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What 2027 calendar tells us about SailGP’s future
It is impressive to see how early SailGP is starting to announce its annual calendar. Pulling the venues together and creating a cohesive global roadshow is no mean feat. For me, travelling to all the events throughout the...
Naples to host second AC38 prelim in September
Naples, the host city for the 38th America’s Cup next year, will be the venue for a second Preliminary Regatta in 2026. The event will be held on September 24 to 26, as a curtain-raiser for the first America’s Cup to be held in...
The Foil's guide to Cagliari Prelim: what to know before the first race of AC38
After 18 months away, the America's Cup fleet is finally back in race mode. Eight AC40s line up off Cagliari this Friday for the opening prelim of the 38th cycle, with no Cup points on the line but pretty much everything else:...
Podcast Extra: Mozzy and Freddie preview the AC38 Cagliari prelim
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Mozzy and Freddie are back with a bonus podcast, previewing the AC38 Cagliari preliminary regatta, the curtain-raiser on the road to Naples. With only 11 of last Cup's AC75...
Podcast: “It starts with a dream”: Glenn Ashby on Australia’s AC38 challenge - The Foil Podcast - Ep 20
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms “The time is now,” decorated sailor Glenn Ashby tells The Foil’s Freddie Carr in an exclusive interview on Team Australia’s newly-minted challenge for the 38th America’s Cup. ...
Mozzy's take on Cagliari crew lists: who's in, who's out and why
It's the first preliminary regatta of the 38th America’s Cup this weekend, and the recently released crew lists have certainly raised some eyebrows. So, just what are the big reveals and hanging questions as we approach the first...
Sardinia: The Italian island with roots in America’s Cup History
For an island that has never hosted an America’s Cup event until now - Sardinia has a lot to shout about when it comes to its connection with the Auld Mug. It plays host to the first, and possibly only, preliminary regatta of the...
Hong Kong opens 13-round 2027 SailGP season
A new race in Hong Kong will kick off the 2027 SailGP season, the global sailing series has confirmed as it releases a provisional schedule for next year. The event in Victoria Harbour, against the backdrop of one of the world’s...
Freddie Carr: Why the AC38 Prelim Regatta in Cagliari matters
There may never have been an America’s Cup warm-up regatta with greater significance for the sailors than the one we are about to see in Cagliari this weekend. The reason is simple. Few events in modern Cup history have provided...
Sky to broadcast 38th America’s Cup – starting this weekend
Sky will broadcast the 38th America’s Cup, beginning with the first preliminary regatta taking place this weekend in Sardinia. The all-in deal includes any other future prelim regattas, the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Series and...
The week in racing - 18 May '26
Plenty to chew over from the past week: four Olympic-class Worlds decided, the Figaro fleet heading offshore, a first glimpse of Ferrari's offshore weapon, and an AC40 start line in Sardinia about to give us our first proper look...
New world champions in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17
By Sunday evening on Quiberon Bay, the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets had served up a clean sweep of first-time world champions. All three titles were still live going into medal day, and between the fickle French breeze and a...
WATCH LIVE: Medal day at the 49er/FX and Nacra 17 Worlds 2026
We're streaming the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships all weekend on The Foil YouTube channel, with commentary from Andy Rice and Olympic silver medallist Rebecca Netzler. Today's stream starts at 11:15 local / 10:15...
WATCH LIVE: Day 5 of 49er/FX and Nacra 17 Worlds 2026
We're streaming the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships from all weekend on The Foil YouTube channel, with commentary from Andy Rice and Olympic silver medallist Rebecca Netzler. Today's stream starts at 11:00 local /...
WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of 49er/FX and Nacra 17 Worlds 2026
We're streaming the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships from Friday to Sunday on The Foil YouTube channel. Today's stream starts at 10:00 local / 09:00 UK, with the first race five minutes later. What happened yesterday...
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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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