Olympic Opinion / Analysis
World Sailing / Sander van der Borch
Andy Rice: A good Worlds for GBR, and a good Worlds for the 470 Class
The future of the 470 as an Olympic class is under scrutiny, as it is for the Nacra 17 catamaran and the men’s and women’s kiteboarding classes. All of them have their obvious weaknesses, the 470 being that it is now the oldest...
Russell Coutts wants Olympic sailing to think bigger
It can seem like Russell Coutts doesn’t talk about much else than SailGP. But that doesn’t mean he’s completely switched off from the rest of the sport. Quite the opposite in fact. The New Zealander doesn’t make much of a...
Freddie Carr: What I can’t wait to see in 2026
Thank goodness for SailGP. In a sporting world that often treats calendars like state secrets, SailGP does something refreshingly simple: it tells the fans what’s coming, and it does so early. Established teams, a format people...
