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AC38: 6 things we learned today in Naples

Against the opulent backdrop of Naples' Palazzo Reale – all frescoed ceilings and gilded mirrors – the America's Cup teams, sponsors, and organisers gathered this morning to officially launch the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup.

The Ocean Race route announced for 2027

The Ocean Race 2027 will open with the longest first leg in the event's 53-year history, organisers confirmed today. The fleet departs Alicante on 17 January 2027, bound for Auckland – a 14,000-nautical-mile passage that will...

Podcast Ep. 3 - Perth SailGP review, plus offshore record-breaking

Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Neil Cole, Freddie Carr and Andy Rice reflect on the main talking points thrown up by the SailGP season opener in Perth – which all agree was the “best event yet”. The team...

Ainslie names Fletcher as helm for new GB1 attack

Dylan Fletcher will be the helm of GB1, the new name for Sir Ben Ainslie’s campaign for the 2027 edition of the America’s Cup in Naples. Fresh off the back of steering Emirates GBR to victory last weekend at the opening event of...

How the AC75 has grown up

I’ll never forget a moment in 2018 when Ben Ainslie stepped out of his office after a long call with Team New Zealand’s management. On that call, the AC75 had just been described to him – in words alone. Ben grabbed a pen and did...

The Foil Weekly Wrap - 19 Jan '26

This week we've got the first AC38 date confirmed, the inaugural Perth Sail Grand Prix delivered strong racing with the usual dose of controversy, and there's been action across the Atlantic from both the RORC Transatlantic Race...

Perth review: Season 6 kicks off as Perth stakes claim as SailGP's best venue

Perth has immediately established itself as one of the best venues that SailGP could ever hope to visit. When so much time, money and effort is involved in taking the bandwagon around the world, you want to know that when you get...

Great Britain launch SailGP defence with Perth glory

Emirates GBR kicked off their SailGP title defence in emphatic fashion with a dominant victory in Perth, bouncing back from an average opening day in Australia to win back-to-back fleet races and the final. After a controversial...

Day 1 in Perth: Sweden steal the show in SailGP debut

What a dramatic start to Season 6. Before racing even kicked off today, Los Gallos were out after severe damage to their F50 in training, reducing the fleet to 12 boats, not 13. The news then came that the Season 4 champions...

MOD70 Argo claims line honours with new Atlantic record

SailGP might be grabbing headlines this week, but out on the open Atlantic, offshore racing has just delivered something equally spectacular. Jason Carroll's MOD70 trimaran Argo has stormed across the finish line in Antigua to...

Artemis looking sharp for Perth debut

Dangerous though it may be to draw too many conclusions from practice racing, Sweden’s new Artemis SailGP team were looking match-fit on Friday afternoon ahead of their series debut in Perth this weekend. Nathan Outteridge and...

Spanish team crash out of Perth

The Spanish team is out of the first grand prix of the 2026 SailGP season before competition has even got going. Los Gallos suffered major structural damage to their F50 catamaran, for reasons yet to be determined. Driver Diego...

The Great Reshuffle: How SailGP's first transfer window has shaken the league up

We’re just two days out from the start of Season 6 in Perth, where the Fremantle Doctor – that notorious afternoon sea breeze – will punish any team still finding its rhythm. And there'll be plenty of them. 21 athletes changed...

Sardinia finally gets its America's Cup moment

After years of near-misses and political fumbles, Sardinia has finally locked in an America's Cup regatta. The opening preliminary event of the 38th America's Cup cycle will take place on the Italian island, marking the first...

Podcast Ep. 2 - Inside SailGP Season 6

Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms What can we expect in SailGP Season 6? The championship that crowned eight different winners in 12 events last season is already back – and this time, there are 13 teams...

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