Podcast
The Foil Debrief: What America's Cup warm-up events could count for
Listen on Spotify and other platforms Mozzy's back. He's spent the summer on the beach sailing a Mirror, but the America's Cup has “summoned” him back “like a demon from the deep”, and he's brought some opinions with him. Mozzy...
Podcast: Not everyone left Naples smiling
Listen on Spotify and other platforms Naples brought the crowds, the drama and a taste of what next year’s America’s Cup could deliver. But how much did we really learn from the preliminary regatta? Neil Cole, Andy Rice, Lewis...
The Foil Debrief: Five more knots and Geneva would be the best event on the circuit
Spain find a way, Switzerland give the home crowd something to shout about, and the race for third gets tighter. Geneva delivered another reminder of how quickly a SailGP weekend can unravel. Andy Rice and Freddie Carr break down...
Podcast: Valencia SailGP review, and does the ACP break its own rules?
Listen on Spotify and other platforms SailGP delivered another dramatic weekend in Valencia – but not in the way many expected. Spain looked untouchable on Saturday, only to miss the final completely on Sunday, while the USA...
Podcast: The six American sailors chosen to take back the Cup
The America's Cup teams are taking shape, and this week there are some fascinating new names entering the picture. Lewis Smith, Andy Rice and Neil Cole look at the newly announced United States America's Cup crew, the strong...
Podcast: Can anyone beat New Zealand to win the 38th America’s Cup?
Listen to our podcast on Spotify and other platforms A year out, The Foil’s podcast team ask the key question: can any of the six teams lining up against the Defender really take on and beat Emirates Team New Zealand in Naples at...
Podcast: SailGP vs America's Cup: Can they coexist?
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Sailing has never been healthier – and on this week's pod, that's exactly the problem. Episode 26 sees Neil Cole, Andy Rice, Lewis Smith and Freddie Carr wrestle with a question...
Podcast: Escalation in sailing's most explosive feud, SailGP repairs and the race to Halifax
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms The legal battle between Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir Jim Ratcliffe has taken another dramatic turn. In this week's episode of The Foil Podcast, Andy Rice, Freddie Carr and Neil Cole...
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 –...
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. ...
Podcast: First SailGP, now the America's Cup? The Aussies want it all
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Australia have now won so many SailGP events that it's starting to look like the anomaly when they don't. Episode 19 of The Foil Podcast digs into a Bermuda Grand Prix that felt...
Podcast Ep. 17 - New signings, last challenger leaked & the design stables reshaping AC38
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms New alliances, new signings, and a secret that slipped out… In episode 17, Andy Rice, Freddie Carr and Neil Cole dig into the detail of how AC38 is playing out. Paul Goodison...
Podcast Ep. 16 - Why Ferrari Hypersail “could redefine” sailing
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Neil Cole, Andy Rice and Freddie Carr return for the latest episode of The Foil podcast with a range of subjects to discuss. Andy has just returned from Milan where he witnessed...
Podcast Ep. 14 - SailGP Rio preview: Tactical breakdown, home pressure, teams out of time
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms SailGP heads to Rio de Janeiro for the first time ever this weekend, and the forecast suggests a tactical chess match rather than a foiling sprint. Freddie Carr, Andy Rice and...
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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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