Sailing
Catie's Amazing Machines. Series 1, Sailing Machines. Video, 14 minutes
CBeebies rally driver Catie shows off three amazing machines that all have sails.
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for 3 months
Sporting Witness. Kay Cottee - Australian Sailing Hero. Audio, 9 minutes
The story of the first woman to sail non-stop and solo around the world.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Open Country. The Boat Builders of Pin Mill. Audio, 25 minutes
Helen Mark sets sail from Pin Mill to discover the history of boat building in Suffolk.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sporting Witness. The Sydney to Hobart Yachting Disaster. Audio, 9 minutes
Hurricane force storms led to 6 deaths and 50 sailors airlifted in a daring sea rescue.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Sporting Witness. The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors. Audio, 9 minutes
How Canadian Lawrence Lemieux was hailed for his sportsmanship at the 1988 Olympics.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Reunion. Round the World Yacht Crew. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor meets the first all-female crew to complete the Round the World Yacht Race.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sporting Witness. Francis Chichester Sails the World. Audio, 9 minutes
The British yachtsman who set records going round the globe single-handedly in 1967
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
I Was There. Tony Bullimore’s rescue. Audio, 28 minutes
Yachtsman Tony Bullimore talks about being rescued from the Southern Ocean in 1996.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Sporting Witness. Australia Win the America's Cup. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1983, the crew of Australia II ended American domination of yachting's biggest event
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Reunion. The Fastnet Race Disaster. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor looks back at the deadliest disaster in the history of ocean racing.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sporting Witness. Fastnet Yacht Disaster. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1979, a freak storm hit a prestigious ocean race in the Irish Sea, killing 18 people.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Sir Ben Ainslie. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young interviews English sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year