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From partners to opponents: inside the North Sails–Team New Zealand patent battle
North Sails last week went public in its patent fight with Emirates Team New Zealand. It accused the Cup Defender of building a patent on the sailmaker’s own technology, then turning it on the rest of the fleet. In a statement...
Three legs and an electronic brain: how Ferrari Hypersail will fly (Pt. 2/7)
Foils, a flapped keel and a rudder with ideas of its own – plus a flight controller born in Maranello's road cars. Andy Rice gets up close with the appendages. If the hull is the body of Ferrari Hypersail, the appendages are its...
Django 7X edges out Balthasar for Rolex Middle Sea Race overall win
Giovanni Lombardi Stronati’s Wallyrocket 71 traded places with the defending champion for most of the 606 miles around Sicily, then pulled clear on the reaches after Favignana to win by 1 hour, 21 minutes and 20 seconds under...
Team Australia finish Te Rehutai rebuild and set February target for Naples
The 2021 Cup-winning AC75 has a new bow, a cut-down stern and fresh paint. Next come load testing, systems fit-out and a Christmas shipping deadline, while Tom Slingsby’s co-helm is still being chosen in the simulator. Team...
Grigio and Giallo: Up close with the finished Ferrari Hypersail hull (Pt. 1/7)
The 100-foot flying monohull is painted, the livery is on and the appendages are in the building. Andy Rice puts on his hard hat and high-vis and goes inside. There is a moment when a boat stops being a project and becomes a...
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...
The week in racing - 19 Oct ’26
A 100-foot maxi has sailed its fastest-ever lap of Sicily, a British debutant has snatched the oldest trophy in match racing in the final metres, and a new cohort of America’s Cup greats have taken their place in the Hall of...
GB2 and Alinghi Women & Youth name their squads for Naples 2027
With the second Preliminary Regatta in Naples wrapped up on 27 September, the AC40 programme now turns to next year’s two events. The Youth America’s Cup runs 2–6 June 2027 and the Women’s America’s Cup 5–9 July, both in Naples.
Emirates GBR and Team 14 claim first slots on SailGP’s Pensacola training F50
SailGP's new training F50 is booked for 42 sailing days before Christmas, starting with a 17-day run. GBR are using their slot to chase the last Grand Final place, and none of their closest rivals for it have time booked before...
La Roche-Posay Racing Team the first to launch their AC75 in Naples
Written in collaboration with Roberta del Vaglio, The Foil’s on-the-ground reporter in Naples. Last to launch in Barcelona, the French challengers are the first team to sail an AC75 on the Bay of Naples, with a full Mediterranean...
Inside the Batmobile: a first look at Ferrari Hypersail
Some weeks the foiling world comes at you in every size. I had just finished two days on the commentary mic at the Kiteboard Grand Slam in Cagliari, Sardinia, where I watched Riccardo Pianosi, the eventual winner of the men's...
SailGP’s year-round training base is about to open for business
SailGP's dedicated training F50 has arrived in Florida, and the league's new year-round training base is set to become operational next week, with Emirates GBR the first team to use it. Behind-the-scenes footage from the league...
Batteries, foils and LiDAR: where does the sailor’s job end?
Is technology ruining sailing? That was the question on episode 42 of The Foil Podcast, and the answer turns out to depend on which job the machine is doing – supplying the power, telling the crew what’s going on, or making the...
Why pro sailors dread the Middle Sea Race - Course Preview
The Rolex Middle Sea Race is an incredibly tricky racecourse, so we asked offshore legend Simon 'SiFi' Fisher to talk us through it. The 47th edition sets off from Valletta this Saturday 17 October – a couple of months earlier...
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...
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Build-up to LA2028
The Olympic sailing programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Games has a lot of similarities with Paris 2024. The same 10 events stay the same from 2024, although the hope and expectation is that the weather will be much kinder than...
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Olympic History
Olympic Sailing is one of the oldest sports on the modern Olympic programme. Originally known as Yachting until the Sydney 2000 Games, the sport’s Olympic history reflects the evolution of sailing itself, transitioning from a...
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