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    Nick Dempsey racing at the Rio 2016 Olympic sailing competition. Credit: Sail Energy/World Sailing

    Dempsey heads cast as Brits set sail in Rio

    • August 9, 2016

    Nick Dempsey enjoyed an almost perfect start to his Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Regatta ending day one in pole position in the RS:X Men’s windsurfing yesterday.

    The Rio Olympic sailing waters. Credit: Ocean Images/British Sailing Team

    Countdown to Rio: Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic contenders

    • July 6, 2016

    With less than one month to go until the 2016 Rio Games, we look at the British Olympic and Paralympic sailors who will be going for gold...

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