Opinion / Analysis
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...
Freddie Carr: Reliving the greatest America’s Cup race
Having just stepped off an extraordinary three days aboard Rainbow, it felt like being transported back to a different era of the sport – one where sailing was defined by feel, physicality and pure mechanics. The kind of sailing...
Ferrari Hypersail unveiled in Milan (and it’s not red)
Has there been a more ambitious project than Ferrari Hypersail? Quite possibly, because even I wasn’t around long enough ago to witness the launch of those magnificent J-Class yachts of their day. But that was then and this is...
Freddie Carr: What a 90-year-old yacht still has to teach us
I’m packing my bags for a trip I’m genuinely excited about – heading out to train on the J-Class yacht Rainbow. These aren’t just race boats; they’re some of the most demanding machines you’ll ever sail. There’s so much going on...
Ineos vs Athena: What happens when you make Ben Ainslie angry
“They’ve made a big mistake. They’ve made me angry; you don’t want to make me angry.” The words of Ben Ainslie after a controversial race 8 of the Olympic Regatta at London 2012. The Danish and Dutch competitors in the Finn...
Freddie Carr: The spectacle I can’t wait for in AC38
OK, I’m calling it right now. What will be the sickest thing in the next America’s Cup? Seeing the youth and women coming through the AC40s and racing alongside senior team-mates in the preliminary regattas will be brilliant. New...
Trouble in the Strait of Hormuz points to sailing's future
A fortnight ago, had you even heard of the Strait of Hormuz? Until the Middle East blew up, this narrow stretch of water that connects the Arabian Gulf with the Indian Ocean was barely known to most of us. Now it seems like the...
Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris: The AC75’s dramatic diet – and why it gives ETNZ an early edge
The return of Taihoro has revealed the AC38 rule change where Emirates Team New Zealand hold a clear advantage. It’s not the introduction of battery power. It’s not the politics of the Cup partnership. The change to watch in this...
The battery-power revolution that’s bigger than F1’s
If you happened to watch the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne this past weekend, the commentary and narrative around the race was dominated by one thing: battery power. Is this the world the America's Cup is heading toward?
Is SailGP's format broken? The fans weigh in
In his video last week, Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris took aim at one of SailGP's most controversial design choices: the opening sprint leg. Starting the fleet on a full 90-degree reach puts the F50s straight into what many sailors call the...
Coutts confirms safety overhaul – but is SailGP ahead of the game or playing catch-up?
Following the collision in Auckland that put Louis Sinclair and Manon Audinet in hospital, Russell Coutts confirmed at Sydney's press conference that engineering teams are deep into design reviews. That includes looking at...
The simulator arms race: How the America's Cup moved indoors
The modern America’s Cup boat is designed in the simulator, validated on the water, and raced by sailors who first learned to fly it on land. Walk into any modern Cup base and the most valuable boat isn’t in the shed; it’s in a...
Tom 'Mozzy' Morris: SailGP's Auckland safety review doesn't add up
I’ve seen a race management hearing document that appears to contradict SailGP’s official safety narrative around the New Zealand–France collision in Auckland. And it also seems to back up what Pete Burling and Blair Tuke have...
Jury verdict: Black Foils pushed too hard before Auckland crash
The Black Foils could have sailed their F50 more conservatively in order to avoid the loss of control that resulted in the collision with the French team at the Auckland SailGP Grand Prix earlier this month. That’s the broad...
Freddie Carr: A week that changed the sport
How did we get to a point where nearly 20,000 paying fans turned up to watch sailing in Auckland over a single weekend? That doesn’t happen by accident. For SailGP it felt like a line in the sand – and, more broadly, a marker for...
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Knowledgebase Articles
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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