Other Sailing News
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 23 Feb '26
From maxi yacht faceoffs in Antigua to frozen lakes in Sweden, the sailing world has seen a week of extremes. Cape Horn looms for the Globe40 fleet, the America's Cup appoints a new CEO, and SailGP heads to Sydney two boats...
The tortoise beats the hare: Marega claims 70th Finn Gold Cup
Alessandro Marega is the 2026 Finn Gold Cup champion. The Italian sailor arrived at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron this morning trailing Anders Pedersen by a single point heading into Thursday's final races. He left seven...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 16 Feb '26
SailGP dominated the news this week – and not always for the right reasons. Plus a few other things are happening in the sailing world too… Australia land another Auckland victory – Tom Slingsby's Flying Roos claimed their second...
Podcast Ep. 6 - ‘Hot laps’ in Auckland: Get set for SailGP in New Zealand
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms “These will be ‘hot laps’ with 12 other world-class teams,” says Freddie Carr as The Foil sets the scene for round two of the 2026 SailGP championship in Auckland, New Zealand...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 9 Feb '26
Sixteen-year-olds stealing the show in Hong Kong, Peninsula Racing ending a near-decade of frustration, and a legal challenge asking whether the America's Cup has strayed too far from its roots. Plus: Auckland prepares for 30,000...
Burvill and Puttman crowned F18 World Champions
Brett Burvill and Max Puttman are the 2026 F18 World Champions after a nerveless final day performance at Jervoise Bay, Western Australia. The Australian duo sealed victory with a race win and a ninth, finishing eight points...
From coach boat to control room: How data and AI are redefining coaching
For decades, elite sailing coaches were defined by their presence on the water. Chasing fleets in RIBs, shouting instructions between manoeuvres and relying on instinct honed over years of racing was the norm. Today, that image...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 2 Feb '26
Ernesto Bertarelli wants Luna Rossa to win the America's Cup. Yes, really. That's just one of the eyebrow-raisers from a week that also brought a heroic F50 repair job, Riptide being tossed a potential lifeline, and Harry Melges...
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...
