Freddie Carr
Freddie Carr: Why Pensacola could change SailGP for good
SailGP’s new training facility in Pensacola could be a game changer. For the first time, new and existing teams have a place where they can train between events, work on their sailing and bring new athletes up to speed. That...
Platoon Aviation’s consistency seals a classic 52 Super Series season
Platoon Aviation took the 2026 52 Super Series title after a five-regatta season that ran from Puerto Portals to Valencia. I talked it through with on-the-water reporter Katie Dabson and Simon “Stir Fry” Fry, my fellow teammate...
Why Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is so special
There are regattas you go to because you want to win, and there are regattas that remind you why you fell in love with sailing in the first place. Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez manages to do both. The racing matters. Anyone who...
Freddie Carr: Naples is not a neutral racecourse
The AC40 Preliminary Regatta will provide the first meaningful evidence of which teams understand the venue that will decide the 38th America’s Cup. I first went to Naples with Luna Rossa for the America’s Cup World Series events...
Freddie Carr: Oceanpact-Viking holds its nerve to win J/70 World Championship
The J/70 World Championship delivered exactly what you would expect from 100 boats racing off Cascais: brutal competition, big Atlantic conditions and a world title that remained alive until the final race. After five days and...
Freddie Carr: Leopard 3 and North Star III crown a Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup for the ages
The 2026 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was one for the ages. After several editions disrupted by the Mistral – with lost race days and fleets sometimes unable to leave the dock – Porto Cervo finally delivered a complete examination of...
Freddie Carr: The America’s Cup’s founding document is now central to the fight over its future
For a document written in the 19th century, the America’s Cup Deed of Gift has done a remarkable job of governing one of the most technologically advanced sporting competitions on the planet. It has survived displacement...
Freddie Carr: Raw speed vs the clock – the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup has never been harder to call
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup has always brought extraordinary boats and some of the world’s best sailors to Porto Cervo. What makes the 2026 edition particularly interesting is the variety of solutions being used to attack the same...
Freddie Carr: Platoon take control in Lanzarote as the 52SS title race turns
As I have gone on about previously, the 52 SUPER SERIES is the most competitive racing I do. Fractions of a second at the start line and inches at the top mark can ultimately dictate your overall regatta position. We visit some...
Freddie Carr: The SailGP teams that must decide to stick or twist
As season six of SailGP moves towards the sharp end, there are clearly teams having seasons they will be proud of. They have improved on where they were 12 months ago, won events, made podiums and put themselves into the fight...
Freddie Carr: Why Sassnitz could define the SailGP season
In any sport, in any league, there are certain weekends that come to define a season. They do not necessarily arrive with a trophy on the line. Often, they appear just before the business end, when the final shuffle begins and...
Cowes Week at 200: Still one of the best weeks in sailing
Sitting on the ferry home from the bicentenary Cowes Week, I can honestly say it was one of the most enjoyable weeks of sailing I’ve had in a very long time. The regatta was a genuine celebration of our sport in all its forms –...
Freddie Carr: Cowes Week turns 200 – why Britain's greatest regatta still means everything
Cowes Week is Britain’s regatta. If you’re a British yacht sailor, it’s the event you have to do at least once. It’s our equivalent of Wimbledon or the Grand National. There are bigger regattas and there are faster boats, but...
Freddie Carr: Why the AC38 Defender is pumped about Naples
Emirates Team New Zealand coach Ray Davies believes Naples will deliver an America’s Cup atmosphere unlike anything the event has seen before, as the Defender begins learning the venue with two AC40s. Ray Davies has been part of...
Freddie Carr: This was a Round the Island classic
Well, that was an absolute belter of a Round the Island Race. As the long-range forecast suggested, a steady north-westerly gradient breeze gradually clocked to the right throughout the day, allowing the fleet to complete the...
