Freddie Carr
Freddie Carr: A week that changed the sport
How did we get to a point where nearly 20,000 paying fans turned up to watch sailing in Auckland over a single weekend? That doesn’t happen by accident. For SailGP it felt like a line in the sand – and, more broadly, a marker for...
Freddie Carr: Auckland incident will be another turning point for safety
Seeing a wing lying across a broken catamaran brings back the toughest memories of the 2013 America’s Cup, when the sailing world lost Andrew Simpson in a training accident in San Francisco. Watching the Black Foils in Auckland...
Where's sailing's talent ladder?
“This is the Formula One of sailing.” I’ve lost count of how many times that line has been wheeled out while walking guests through an America’s Cup base or hosting at a SailGP event. It’s a bit cheesy, sure – but at the very top...
From coach boat to control room: How data and AI are redefining coaching
For decades, elite sailing coaches were defined by their presence on the water. Chasing fleets in RIBs, shouting instructions between manoeuvres and relying on instinct honed over years of racing was the norm. Today, that image...
Where America’s Cup careers will be made
The grand reveal of the America’s Cup at the media presentation in Naples last week delivered one striking image above all else: all five founding partners of the new America’s Cup partnership standing on stage together.
How the AC75 has grown up
I’ll never forget a moment in 2018 when Ben Ainslie stepped out of his office after a long call with Team New Zealand’s management. On that call, the AC75 had just been described to him – in words alone. Ben grabbed a pen and did...
Freddie Carr: What I can’t wait to see in 2026
Thank goodness for SailGP. In a sporting world that often treats calendars like state secrets, SailGP does something refreshingly simple: it tells the fans what’s coming, and it does so early. Established teams, a format people...
Freddie Carr: Why I love this sport
So, here it is: my first column as a senior contributor and pundit for The Foil. This is the start of something new for me on a personal level, but more importantly for the sport I love. The Foil promises to be a great adventure.
Emirates GBR: the winning interview
The season 5 SailGP championship triumph came down to a three-boat final that Freddie Carr describes as 'one of the best sailing races I've seen in a very, very long time.' And given Freddie's America's Cup pedigree, that's not a...
