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The engineer in the cockpit: Vittorio Bissaro on Luna Rossa and AC38
In the wake of the 38th America's Cup Preliminary Regatta in Cagliari, Luna Rossa trimmer and aerospace engineer Vittorio Bissaro joins The Foil's Andy Rice for a chat about the Italian team assault on AC38, and doesn't shy away...
The week in racing - 22 June ‘26
A world title decided by two points in Sardinia, a maxi charging into Bermuda under the cover of darkness, and SailGP's first-ever four-boat final going right down to the wire. It's been a full-on week of racing, and there’s...
Fletcher: British team will be “fighting fit” for Portsmouth
Emirates Great Britain have vowed to be ready and “fighting fit” for their home Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth next month, in the wake of the practice crash that left them on the sidelines in Halifax on Sunday. Dylan Fletcher and...
Los Gallos pip Artemis to win SailGP’s first four-boat final
Spain’s Los Gallos scored their first win of the 2026 SailGP season after coming out on top in a drag race to the finish line with Artemis Sweden, in the league’s first fourth-boat final at the Canada Sail Grand Prix. Switzerland...
Flying Roos open their account in Halifax with perfect score
Almost glassy calm greeted the fleet on the water in Halifax today. Strong winds earlier in the forecast had prompted Race Management to split the fleet for the weekend, with racing run in two groups to ease the congestion of 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...
Black Foils acquired in landmark deal as SailGP league enters full private ownership
The Black Foils have been sold. MSP Sports Capital, the private-equity firm run by veteran sports operators Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moorad, has bought a majority stake in SailGP's New Zealand team – and with that, every one of the...
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...
SailGP's first female driver replaced for Halifax
For the first time since she joined the league, Martine Grael will not be driving for Mubadala Brazil. The crew lists published on SailGP's website today ahead of this weekend's Canada Sail Grand Prix in Halifax confirm it. In...
LIVE: 2026 Rolex TP52 World Championship
The 52 Super Series returns to the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda for the 2026 Rolex TP52 World Championship, and this week we're streaming all the racing on The Foil. Racing starts every day at 0945 UTC until the final day on...
Exclusive interview: Tom Slingsby on Australia's America's Cup return
In this wide-ranging interview Tom Slingsby sits down with The Foil’s Andy Rice to give an inside look at the current state of the Australian America’s Cup campaign. The man widely regarded as the best sailor on the planet right...
Angry Coutts bites back at SailGP critics
Sir Russell Coutts has launched an extraordinary attack on unnamed journalists who he claims are trying to “bring down” SailGP in favour of the America’s Cup, in an impassioned defence of the series he co-founded following the...
How Beccaria stole the Vendée Arctique in the final miles
For eight days, the Vendée Arctique looked like Sam Goodchild’s race to lose. He’d led since the first night out of Les Sables d’Olonne, built a healthy cushion in the tens of miles, and pointed MACIF Santé Prévoyance at home...
Freddie Carr: How modern foiling revitalised old-school yacht racing
I've been banging on about this since we launched The Foil in January: Grand Prix sailing is as healthy as I have ever known it in my 25 years of professional racing. The rebirth of the Admiral's Cup and the Sardinia Cup...
Bottoms up! SailGP add three drinks brands to sponsor portfolio
SailGP fans in Halifax will be able to get their hands on a special memento this weekend thanks to a link up with the Propeller Brewing Company. As the Official Craft Brewing Partner, Propeller have created a bespoke can design...
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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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