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Six winners from six races on Day 1 in Portsmouth
Six different winners from each of the six group races was proof of SailGP racing at its very best, after a brilliant opening day of action at the Portsmouth Sail Grand Prix on Saturday. In Group A, Northstar Canada, Spain’s Los...
SailGP on its split fleet future and co-existing with the America’s Cup
SailGP heads into the second half of season six this weekend in Portsmouth in an air of optimism as the league continues on its path to expansion. But there are challenges ahead, not least where and when this season will finish...
Lowkey start for Emirates GBR in Portsmouth practice
In the spiritual home of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, England expects, along with the rest of Great Britain, that Dylan Fletcher and Emirates GBR will do their duty on home waters in Portsmouth this weekend. Dylan Fletcher...
Five things to watch out for at Portsmouth SailGP
Here are five things to watch out for this weekend as 13 F50s line up for competition at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth. Not wanting to put the commentator’s curse on the weekend, but right now the...
Emirates GBR “buzzing to be on home waters” for SailGP Portsmouth
Reigning SailGP champions Emirates GBR have lived “at the extremes of each end of results most weekends” this season, as Hannah Mills puts it. In this video (link below), she and her fellow crew members reflect on the season so...
Freddie Carr: Why the AC38 Defender is pumped about Naples
Emirates Team New Zealand coach Ray Davies believes Naples will deliver an America’s Cup atmosphere unlike anything the event has seen before, as the Defender begins learning the venue with two AC40s. Ray Davies has been part of...
WIN! Two Waterfront Grandstand tickets for SailGP Portsmouth
Our competition is now closed. Thanks to everyone who took part! The tickets have now been sent to the winner, but you can still get 10% off tickets this weekend (see below). ***** We are delighted to be able to offer the...
The week in racing - 20 July ‘26
Olympic hopefuls chasing points on the future LA28 waters at Long Beach, the SSL Gold Cup dishing out its final European tickets to Rio in Switzerland, and fresh European champions crowned in the WASZP and ILCA fleets. And to top...
AC75 fleet racing to kick off 38th America’s Cup
The schedule has been revealed for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples next year – with fleet racing for the AC75s featuring in what promises to be a stunning season opener next May. As revealed by regatta director...
Return of the ‘death group’? SailGP tweaks how groups are seeded
SailGP has quietly updated one of its sailing instructions ahead of Portsmouth, and while it won’t rewrite history, it will change how the groups are allocated from here on out. It could even mean the return of the famous Halifax...
Why refereeing SailGP is just getting harder
Chief umpire Craig Mitchell and his team of online adjudicators have been busier than usual this season of SailGP, partly because there are now 13 teams competing on what are often very congested race courses. “We’ve been looking...
Ineos deny physical intimidation as Athena legal battle rumbles on
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Racing have pushed back against any insinuation of physically threatening behaviour towards Sir Ben Ainslie’s Athena Racing, as the battle over who owns Britain’s America’s Cup challenger continues to...
Ferrari Hypersail: Why a car company is building an ocean racer
Ferrari has never built a sailing boat. Its first is Hypersail, a 100-foot fully foiling monohull designed to fly across oceans on renewable energy alone and chase records that have only ever belonged to multihulls. It's an...
SailGP outline expansion roadmap to 2030
SailGP have revealed an ambitious five-year plan with set targets for 2030, as the league pushes ahead with their expansion plans. The roadmap includes growth in every area: more teams, more events and a larger global audience. ...
How do you sail an AC75 and two AC40s at once? Ask Luna Rossa
Last week we asked The Foil community whether Emirates Team New Zealand could be beaten in the 38th America’s Cup. 71% said yes, and on current evidence the Italians are as well placed as anyone to do it. Luna Rossa have...
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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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