Huge credit for top sailing events

Try telling the tens of thousands of people who watched Ben Ainslie ’s remarkable winning sail that sailing is not a spectator sport. It never used to be – boats were dots on the horizon.

The organisers of the Weymouth sailing events deserve huge credit for bringing racing close to the shore and creating an extraordinary spectacle.

A new audience has become captivated by Olympic sailing – and that’s a brilliant success story for Weymouth.

Alastair Nisbet Mellstock Avenue Dorchester