Offshore News
The week in racing - 21 Sep ‘26
Sam Goodchild has been making Charlie Dalin’s old boat fly in Lorient, 170 Swans have been out celebrating 60 years in Sardinia, and Ferrari have named the first sailors for its flying monohull. Here’s the round-up, plus a packed...
The week in racing - 14 Sep ‘26
It's been one of those weeks where you don't know where to look – an Atlantic crossing decided by minutes in Lorient, several maxi world titles handed out in Porto Cervo, and new world champions in the ILCA 6, iQFOiL and J/70.
United By The Ocean edge out 11th Hour Racing to win the first Ocean Race Atlantic
Paul Meilhat's United By The Ocean has won the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, edging out Francesca Clapcich's 11th Hour Racing in a finish that went down to the final miles into Lorient. The French IMOCA crossed in seven days, 23...
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...
One week in: Q&A with The Ocean Race Atlantic’s Niall Myant-Best
On paper the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic looked like a quick blast east on the back of a low. In practice it has been one of the more brutal transatlantics I can remember watching. Team Malizia led from the gun and looked like...
The week in racing - 7 Sep ‘26
It's been a big week on the water – a nail-biting transatlantic sprint, a shock SailGP final in Valencia, and a run of world championships kicking off from Weymouth to Cascais. The Ocean Race Atlantic is proving impossible to...
LIVE: The Ocean Race Atlantic fleet departs New York
The Foil is live streaming The Ocean Race Atlantic's send-off from New York at midday local time today (1 September, 16:00 UTC). Worth being clear on what you're watching, though: this is the parade past the Statue of Liberty and...
The week in racing - 31 August ‘26
This week we’ve seen a new ILCA 7 world champion crowned in Dublin Bay, the 52 Super Series title race turned on its head in Lanzarote, and the IMOCA fleet limbering up for a transatlantic sprint that gets under way on Tuesday.
The week in racing - 17 August ‘26
From Enoshima to the North Sea, this week's had it all: three sets of world champions crowned, a 1,805-mile race finally settled, and a start-line near miss that's got us rethinking how SailGP might start its races. Enoshima...
