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7 things we learned in the SailGP Abu Dhabi Grand Final
Great Britain arrived in Abu Dhabi as favourites on paper, tripped over their own shoelaces on Saturday, then came from the back of the three-boat Grand Final to win the race that mattered and collect their first ever SailGP...
Sir Ben Ainslie on winning SailGP
Sir Ben Ainslie tells The Foil about how much it means for his Emirates GBR team to win the 2025 SailGP championship – and describes “the killer move” JK tack that made the difference in the Grand Final. Freddie Carr, who...
Emirates GBR: the winning interview
The season 5 SailGP championship triumph came down to a three-boat final that Freddie Carr describes as 'one of the best sailing races I've seen in a very, very long time.' And given Freddie's America's Cup pedigree, that's not a...
Abu Dhabi Grand Final: How Emirates GBR won the SailGP crown
Emirates GBR came back from a slow start in a thrilling three-way Grand Final in Abu Dhabi to defeat New Zealand and Australia and claim the cherished crown of 2025 SailGP champions. After a frustrating opening day where light...
Day 1 in Abu Dhabi: A game of chess on water
The opening day of action at Abu Dhabi's SailGP season finale delivered the kind of slow-motion chess match that tests patience and precision in equal measure. With just 9km/h of breeze at the start – barely enough to ruffle a...
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Knowledgebase Articles
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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