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The Foil Weekly Wrap - 1 June ‘26

It's been a week of firsts, finales and a fair bit of frustration – Gitana 18 finally airborne, fresh champions crowned off Sorrento and Marseille, and SailGP staring down a logistical mess on both sides of the Atlantic. Let's...

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The Sardinia Cup: The Mediterranean’s great team racing revival

There are certain regattas in sailing that carry weight far beyond the silverware. The America’s Cup sits in its own universe. The Admiral’s Cup built its reputation as offshore yacht racing’s unofficial world championship. And...

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Flying Roos pip Great Britain for victory in the Big Apple

Australia’s Bonds Flying Roos came back from a damaging collision with debris in the pre-race warm-up to fight off Emirates Great Britain in a thrilling flying finish at the New York SailGP. The result marks a third consecutive...

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Chaos reigns on opening day of SailGP New York

New York was supposed to be the big one, and in a way it was – just not for the reasons anyone wanted. A gusty, blustery Hudson, with a peak of 36 knots clocked, made craning the F50s in and out of the water a genuine hazard, and...

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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...

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Reynolds and Jackman take the Flying Roos to Disney+

Sailing has spent years trying to muscle its way into the mainstream, and it just got its biggest boost yet. Disney+ has greenlit a docuseries following the BONDS Flying Roos – the Australian SailGP team co-owned by Hugh Jackman...

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New York: A whole season in one weekend?

Here we are in New York City, so why was the name of another city – Auckland – on the lips of all the sailors I interviewed this morning? Because Saturday is looking like it’s going to be windy, with the potential for heinous...

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No practice racing in New York for SailGP

There will be no practice racing today (Friday) ahead of the New York SailGP. With no weather anomalies, this looks to be due to logistical restrictions, as far as we understand it. Looking at the Automatic Identification System...

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Five things we're watching out for at the New York SailGP

The final weekend in May sees New York host round six of SailGP season six. It’s the fourth time the Big Apple plays host to the league. The first time, back in 2019, saw the home team pick up their first ever race win. Canfield...

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Podcast: America's Cup is back! The full Cagliari debrief

Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms The America's Cup is finally back, and after eighteen months of SailGP we'd almost forgotten how different it feels. So Neil Cole sits down with Freddie Carr and Lewis Smith –...

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'Like watching jet fighters dance on water': How Luna Rossa lit up the AC38 opener

We may just have seen the start of Luna Rossa’s America’s Cup fairytale in Cagliari. The opening regatta of the AC38 cycle was about as good a weekend as the Italian Cup project could have asked for. For starters, Margherita...

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Freddie Carr: Why Paul Cayard is a contender for sailing’s GOAT

Watching Paul Cayard win the 2026 Etchells World Championship alongside team-mates James Mayo and Ben Lamb was one of those genuinely special moments in sailing – the sort that makes even the most hardened observers pause. And...

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The Foil Weekly Wrap - 25 May '26

If you spent the weekend at a barbecue rather than glued to the racing, there’s plenty for you to catch up on. The AC38 fleet finally switched to race mode in Cagliari, Olympic class crowns were handed out across Europe, and...

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SailGP heading to Rome for fresh Italian round in 2027

Rome is the surprise venue for SailGP’s new round in Italy next year, it has been announced. The addition of an Italian round was revealed last week when the series unveiled the schedule for what will be the seventh season of...

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Unforgettable scenes: AC38 Cagliari Preliminary Regatta photo special

So, how was it for you? Finally, after 18 months of nothing but intrigue, breaking news and the usual move-and-shaker noise, the America’s Cup was back on the water last weekend, with a Preliminary Regatta we’ll never forget. It...

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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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