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Hawkins and Wilson take double British victory at iQFOiL Games opener
Britain's Emma Wilson and Finn Hawkins have claimed gold at the opening iQFOiL Games of 2026 in Lanzarote, capping a week that threw just about everything at the world's best windfoilers. Wilson, the defending champion, was never...
Podcast Ep. 6 - ‘Hot laps’ in Auckland: Get set for SailGP in New Zealand
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms “These will be ‘hot laps’ with 12 other world-class teams,” says Freddie Carr as The Foil sets the scene for round two of the 2026 SailGP championship in Auckland, New Zealand...
ETNZ AC75 returns home as Auckland becomes the centre of the sailing world
It's all happening in New Zealand right now. As SailGP descends on Auckland for round two of the 2026 Season, Emirates Team New Zealand has been quietly transporting its upgraded AC75 under cover of darkness. Taihoro made a...
Black Foils and Los Gallos seek Auckland retribution
The Black Foils have been in a dark mood about that penalty in Perth, and ‘Los Gallos’ have been seeing red over their lack of compensation points for a broken boat during training in Perth. While neither Burling nor Botín can...
Where's sailing's talent ladder?
“This is the Formula One of sailing.” I’ve lost count of how many times that line has been wheeled out while walking guests through an America’s Cup base or hosting at a SailGP event. It’s a bit cheesy, sure – but at the very top...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 9 Feb '26
Sixteen-year-olds stealing the show in Hong Kong, Peninsula Racing ending a near-decade of frustration, and a legal challenge asking whether the America's Cup has strayed too far from its roots. Plus: Auckland prepares for 30,000...
The Olympian windsurfer with a golden future far beyond LA 2028
Having worn the yellow bib going into the winner-takes-all medal race final at Paris 2024, Grae Morris might be forgiven for harbouring a few regrets at missing out on Olympic gold. But the young Australian windsurfer is not...
Lanzarote crowns its 2026 champions as Olympic cycle gathers pace
The 2026 Lanzarote International Regatta wrapped up on Thursday with a light-wind finale that demanded every ounce of tactical nous from sailors who'd already been put through the wringer by a week of wildly varied conditions.
Podcast Ep. 5 - Dee Caffari: 'The doors have been blown open' for women's offshore sailing
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Last week, The Famous Project crew made history – and Dee Caffari sees it as just the beginning. Freddie Carr sits down with Dee to unpack how eight women became the first...
The results are in! What's missing in sailing media?
A week ago we asked a simple question: what stops you following more of the sport, and what would make it easier? The answers came back loud, specific, and slightly exasperated. The survey is still open if you want to have your...
Coutts wants teams hunting for young blood
SailGP has a bit of an age problem. As Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris points out in his recent video for The Foil, the sailors who cut their teeth on the AC50 foiling cats during the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda still dominate the circuit.
Burling's boat coming back together
Pete Burling is feeling ready to take on the world again after the Black Foils F50 suffered that race-stopping collision with the Swiss on the first lap of the first race of the first event of SailGP Season 2026. The initial fear...
Burvill and Puttman crowned F18 World Champions
Brett Burvill and Max Puttman are the 2026 F18 World Champions after a nerveless final day performance at Jervoise Bay, Western Australia. The Australian duo sealed victory with a race win and a ninth, finishing eight points...
From coach boat to control room: How data and AI are redefining coaching
For decades, elite sailing coaches were defined by their presence on the water. Chasing fleets in RIBs, shouting instructions between manoeuvres and relying on instinct honed over years of racing was the norm. Today, that image...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 2 Feb '26
Ernesto Bertarelli wants Luna Rossa to win the America's Cup. Yes, really. That's just one of the eyebrow-raisers from a week that also brought a heroic F50 repair job, Riptide being tossed a potential lifeline, and Harry Melges...
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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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