Annalise Murphy, 27, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, won silver in the Laser Radial sailing class at the 2016 Rio Olympics and hopes to compete in Tokyo 2020.

The Fastnet yacht race started today – 30 years since 15 people lost their lives in one of Britain and Ireland's worst modern maritime disasters.

A yachtswoman’s attempt to sail solo round the world in the wrong direction was under threat tonight after problems worsened with her autopilot system.

British woman Dee Caffari is aiming to become the first woman to sail solo the wrong way round-the-world.