SailGP News

New Artemis team takes flight in SailGP practice

The first day of SailGP practice in 2026 has been more than anyone would have wanted. After the soft breeze of Abu Dhabi, Perth has delivered more than enough wind and waves to remind the sailors just how dangerous these foiling...

SailGP returns to Geneva in place of Saint-Tropez

SailGP has confirmed Geneva's return for a second consecutive year as the 11th of 13 rounds this season, locking in the lakeside venue for 19-20 September 2026. It's a vote of confidence after the Swiss city's debut last...

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...

The Foil Weekly Wrap - 12 Jan '26

The new year kicks off with the America's Cup world in flux, SailGP heading Down Under for its most competitive season yet, and the offshore racing calendar firing up with a transatlantic dash. From match racing's most decorated...

Why our sport can't get enough of SailGP

If there’s one thing that’s always been missing from sailing, it’s continuity. The Olympics, the Vendée Globe, The Ocean Race, all run to a four-year cycle. The America’s Cup? Well, who knows? It runs to its own clock. SailGP is...

Podcast Ep. 1 - What happened in SailGP Season 5?

Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Eight different event winners. Twelve teams separated by margins that would have been unthinkable two seasons ago. The SailGP fleet is levelling up, and the stats are there to...

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...