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Jaffa Campaign Includes Team GB Sailing Academy

Jaffa is unveiling a new look aimed at giving the citrus brand a more contemporary image. The roll-out has been designed to appeal to younger consumers. There is also a new logo which is accompanied by the strapline “Love Life. Love Jaffa”. A marketing campaign will also be launched to support the rebrand, which includes sponsorship of Team GB’s sailing academy in Weymouth. We’d love to tell you more, but can’t find anything anywhere… stay tuned.

Team GB sailors open nominations for Club of the Year

Skandia Team GB's 49er sailor, Stevie Morrison and 470 sailor Joe Glanfield, opened nominations for the RYA's 2009 Club of the Year Award at the 2008 PSP Southampton Boat Show.

Olympic Games: Two Golds to Team GB on day of Medal Race drama

  Day nine of the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition is destined to live long in the memory with the first ever Medal Races held at the Olympic Games in stormy conditions on Fushion Bay. It was a great day ...

Olympic Games: Golden double for Team GB sailors

It has been an historic day (Sunday 17 Aug) for Great Britain’s sailors as Ben Ainslie sealed Finn class gold and Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson swept to Yngling victory at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Regatta in ...

Olympic Games: Team GB Finn and Yngling sailors on track for Gold

  Triple Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie is guaranteed at least a Finn silver medal after the only race for the class on a difficult day in Qingdao (Friday 15 August). The Yngling trio of Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and ...

Olymic Games: Team GB Penny Clark wins days only Laser Radial race

  Great Britain's Penny CLARK won today's only race in the Laser Radial event in Qingdao, but American world #1 Anna TUNNICLIFFE stays top of the leaderboard with another solid performance. Wednesday belonged to a very happy Penny CLARK ...

Olympic Games: Team GB windsurfers back in action

Day six of the Olympic sailing regatta in Qingdao (Thursday 14 August) will see windsurfers Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw resume their quest for gold. Dempsey, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Wednesday (13 August), currently lies in fifth ...

Olympic Games: Testing times on Fushan Bay for Team GB sailors

Team GB’s sailors endured another mixed bag of results at the Olympic sailing regatta in Qingdao on Wednesday (13 August). The wind conditions across Fushan Bay were the lightest they’ve been since the start of competition, with a full ...

Olympic Games: Team GB Ainslie and Ayton resume gold quest tommorrow

Team GB’s defending Olympic Champions will be back in action at the Olympic sailing regatta in Qingdao on Wednesday (13 August). Triple Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie – gunning for a third straight Olympic gold to add to his silver ...

Olympic Games: Team GB 470 sailors Christina Bassadone & Saskia Clark fight back

Things might not have gone completely to plan for the British 470 crews in Qingdao on their opening day, but they certainly hit back in style on Tuesday (12 August). The Team GB women’s pairing of Christina Bassadone and ...