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'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,...
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. ...
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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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