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Freddie Carr: This was a Round the Island classic
Well, that was an absolute belter of a Round the Island Race. As the long-range forecast suggested, a steady north-westerly gradient breeze gradually clocked to the right throughout the day, allowing the fleet to complete the...
What La Roche-Posay’s Lorient capsize reveals about the lighter AC75
Last Tuesday, La Roche-Posay Racing Team's AC75 capsized during training off Lorient, the crew were unharmed, and the boat was towed back to base with a “systems issue” as the only official word. It was the team's fourth day on...
The week in racing - 13 July '26
Plenty going on across the fleets this week. A sun-soaked Round the Island, three European titles decided ashore, four fresh faces crowned at the iQFOiL Youth Worlds, and a record-breaking offshore epic in Greek waters. Let’s get...
49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 Europeans wrap up as three new titles are settled on dry land
Three European titles were decided in Eckernförde this week, and the crews who won them can thank the work they banked before Sunday – because Sunday gave them nothing. The 2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships...
Phil Robertson: The Kiwi carving his own path
Tune in to SailGP and you’ll find Red Bull Italy somewhere in the mix, pushing angles and making life uncomfortable for whoever happens to be nearby. That is Phil Robertson's way. The New Zealander has built a career sailing on...
Calendar clash or golden opportunity? The Foil community have their say
On last week's podcast, the team sat down to wrestle with a question that keeps hanging over the sport just as it's booming: with SailGP, the America's Cup and the Olympics all pulling hard at once, can they actually share a...
Expert guide to the Round the Island Race, with Graham Sunderland
Freddie Carr talks to his old friend Graham Sunderland, author of Winning Tides, about what it takes to navigate the Solent and a lap of the isle of Wight ahead of the 2026 Round the Island Race. Graham talks Freddie around the...
The tech behind Ferrari Hypersail
Ferrari has never built a sailing boat. So it's fitting that its first isn't a boat in any usual sense, but a 100-foot machine designed to fly across oceans. Hypersail is a fully foiling monohull – the first of its kind – 20...
Freddie Carr: My enduring love for the Round The Island Race
The Round the Island Race really is the race for everybody. Whether you're a seasoned professional or it’s the first time you’ve stepped on board a sailing boat, close to 800 boats and more than 10,000 competitors will set off at...
Podcast: Can anyone beat New Zealand to win the 38th America’s Cup?
Listen to our podcast on Spotify and other platforms A year out, The Foil’s podcast team ask the key question: can any of the six teams lining up against the Defender really take on and beat Emirates Team New Zealand in Naples at...
La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsize their AC75 on fourth sailing day
La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsized their AC75 during a training session in Lorient on Tuesday 7 July. All crew members are safe and the boat has returned to the team’s base. In a statement on the La Roche-Posay Racing Team’s...
ETNZ join Luna Rossa on the Bay of Naples
In the past few days, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa – the defender and Italy's home favourite – have both launched boats on the stretch of water that will decide the next America’s Cup. New Zealand rolled out their two...
Our first-ever live and in-person podcast: SailGP Portsmouth
Sunday 26 July will mark a first for us at the Foil - our first live and in-person podcast. Even better, it’s free to attend. It’s been in the pipeline for a while now, and it’s great to announce it to our audience finally - but...
Andy Rice: Learning to fly at Foiling Week
They thought it was funny when they put me on the front of an ETF26 foiling catamaran and left me to work out what the hell I was meant to do next. I had just jumped off the rib driven by reserve sailor Justin Busuttil to take...
The week in racing - 6 July ‘26
Lots to chew over this week: a record fleet let loose on the Aegean, an America's Cup team finally reaches Naples, and world titles being handed out everywhere from Lake Garda to the Baltic. Let’s get into it. Foiling Week's 13th...
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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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