America's Cup News
What La Roche-Posay’s Lorient capsize reveals about the lighter AC75
Last Tuesday, La Roche-Posay Racing Team's AC75 capsized during training off Lorient, the crew were unharmed, and the boat was towed back to base with a “systems issue” as the only official word. It was the team's fourth day on...
Calendar clash or golden opportunity? The Foil community have their say
On last week's podcast, the team sat down to wrestle with a question that keeps hanging over the sport just as it's booming: with SailGP, the America's Cup and the Olympics all pulling hard at once, can they actually share a...
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...
La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsize their AC75 on fourth sailing day
La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsized their AC75 during a training session in Lorient on Tuesday 7 July. All crew members are safe and the boat has returned to the team’s base. In a statement on the La Roche-Posay Racing Team’s...
ETNZ join Luna Rossa on the Bay of Naples
In the past few days, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa – the defender and Italy's home favourite – have both launched boats on the stretch of water that will decide the next America’s Cup. New Zealand rolled out their two...
The week in racing - 6 July ‘26
Lots to chew over this week: a record fleet let loose on the Aegean, an America's Cup team finally reaches Naples, and world titles being handed out everywhere from Lake Garda to the Baltic. Let’s get into it. Foiling Week's 13th...
An outsider’s perspective: What sailing looks like when you don’t know it
A little over six months since launch, The Foil is just starting to pick up at a rate of knots. We’re encouraged by how the world of professional sailing is responding to our carefully curated written articles and video output,...
Quentin Delapierre: Playing the long game
Almost every move Quentin Delapierre has made has been the right one. He has chosen his disciplines well, picked the correct boats at the correct moments, turned down the wrong opportunities and said yes to the ones that...
Lemaitre joins La Roche-Posay Racing crew
Five-time women's match racing world champion Maelenn Lemaitre has officially joined La Roche-Posay Racing, the team has confirmed. She becomes the ninth sailor in the squad, joining drivers Quentin Delapierre and Diego Botín,...
