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France splashes its next-gen AC75 in Lorient
France knows the AC75 well enough by now, but it had never seen one on home water. That changed in Lorient yesterday, where the team now racing as La Roche-Posay – reborn from the Orient Express outfit that carried French hopes...
The week in racing - 29 June ‘26
Light air was the great leveller this week, rewarding the patient and the tactically sharp over anyone hoping to just blast their way to the front. As always, there’s plenty to get stuck into… The next wave of sailing talent put...
‘Full steam ahead and scrambling to keep our heads above water’: Grant Simmer on Australia's Cup comeback
Few people are more bound up in Australia's America's Cup story than Grant Simmer. He was the young navigator aboard Australia II in 1983 – the boat with the wing keel that ended the New York Yacht Club's stranglehold and lodged...
Taylor Canfield: From sailing’s boxing ring to SailGP starting king
What does it take to drag a SailGP team off the bottom of the standings and into genuine contention? Taylor Canfield. Canfield has worn a lot of hats during his time on the water, but his path into the driving seat of sailing’s...
Soft breeze, hard format equals tough Kiel Week
While Kieler Woche, aka Kiel Week, is still going until the weekend with the participation of the Corinthian classes, the Olympic half of this massive regatta in north Germany is done. In its 140 year history, the 2026 edition...
Andy Rice rates the fleet after Canada SailGP
Finished: 1st It might have been a very different position in the rankings for Spain if Diego Botín had failed to thread the needle. Los Gallos’ move at the start of Race 3 in Group A was the ‘move of the season’. With six events...
Freddie Carr: My unpopular opinion on Halifax and SailGP 2026
Here's my unpopular opinion after Halifax, and it goes against the 75% of The Foil followers who voted in our poll. If split fleets and four-boat finals are the future of SailGP, then I'm completely on board. In fact, I think...
All change in Halifax: the new rules that reframed the Canadian SailGP
Los Gallos finally got their hands on silverware in Halifax after a terrible run of luck. In SailGP’s first-ever four-boat final, the Spanish denied Artemis and put a stop to Australia's clean sweep of the Americas. But for all...
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...
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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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