America's Cup News
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 –...
'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 Foil Weekly Wrap - 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...
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...
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,...
