Benedict Donovan
LIVE this weekend: The Foil streams the 49er/FX & Nacra 17 Worlds
The 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 World Championships have been running all week in Quiberon, France and this weekend is when the stakes ratchet up. The Foil has partnered with the event to bring you live coverage across all three...
Australia returns to the America's Cup after 26 years led by Tom Slingsby
Australia is back in the America's Cup, and they've assembled a roster that ought to make every other challenger sit up straight. The Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club has had its challenge accepted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht...
Who’s racing for ETNZ in Cagliari – and who’s not
When Emirates Team New Zealand turns up to the preliminary regatta in Cagliari on 21–24 May, they'll be doing so with two AC40s, and if the crew lists announced earlier today are anything to go by, they're treating this as...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 11 May '26
This week we lost one of the most colourful characters yachting has ever produced, watched a British skipper announce himself as a serious Vendée Globe contender, and seen the next generation of foilers set Lake Garda alight,...
Spain on a roll, GBR back in business – the early read from Bermuda SailGP
Practice day on the Great Sound delivered the kind of conditions everyone had been hoping for – flat water, breeze gusting around 20 knots, small wings fitted, and enough action to see how this weekend could play out. With the...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 4 May '26
It's been a busy week off the water... Court documents have peeled back the cover on the Ineos v Athena dispute, the Australian AC38 challenge all but slipped out into the open, and Paul Cayard adds another prize to a year...
Rising Stars: Nathan Berger, the 17-year-old wingfoiler beating his heroes
This is the first in our Rising Stars series, on the young athletes in sailing and foiling who are making the rest of the field sit up and take notice. Last week in Leucate, at the season-opening stop of the GWA Wing Foil World...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 27 April '26
Antigua went around the island, the 44Cup in Sardinia went down to the wire, and Italy went home with three golds from Hyères. Here's what's been happening in sailing this week, and what you should keep an eye out for next… The...
No safe leads: Semaine Olympique Française 2026 final results
Italy stamped their authority all over the Bay of Hyères this week, finishing the 57th Semaine Olympique Française with three golds and two silvers – a step up on last year's joint-top haul with China, and a strong statement of...
Four down, six to go: State of play at the 2026 Semaine Olympique Française
Four champions crowned in Hyères on Friday afternoon, six to come on Saturday, and a week of weather that ran from light-air chess to 20-knot chop leaves the 57th Semaine Olympique Française set up for a pivotal final day. Here’s...
Podcast Ep. 16 - Why Ferrari Hypersail “could redefine” sailing
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Neil Cole, Andy Rice and Freddie Carr return for the latest episode of The Foil podcast with a range of subjects to discuss. Andy has just returned from Milan where he witnessed...
Tudor Team Alinghi name their sailors for AC38
Tudor Team Alinghi have confirmed the core of their sailing squad for the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup in Naples, and the list makes for interesting reading. Leading the group is Paul Goodison – Olympic gold medallist,...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 20 April ‘26
The Kiwis continue to gather AC75 intel while their rivals are yet to launch, Ben Ainslie's British challenge is heading to the courts, and Alinghi are about to break months of silence. Here's what’s happening in the America’s...
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...
