Benedict Donovan
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 week in racing - 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...
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 week in racing - 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 week in racing - 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...
