SailGP News

Los Gallos pip Artemis to win SailGP’s first four-boat final

Spain’s Los Gallos scored their first win of the 2026 SailGP season after coming out on top in a drag race to the finish line with Artemis Sweden, in the league’s first fourth-boat final at the Canada Sail Grand Prix. Switzerland...

Flying Roos open their account in Halifax with perfect score

Almost glassy calm greeted the fleet on the water in Halifax today. Strong winds earlier in the forecast had prompted Race Management to split the fleet for the weekend, with racing run in two groups to ease the congestion of all...

A full Friday of practice in Halifax

Training is a bit of a rarity in SailGP, so it was particularly nice to watch a full fleet take to the waters of Halifax Harbour prior to the weekend’s racing. Crucially, that included Italy, USA and Brazil who were involved in...

Black Foils acquired in landmark deal as SailGP league enters full private ownership

The Black Foils have been sold. MSP Sports Capital, the private-equity firm run by veteran sports operators Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moorad, has bought a majority stake in SailGP's New Zealand team – and with that, every one of the...

The key talking points ahead of Halifax SailGP

SailGP rolls into Halifax Harbour this weekend, marking the halfway stage of the 2026 season – that is, assuming the final two stages in the Middle East go ahead as planned, which is far from certain. Either way, there's plenty...

SailGP's first female driver replaced for Halifax

For the first time since she joined the league, Martine Grael will not be driving for Mubadala Brazil. The crew lists published on SailGP's website today ahead of this weekend's Canada Sail Grand Prix in Halifax confirm it. In...

Angry Coutts bites back at SailGP critics

Sir Russell Coutts has launched an extraordinary attack on unnamed journalists who he claims are trying to “bring down” SailGP in favour of the America’s Cup, in an impassioned defence of the series he co-founded following the...

Bottoms up! SailGP add three drinks brands to sponsor portfolio

SailGP fans in Halifax will be able to get their hands on a special memento this weekend thanks to a link up with the Propeller Brewing Company. As the Official Craft Brewing Partner, Propeller have created a bespoke can design...

Canada's SailGP stars are squeezing into Optimists before Halifax

Three days before SailGP’s F50s tear up Halifax Harbour at close to 50 knots, the NorthStar Canada crew will climb into Optimists – the bathtub-shaped dinghies every sailor learns the ropes in – for a race billed as ‘the fastest...