Benedict Donovan
Five things to look out for in Naples this weekend
For the first time this cycle, the America's Cup teams are racing on the water that will decide the 38th edition. Nine AC40s from six teams line up on the Bay of Naples, with three days of fleet racing and a winner-takes-all...
The week in racing - 21 Sep ‘26
Sam Goodchild has been making Charlie Dalin’s old boat fly in Lorient, 170 Swans have been out celebrating 60 years in Sardinia, and Ferrari have named the first sailors for its flying monohull. Here’s the round-up, plus a packed...
Los Gallos snatch Geneva from the Flying Roos
Day one in Geneva had left Rockwool Racing and Artemis holding the qualifying places in Group A, with the Bonds Flying Roos and the Black Foils doing the same in Group B. Only the top two from each group would make the four-boat...
Five races, five winners on day one of SailGP's Geneva drift
Geneva promised a light-air lottery and delivered one. With barely enough breeze to get the F50s up and going, day one of the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix became a slow-motion chess match. Not the racing that fills a...
Ratcliffe isn't backing down – what the latest INEOS vs Athena court filing tells us
In January 2025, barely three months after INEOS Britannia became the first British boat in 60 years to reach the America's Cup Match, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Ben Ainslie parted company. Ainslie's team, Athena Racing, kept the...
Martine Grael points to ‘team dynamics’ after Brazil SailGP exit
Martine Grael has broken her silence on her exit from Mubadala Brazil, and one line stands out. SailGP’s first female driver says she is 'disappointed with how things have unfolded with team dynamics over the past year'. “As is...
Two drivers down: Who steers the US at Geneva SailGP?
Sport can turn quickly, and cruelly. Little more than a week ago, the US SailGP Team was celebrating victory in Valencia, their second win of the season after Sydney and enough to put them in third overall. Now they head to...
The week in racing - 14 Sep ‘26
It's been one of those weeks where you don't know where to look – an Atlantic crossing decided by minutes in Lorient, several maxi world titles handed out in Porto Cervo, and new world champions in the ILCA 6, iQFOiL and J/70.
United By The Ocean edge out 11th Hour Racing to win the first Ocean Race Atlantic
Paul Meilhat's United By The Ocean has won the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, edging out Francesca Clapcich's 11th Hour Racing in a finish that went down to the final miles into Lorient. The French IMOCA crossed in seven days, 23...
The week in racing - 7 Sep ‘26
It's been a big week on the water – a nail-biting transatlantic sprint, a shock SailGP final in Valencia, and a run of world championships kicking off from Weymouth to Cascais. The Ocean Race Atlantic is proving impossible to...
The week in racing - 31 August ‘26
This week we’ve seen a new ILCA 7 world champion crowned in Dublin Bay, the 52 Super Series title race turned on its head in Lanzarote, and the IMOCA fleet limbering up for a transatlantic sprint that gets under way on Tuesday.
Luna Rossa test new rudder – and take a knock
After a fortnight off, Luna Rossa were back on the water off Cagliari yesterday with something new to try on the boat. A reworked rudder – extra blade area up top, less down low, built to sharpen the leading edge – had been...
The week in racing - 24 August ‘26
The F50s found a new gear in Sassnitz, America's Cup's lawyers are still busy, and two new junior world champions emerged in Denmark – there's a lot to get through from the last seven days. Here's the rundown, plus what to watch...
Flying Roos hit high five with victory in Sassnitz
Australia’s Bonds Flying Roos comfortably beat NorthStar Canada, Spain’s Los Gallos and New Zealand’s Black Foils to take their fifth win of the SailGP season in the final at Sassnitz and strengthen their position at the top of...
Flying Roos and Black Foils lead the way in Germany
The Bonds Flying Roos and Black Foils lead the way at the end of day one at the Germany Sail Grand Prix, on a bright and breezy day that featured a new record top speed being set for SailGP. In Group B, Australia got off to a...
