Sailing: Captain hails maritime security cordon success

WEYMOUTH, England (Reuters) - The biggest threat the security fleet patrolling the waters of the Olympic sailing events has faced so far has been keeping pleasure boats away from the dinghy of gold medallist Ben Ainslie, the captain of the British Navy flagship Bulwark said.

The maritime security cordon surrounding Weymouth, on England's south coast, has included the 18,500 tonne amphibious assault warship as well as private fishing and recreational craft that answered a call from Games organisers to help.