Benedict Donovan
Crédit Mutuel hold off Belgian rivals to win Globe40
Ian Lipinski and Antoine Carpentier crossed the finish line off Lorient on Wednesday morning to clinch overall victory in the Globe40, ending a seven-month duel with their Belgian rivals that had come down to the final 48 hours.
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 13 April '26
A clean sweep in Rio, a teenager crowned European champion in Naples, and the Caribbean racing season winding down. Here's what's been happening in the sailing world this week… Rio SailGP took centre stage this week – read Andy...
Quantum Pacific acquires Los Gallos as SailGP nears full private ownership
Los Gallos have been acquired by Quantum Pacific Group in what SailGP describes as the largest-ever investment in a Spanish sailing team. The deal brings the Spanish outfit into a sports portfolio that includes Atlético de...
America is back in the America's Cup – with American Magic's boat
Last week Riptide Racing confirmed they were out of the running for the 38th America's Cup. Now we know who's stepping in. American Racing Challenger Team USA has been announced as the American challenger for AC38, having...
US SailGP Team takes American Magic to court over stars-and-stripes spat
The weekend of racing in Rio is not yet upon us and already we have some SailGP drama, although this time it's unfolding in a Delaware courtroom rather than on the water. The US SailGP Team has filed suit against AM Sailing...
America's Cup Partnership names its CEO
The America's Cup Partnership has confirmed what we suspected back in February: Marzio Perrelli is the new CEO. The 57-year-old Roman spent over two decades in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and HSBC before pivoting to...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 6 April '26
Olympic classes testing a brand new medal format in Palma, a major leadership change at Ferrari's moonshot sailing project, and Team New Zealand wrapping up their first AC75 training block of the year. Plus, Easter brought plenty...
Ten titles decided as Trofeo Princesa Sofía delivers a finals day full of drama
The first Sailing Grand Slam of the season finished in style on the Bay of Palma, with ten Olympic class titles decided in near-perfect conditions. The new two-race finals format – on test for the first time ahead of LA 2028 –...
Riptide Racing bows out of AC38 with eyes on the next cycle
The same day the America's Cup Partnership confirmed that additional late entries had been received ahead of the 31 March deadline, one American hopeful has announced it won't be among them. Riptide Racing, the syndicate led by...
New challengers confirmed for AC38 – here's who might be in
The America's Cup Partnership has confirmed that new entries have been lodged for the 38th America's Cup in Naples – though it's keeping the details under wraps for now. Today marks the late entry deadline of 31 March (extended...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 30 March '26
A new round-the-world record that's been standing for over two decades has finally fallen, GB1 steps up their two-boat training with a new face from Luna Rossa, and the final showdown of the Globe40 gets underway from Brazil.
WASZP Games: Ball and Lattanzi deliver USA's first-ever double
72 boats from 12 nations raced on Pensacola Bay this week for the 2026 WASZP Games – the largest one-design foiling event ever staged in North America. The week began with an opening ceremony at the American Magic High...
Four new names for the America's Cup Hall of Fame
The America's Cup Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2026, with three-time Cup winner Glenn Ashby, the Beken family of photographers, navigator Peter Isler and sailmaking pioneer Lowell North set to be inducted at a gala in...
WASZP Games: How a boat designed to stop young sailors quitting became an elite feeder class
72 boats from 12 nations are foiling on Pensacola Bay this week for the 2026 WASZP Games, and while that number is a fraction of the record 247 who showed up to last year's championship in Weymouth, the drop owes more to...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 23 March '26
This week in the sailing world we saw another America's Cup challenger on the water, The Ocean Race reveal a new transatlantic route, a legal spat threatens to derail GB1. Meanwhile, the Olympic fleets head to Palma and the...
