looking at India for talent to work on their ambitious robotics projects. Gauri Rane chats with representatives of Ireland’s Aberystwyth University to find out more about their Autonomous Sailing Robot or ASR project.

Ride the wave

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:33

Not many careers give you the liberty to bring your passion and profession in one boat.

Kiwi sailing team gets `rap on knuckles` for giving `joyride` to Tom Cruise, son

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 16:16

The New Zealand sailing team has reportedly been warned by America`s Cup authorities for taking Hollywood star Tom Cruise and his son Connor for a blast on their boat while the race course was still under their jurisdiction.

National sailing championship begins

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 15:03

Promising exciting action on sails, the Laser National Sailing Championship 2013 got underway at the picturesque Hussain Sagar lake on Wednesday.

London Olympics sailing: Gold for Australia in men`s 49er

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 20:00

The Australian crew of Nathan Outterridge and Iain Jensen won the gold in the Olympic men`s 49er sailing class by a convincing margin here Wednesday.

Cyprus gets first Olympic medal as Pavlos Kontides wins silver in sailing`s Laser class

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 01:47

Pavlos Kontides won Cyprus` first medal at an Olympics when he took the silver Monday in sailing`s Laser class.

Olympic sailing: Sweden takes gold

Last Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 22:22

The Swedish crew of Fredrik Loof and Max Salminen took the Olympic sailing gold in the Star class Sunday, winning the medal race as their British rivals Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson failed to impress.

French crew set round-the-world record

Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 20:08

French skipper Loick Peyron and his crew of 13 have set a record for sailing non-stop around the world by cutting nearly three days off the previous mark to win the Jules Verne Trophy.

Ajay Rau lone Indian in Sailing World Championship

Last Updated: Monday, August 30, 2010, 17:13

Laser sailor Ajay Rau is the only Indian among 160 contestants who are vying for the top honour in the prestigious Fifth Olympic Class World Championship which commenced today at Haying islands, England.

Sailor Rajesh Choudhary bags gold in Turkey

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 12:16

India continued with its noteworthy achievements in the realm of water sports as sailing ace Rajesh Choudhary won a gold medal in the Laser Radial event in the international Presidents Cup Istanbul Sailing Championship.

Two-day Yachting Championship begins on Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, June 25, 2010, 17:44

The two-day Kerala Yachting Championship will be held at the Kerala Sailing Academy club house here on June 26 and 27.

Japan`s `space yacht` starts sailing

Last Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 22:12

Japan said on Friday it’s kite-shaped "space yacht", designed to float through space using only the power of the sun, successfully started sailing with solar power generation.