British sailor Bryony Shaw took gold in the RS:X windsurfing class at this weekend’s regatta in France.
Category Archives: Water sports
Try canoeing with National Go Canoeing Week
Spring is the perfect time to get out and try something new, and what could be better than taking to the water on a sunny day with National Go Canoeing Week? We are going to give it a go, so why not join us!
Film: Banff Mountain Film Festival
We love a good film here at Sportsister, and if we can combine an inspiring bit of sporting action, beautiful scenery and creative film making in one, then that pretty much makes for a perfect combination. The Banff Mountain Film festival has all of this, plus because all the films are short – you get [...]
Inspired by London 2012 aiming for Rio 2016!
A London 2012 Gamesmaker has earnt a place on the GB Paralympic canoe training squad for Rio. Mother of two Anne Dickins has, in just seven weeks, gone from a total novice in a canoe to being named in the squad after a chance encounter with development coach Colin Radmore at the London Games.
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Sailing: Gold medal for Megan Pascoe in Miami
Britain’s sailors scooped two medals for Skandia Team GBR on the waters of Biscayne Bay on Friday, with Megan Pascoe securing the top spot in the 2.4mR Paralympic class and Nick Dempsey sealing silver in the Men’s RS:X Windsurfing class.
Rowing 8,000 miles across The Pacific Ocean? You must be mad.
Hello and welcome to our blog. Thank you to the ladies at Sportsister for so kindly sharing our journey with you all We are looking forward to keeping you all up-to-date with our preparation and journey across the world’s largest ocean over the next year. The first question that pretty much everyone asks us when [...]
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Jill Douglas: My Favourite Moment In Women’s Sport
To celebrate the amazing achievements of our female sports stars and to ensure their performances remain in the public eye, Sportsister has launched a special video project called ‘My Favourite Moment In Women’s Sport’. This video features Jill Douglas – TV Sports presenter.
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Jessica Eddie: My Favourite Moment In Women’s Sport
To celebrate the amazing achievements of our female sports stars and to ensure their performances remain in the public eye, Sportsister has launched a special video project called ‘My Favourite Moment In Women’s Sport’. In this video Jessica Eddie – Rower, Olympian and Rio 2016 hopeful shares hers.
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Surf the UK way with Corinne Evans
As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder we could be forgiven for jetting off to warmer climates to get our surfing fix.
Video: The Coxless Rowers take on first challenge – sponsorship
The Kukri Adventure Scholarship launched earlier this month with a prize fund of £20,000 plus expert advice, kit and support up for grabs for aspiring adventurers.
