Benedict Donovan
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 1 June ‘26
It's been a week of firsts, finales and a fair bit of frustration – Gitana 18 finally airborne, fresh champions crowned off Sorrento and Marseille, and SailGP staring down a logistical mess on both sides of the Atlantic. Let's...
Flying Roos pip Great Britain for victory in the Big Apple
Australia’s Bonds Flying Roos came back from a damaging collision with debris in the pre-race warm-up to fight off Emirates Great Britain in a thrilling flying finish at the New York SailGP. The result marks a third consecutive...
Chaos reigns on opening day of SailGP New York
New York was supposed to be the big one, and in a way it was – just not for the reasons anyone wanted. A gusty, blustery Hudson, with a peak of 36 knots clocked, made craning the F50s in and out of the water a genuine hazard, and...
Reynolds and Jackman take the Flying Roos to Disney+
Sailing has spent years trying to muscle its way into the mainstream, and it just got its biggest boost yet. Disney+ has greenlit a docuseries following the BONDS Flying Roos – the Australian SailGP team co-owned by Hugh Jackman...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 25 May '26
If you spent the weekend at a barbecue rather than glued to the racing, there’s plenty for you to catch up on. The AC38 fleet finally switched to race mode in Cagliari, Olympic class crowns were handed out across Europe, and...
Burling delivers Luna Rossa home glory in Cagliari
The sun was out for the final day in Sardinia along with 11 knots of breeze and a sheet of flat water. Three races to round out the first preliminary regatta of the AC38 cycle: races 7 and 8 of the fleet series, and the match...
Luna Rossa lead into final day after strong Saturday in Cagliari
Day one wasn’t entirely smooth for most of the teams gathered in Cagliari. The French boat nosedived at 30 knots, each of the British boats posted DNFs, and the Swiss never quite found their rhythm. All of which made the...
Luna Rossa’s next generation dominates in Cagliari on Day 1
Today was the opening day of the AC38 preliminary regatta in Cagliari, the first competitive action of the new America's Cup cycle and the first since the America's Cup Partnership came into being. Three fleet races today, three...
The Foil's guide to Cagliari Prelim: what to know before the first race of AC38
After 18 months away, the America's Cup fleet is finally back in race mode. Eight AC40s line up off Cagliari this Friday for the opening prelim of the 38th cycle, with no Cup points on the line but pretty much everything else:...
Podcast Extra: Mozzy and Freddie preview the AC38 Cagliari prelim
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Mozzy and Freddie are back with a bonus podcast, previewing the AC38 Cagliari preliminary regatta, the curtain-raiser on the road to Naples. With only 11 of last Cup's AC75...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 18 May '26
Plenty to chew over from the past week: four Olympic-class Worlds decided, the Figaro fleet heading offshore, a first glimpse of Ferrari's offshore weapon, and an AC40 start line in Sardinia about to give us our first proper look...
New world champions in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17
By Sunday evening on Quiberon Bay, the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets had served up a clean sweep of first-time world champions. All three titles were still live going into medal day, and between the fickle French breeze and a...
WATCH LIVE: Medal day at the 49er/FX and Nacra 17 Worlds 2026
We're streaming the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships all weekend on The Foil YouTube channel, with commentary from Andy Rice and Olympic silver medallist Rebecca Netzler. Today's stream starts at 11:15 local / 10:15...
WATCH LIVE: Day 5 of 49er/FX and Nacra 17 Worlds 2026
We're streaming the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships from all weekend on The Foil YouTube channel, with commentary from Andy Rice and Olympic silver medallist Rebecca Netzler. Today's stream starts at 11:00 local /...
WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of 49er/FX and Nacra 17 Worlds 2026
We're streaming the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships from Friday to Sunday on The Foil YouTube channel. Today's stream starts at 10:00 local / 09:00 UK, with the first race five minutes later. What happened yesterday...
