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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...
New Artemis team takes flight in SailGP practice
The first day of SailGP practice in 2026 has been more than anyone would have wanted. After the soft breeze of Abu Dhabi, Perth has delivered more than enough wind and waves to remind the sailors just how dangerous these foiling...
SailGP returns to Geneva in place of Saint-Tropez
SailGP has confirmed Geneva's return for a second consecutive year as the 11th of 13 rounds this season, locking in the lakeside venue for 19-20 September 2026. It's a vote of confidence after the Swiss city's debut last...
Freddie Carr: What I can’t wait to see in 2026
Thank goodness for SailGP. In a sporting world that often treats calendars like state secrets, SailGP does something refreshingly simple: it tells the fans what’s coming, and it does so early. Established teams, a format people...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 12 Jan '26
The new year kicks off with the America's Cup world in flux, SailGP heading Down Under for its most competitive season yet, and the offshore racing calendar firing up with a transatlantic dash. From match racing's most decorated...
Why our sport can't get enough of SailGP
If there’s one thing that’s always been missing from sailing, it’s continuity. The Olympics, the Vendée Globe, The Ocean Race, all run to a four-year cycle. The America’s Cup? Well, who knows? It runs to its own clock. SailGP is...
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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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