SailGP News

Did SailGP dodge a bullet in Abu Dhabi?

The Yas Marina Circuit is considered to be one of the most boring on the Formula One calendar. Yet Abu Dhabi’s race track played host to one of the most interesting conclusions of an F1 Championship in recent years. The tactical...

The Foil Weekly Wrap - 15 Dec '25

While the SailGP circus takes its winter break and the America's Cup teams hunker down in design offices, the racing never really stops. It just moves to different waters, different boats, and sometimes a different era entirely…...

7 things we learned in the SailGP Abu Dhabi Grand Final

Great Britain arrived in Abu Dhabi as favourites on paper, tripped over their own shoelaces on Saturday, then came from the back of the three-boat Grand Final to win the race that mattered and collect their first ever SailGP...

Sir Ben Ainslie on winning SailGP

Sir Ben Ainslie tells The Foil about how much it means for his Emirates GBR team to win the 2025 ‪SailGP‬ championship – and describes “the killer move” JK tack that made the difference in the Grand Final. Freddie Carr, who...

Emirates GBR: the winning interview

The season 5 SailGP championship triumph came down to a three-boat final that Freddie Carr describes as 'one of the best sailing races I've seen in a very, very long time.' And given Freddie's America's Cup pedigree, that's not a...

Abu Dhabi Grand Final: How Emirates GBR won the SailGP crown

Emirates GBR came back from a slow start in a thrilling three-way Grand Final in Abu Dhabi to defeat New Zealand and Australia and claim the cherished crown of 2025 SailGP champions. After a frustrating opening day where light...

Day 1 in Abu Dhabi: A game of chess on water

The opening day of action at Abu Dhabi's SailGP season finale delivered the kind of slow-motion chess match that tests patience and precision in equal measure. With just 9km/h of breeze at the start – barely enough to ruffle a...