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The questions that remain following New York SailGP

The New York SailGP left us with more questions than answers. From a dramatic three-boat collision to a grand final that divided opinion, the sixth round of the season gave the league plenty to reflect on ahead of Halifax. The...

"That is not sport": Dissecting the chaos of New York SailGP – The Foil Podcast

A cruise ship blocking Friday practice; just three boats making it to the water to race on Saturday; a complex three-boat crash on Sunday; and a controversial flying finish to the final. That was SailGP New York in a nutshell. In...

Rate the fleet: Andy Rice's verdict on SailGP New York

Finished: 1stOf Australia’s three back-to-back victories, the win in New York was by far the messiest and most surprising. For surviving the technical curveballs thrown their way both on Saturday and before the start on Sunday,...

The week in racing - 1 June ‘26

It's been a week of firsts, finales and a fair bit of frustration – Gitana 18 finally airborne, fresh champions crowned off Sorrento and Marseille, and SailGP staring down a logistical mess on both sides of the Atlantic. Let's...

Flying Roos pip Great Britain for victory in the Big Apple

Australia’s Bonds Flying Roos came back from a damaging collision with debris in the pre-race warm-up to fight off Emirates Great Britain in a thrilling flying finish at the New York SailGP. The result marks a third consecutive...

Chaos reigns on opening day of SailGP New York

New York was supposed to be the big one, and in a way it was – just not for the reasons anyone wanted. A gusty, blustery Hudson, with a peak of 36 knots clocked, made craning the F50s in and out of the water a genuine hazard, and...

Racing at risk at New York SailGP

The apple is certainly big today, so much so that it has forced a change to Saturday’s New York SailGP plans. Racing has officially moved 30 minutes later in an effort to slot the racing into a more favourable weather window, but...

Reynolds and Jackman take the Flying Roos to Disney+

Sailing has spent years trying to muscle its way into the mainstream, and it just got its biggest boost yet. Disney+ has greenlit a docuseries following the BONDS Flying Roos – the Australian SailGP team co-owned by Hugh Jackman...

New York: A whole season in one weekend?

Here we are in New York City, so why was the name of another city – Auckland – on the lips of all the sailors I interviewed this morning? Because Saturday is looking like it’s going to be windy, with the potential for heinous...