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Quantum Pacific acquires Los Gallos as SailGP nears full private ownership
Los Gallos have been acquired by Quantum Pacific Group in what SailGP describes as the largest-ever investment in a Spanish sailing team. The deal brings the Spanish outfit into a sports portfolio that includes Atlético de...
America is back in the America's Cup – with American Magic's boat
Last week Riptide Racing confirmed they were out of the running for the 38th America's Cup. Now we know who's stepping in. American Racing Challenger Team USA has been announced as the American challenger for AC38, having...
US SailGP Team takes American Magic to court over stars-and-stripes spat
The weekend of racing in Rio is not yet upon us and already we have some SailGP drama, although this time it's unfolding in a Delaware courtroom rather than on the water. The US SailGP Team has filed suit against AM Sailing...
America's Cup Partnership names its CEO
The America's Cup Partnership has confirmed what we suspected back in February: Marzio Perrelli is the new CEO. The 57-year-old Roman spent over two decades in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and HSBC before pivoting to...
Which winning style will Rio reward this weekend?
For the first time in nearly a decade, the sailing world’s focus shifts back to Rio de Janeiro for the fourth event of the SailGP 2026 season. The venue still carries a certain weight. The memory of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games...
The week in racing - 6 April '26
Olympic classes testing a brand new medal format in Palma, a major leadership change at Ferrari's moonshot sailing project, and Team New Zealand wrapping up their first AC75 training block of the year. Plus, Easter brought plenty...
Ten titles decided as Trofeo Princesa Sofía delivers a finals day full of drama
The first Sailing Grand Slam of the season finished in style on the Bay of Palma, with ten Olympic class titles decided in near-perfect conditions. The new two-race finals format – on test for the first time ahead of LA 2028 –...
Trofeo Sofía 2026: Updates from Palma
Andy Rice is at the Bay of Palma bringing daily updates from the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofía, one of Olympic sailing's biggest annual gatherings. We'll be updating this page throughout the regatta (30 March – 4 April), so check...
Podcast Ep. 13 - Olympic dreams, TP52 action and America's Cup secrets
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms This week, Andy Rice and Freddie Carr report from opposite ends of the Bay of Palma – Andy cycling 10 kilometres along the coast to chase down Olympic stars, Freddie shivering...
Riptide Racing bows out of AC38 with eyes on the next cycle
The same day the America's Cup Partnership confirmed that additional late entries had been received ahead of the 31 March deadline, one American hopeful has announced it won't be among them. Riptide Racing, the syndicate led by...
New challengers confirmed for AC38 – here's who might be in
The America's Cup Partnership has confirmed that new entries have been lodged for the 38th America's Cup in Naples – though it's keeping the details under wraps for now. Today marks the late entry deadline of 31 March (extended...
Freddie Carr: The authentic grand prix class I just can't get enough of
If you’ve ever had the privilege of racing a TP52 – of any generation, under any rule, in any format over the past two decades – you’ll probably agree: it stands as one of the finest box-rule classes keelboat sailing has ever...
The week in racing - 30 March '26
A new round-the-world record that's been standing for over two decades has finally fallen, GB1 steps up their two-boat training with a new face from Luna Rossa, and the final showdown of the Globe40 gets underway from Brazil.
WASZP Games: Ball and Lattanzi deliver USA's first-ever double
72 boats from 12 nations raced on Pensacola Bay this week for the 2026 WASZP Games – the largest one-design foiling event ever staged in North America. The week began with an opening ceremony at the American Magic High...
Dash for (not very much) Cash
It was only €100, but Philipp Buhl looked delighted to grab the cash all the same. He’d just finished first in an experimental race, the start of a new project called the Sailing Energy Series, and it involved eight of the...
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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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