Lewis Smith
Five into one: Decoding GB1's female America's Cup crew roster
GB1 have confirmed Jemima Lines as the newest addition to Britain's America's Cup squad. With five women now contracted, the pieces are falling into place, but who goes where? It was always going to happen like this. Back on 26...
Olympics vs SailGP: Decision time for Maud Jayet
SailGP strategist and Paris 2024 fourth-place finisher Maud Jayet has a tough decision to make - and it’s got nothing to do with the Swiss SailGP team’s next shift. The LA 2028 Olympic Games are on the horizon, but before that,...
Return of the ‘death group’? SailGP tweaks how groups are seeded
SailGP has quietly updated one of its sailing instructions ahead of Portsmouth, and while it won’t rewrite history, it will change how the groups are allocated from here on out. It could even mean the return of the famous Halifax...
Phil Robertson: The Kiwi carving his own path
Tune in to SailGP and you’ll find Red Bull Italy somewhere in the mix, pushing angles and making life uncomfortable for whoever happens to be nearby. That is Phil Robertson's way. The New Zealander has built a career sailing on...
La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsize their AC75 on fourth sailing day
La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsized their AC75 during a training session in Lorient on Tuesday 7 July. All crew members are safe and the boat has returned to the team’s base. In a statement on the La Roche-Posay Racing Team’s...
Our first-ever live and in-person podcast: SailGP Portsmouth
Sunday 26 July will mark a first for us at the Foil - our first live and in-person podcast. Even better, it’s free to attend. It’s been in the pipeline for a while now, and it’s great to announce it to our audience finally - but...
Lemaitre joins La Roche-Posay Racing crew
Five-time women's match racing world champion Maelenn Lemaitre has officially joined La Roche-Posay Racing, the team has confirmed. She becomes the ninth sailor in the squad, joining drivers Quentin Delapierre and Diego Botín,...
Diego Botín: The Spaniard chasing sailing's triple crown
Born on Christmas Day 1993 in the sailing city of Santander, Diego Botín seems to have been destined for the water from the very start. The Spaniard has gone on to enjoy a career that few in the sport can match, achieving Olympic...
Taylor Canfield: From sailing’s boxing ring to SailGP starting king
What does it take to drag a SailGP team off the bottom of the standings and into genuine contention? Taylor Canfield. Canfield has worn a lot of hats during his time on the water, but his path into the driving seat of sailing’s...
All change in Halifax: the new rules that reframed the Canadian SailGP
Los Gallos finally got their hands on silverware in Halifax after a terrible run of luck. In SailGP’s first-ever four-boat final, the Spanish denied Artemis and put a stop to Australia's clean sweep of the Americas. But for all...
A full Friday of practice in Halifax
Training is a bit of a rarity in SailGP, so it was particularly nice to watch a full fleet take to the waters of Halifax Harbour prior to the weekend’s racing. Crucially, that included Italy, USA and Brazil who were involved in...
The key talking points ahead of Halifax SailGP
SailGP rolls into Halifax Harbour this weekend, marking the halfway stage of the 2026 season – that is, assuming the final two stages in the Middle East go ahead as planned, which is far from certain. Either way, there's plenty...
GB1 first to start Naples America’s Cup base despite legal battle
GB1 are the first to be officially handed their plot of land at the Bagnoli America's Cup base and that matters more than it might first appear. A tense legal battle has brought the ownership of many of GB1’s assets into...
The questions that remain following New York SailGP
The New York SailGP left us with more questions than answers. From a dramatic three-boat collision to a grand final that divided opinion, the sixth round of the season gave the league plenty to reflect on ahead of Halifax. The...
Racing at risk at New York SailGP
The apple is certainly big today, so much so that it has forced a change to Saturday’s New York SailGP plans. Racing has officially moved 30 minutes later in an effort to slot the racing into a more favourable weather window, but...
