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Reynolds and Jackman take the Flying Roos to Disney+
Sailing has spent years trying to muscle its way into the mainstream, and it just got its biggest boost yet. Disney+ has greenlit a docuseries following the BONDS Flying Roos – the Australian SailGP team co-owned by Hugh Jackman...
New York: A whole season in one weekend?
Here we are in New York City, so why was the name of another city – Auckland – on the lips of all the sailors I interviewed this morning? Because Saturday is looking like it’s going to be windy, with the potential for heinous...
No practice racing in New York for SailGP
There will be no practice racing today (Friday) ahead of the New York SailGP. With no weather anomalies, this looks to be due to logistical restrictions, as far as we understand it. Looking at the Automatic Identification System...
Five things we're watching out for at the New York SailGP
The final weekend in May sees New York host round six of SailGP season six. It’s the fourth time the Big Apple plays host to the league. The first time, back in 2019, saw the home team pick up their first ever race win. Canfield...
Podcast: America's Cup is back! The full Cagliari debrief
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms The America's Cup is finally back, and after eighteen months of SailGP we'd almost forgotten how different it feels. So Neil Cole sits down with Freddie Carr and Lewis Smith –...
'Like watching jet fighters dance on water': How Luna Rossa lit up the AC38 opener
We may just have seen the start of Luna Rossa’s America’s Cup fairytale in Cagliari. The opening regatta of the AC38 cycle was about as good a weekend as the Italian Cup project could have asked for. For starters, Margherita...
Freddie Carr: Why Paul Cayard is a contender for sailing’s GOAT
Watching Paul Cayard win the 2026 Etchells World Championship alongside team-mates James Mayo and Ben Lamb was one of those genuinely special moments in sailing – the sort that makes even the most hardened observers pause. And...
The week in racing - 25 May '26
If you spent the weekend at a barbecue rather than glued to the racing, there’s plenty for you to catch up on. The AC38 fleet finally switched to race mode in Cagliari, Olympic class crowns were handed out across Europe, and...
SailGP heading to Rome for fresh Italian round in 2027
Rome is the surprise venue for SailGP’s new round in Italy next year, it has been announced. The addition of an Italian round was revealed last week when the series unveiled the schedule for what will be the seventh season of...
Unforgettable scenes: AC38 Cagliari Preliminary Regatta photo special
So, how was it for you? Finally, after 18 months of nothing but intrigue, breaking news and the usual move-and-shaker noise, the America’s Cup was back on the water last weekend, with a Preliminary Regatta we’ll never forget. It...
Burling delivers Luna Rossa home glory in Cagliari
The sun was out for the final day in Sardinia along with 11 knots of breeze and a sheet of flat water. Three races to round out the first preliminary regatta of the AC38 cycle: races 7 and 8 of the fleet series, and the match...
Luna Rossa lead into final day after strong Saturday in Cagliari
Day one wasn’t entirely smooth for most of the teams gathered in Cagliari. The French boat nosedived at 30 knots, each of the British boats posted DNFs, and the Swiss never quite found their rhythm. All of which made the...
LIVE: 2026 iQFOiL Europeans - Medal Day
We've partnered with the iQFOiL class to bring you iQFOiL European Championships live all weekend. From Thursday to Saturday, the stream goes live at 12 local time (wind permitting) from Portimão, Portugal. Full results and...
Luna Rossa’s next generation dominates in Cagliari on Day 1
Today was the opening day of the AC38 preliminary regatta in Cagliari, the first competitive action of the new America's Cup cycle and the first since the America's Cup Partnership came into being. Three fleet races today, three...
Ex-F1 team chief Horner joins GB1 investor in advisory role
Christian Horner, the former team principal of the Red Bull Formula 1 team, has joined the private equity investor behind Sir Ben Ainslie’s GB1 America’s Cup team. The deal with Oakley Capital opens up the possibility of Horner,...
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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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