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Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris: The AC75’s dramatic diet – and why it gives ETNZ an early edge
The return of Taihoro has revealed the AC38 rule change where Emirates Team New Zealand hold a clear advantage. It’s not the introduction of battery power. It’s not the politics of the Cup partnership. The change to watch in this...
AC38 crew line-ups slowly coming into focus
Both Luna Rossa and GB1 are out training in Cagliari this week, their AC40s carving up the Bay of Angels as the countdown to the first preliminary regatta of the 38th America's Cup ticks under 70 days. Come May 21-24, a maximum...
Podcast Ep. 10 - Batteries replace humans: is this still the America's Cup?
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms The America's Cup sprint is officially on. Team New Zealand have rolled their AC75 out of the shed in Auckland, and for the first time in the Cup's 175-year history, there won't...
The one that got away: How Paul Cayard won the 99th Bacardi Cup
Paul Cayard started sailing at eight years old in a tiny El Toro dinghy on San Francisco Bay. Nearly six decades later, he's still at it – and still winning. His career spans every corner of the sport: seven America's Cups, two...
The battery-power revolution that’s bigger than F1’s
If you happened to watch the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne this past weekend, the commentary and narrative around the race was dominated by one thing: battery power. Is this the world the America's Cup is heading toward?
The week in racing - 9 March '26
Legends, records, and wild weather dominated the sailing world this week, with Paul Cayard finally claiming his white whale, Hetairos tearing up the record books in Antigua, and the first AC75 of this Cup cycle to hit the water...
Taihoro '2.0' unveiled as ETNZ prepare to be first AC75 on the water
Emirates Team New Zealand have pulled the covers off their evolved AC75 'Taihoro' at the team's Wynyard Point base in Auckland, with the defender set to become the first boat of the 38th America's Cup cycle to hit the water when...
China Sea Race: Team Alive-Rampage fends off Centennial V for line honours
Team Alive-Rampage crossed the finish line in Subic Bay on Friday afternoon to claim line honours in the 2026 Rolex China Sea Race, completing the 565-nautical-mile crossing from Hong Kong in 49 hours, 55 minutes and 57 seconds.
Is SailGP's format broken? The fans weigh in
In his video last week, Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris took aim at one of SailGP's most controversial design choices: the opening sprint leg. Starting the fleet on a full 90-degree reach puts the F50s straight into what many sailors call the...
Botín and Trittel join France’s America’s Cup ‘K-Challenge’
It was always going to happen eventually. Diego Botín and Florian Trittel have confirmed they’re entering the America’s Cup, joining France's K-Challenge for the 38th edition in Naples. The reigning 49er Olympic champions will...
Podcast Ep. 9 - 'Worst SailGP race I've ever seen': Why Sydney's light-wind weekend split opinion
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms In this week’s episode, the team break down Sydney SailGP – where the USA completed their redemption arc, Slingsby had a few frustrations, and light winds caused a weekend of...
Rolex China Sea Race fleet sets sail from Hong Kong with records in the crosshairs
The 2026 Rolex China Sea Race got underway this morning from Victoria Harbour, with 20 international teams setting off on the 565-nautical-mile crossing to Subic Bay on the island of Luzon, Philippines. First held in 1962, it's...
Coutts confirms safety overhaul – but is SailGP ahead of the game or playing catch-up?
Following the collision in Auckland that put Louis Sinclair and Manon Audinet in hospital, Russell Coutts confirmed at Sydney's press conference that engineering teams are deep into design reviews. That includes looking at...
The simulator arms race: How the America's Cup moved indoors
The modern America’s Cup boat is designed in the simulator, validated on the water, and raced by sailors who first learned to fly it on land. Walk into any modern Cup base and the most valuable boat isn’t in the shed; it’s in a...
The week in racing - 2 March '26
This week Caribbean racing delivered maxi drama, offshore heroics, and a scow that's putting IRC orthodoxy into question. Elsewhere, Finn history was made in Brisbane, a record fleet turned out in Vilamoura on the path to LA2028,...
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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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