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The RC44: how Russell Coutts hit a winning formula
Most grand prix sailing classes burn bright and fade fast. Owners arrive, spend heavily, win or lose, and move on to the next shiny thing within three or four seasons. The RC44 has defied that cycle for the best part of two...
The Foil Debrief: Five more knots and Geneva would be the best event on the circuit
Spain find a way, Switzerland give the home crowd something to shout about, and the race for third gets tighter. Geneva delivered another reminder of how quickly a SailGP weekend can unravel. Andy Rice and Freddie Carr break down...
Two drivers down: Who steers the US at Geneva SailGP?
Sport can turn quickly, and cruelly. Little more than a week ago, the US SailGP Team was celebrating victory in Valencia, their second win of the season after Sydney and enough to put them in third overall. Now they head to...
Freddie Carr: winging it at half-time in SailGP
As we reach the halfway point of SailGP season six, I thought it was the right time to dive into the form guide and put some facts behind people’s opinions on who’s good, who’s struggling, and which teams excel in different...
Andy Rice rates the fleet after Canada SailGP
Finished: 1st It might have been a very different position in the rankings for Spain if Diego Botín had failed to thread the needle. Los Gallos’ move at the start of Race 3 in Group A was the ‘move of the season’. With six events...
After the New York crash, what should SailGP actually do? The Foil community weighs in
Nothing gets people talking quite like a crash. The pile-up at the New York SailGP has set off the loudest debate we’ve seen in The Foil community since, well, the last major collision in Auckland, just four events prior. With...
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...
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,...
Ineos vs Athena: What happens when you make Ben Ainslie angry
“They’ve made a big mistake. They’ve made me angry; you don’t want to make me angry.” The words of Ben Ainslie after a controversial race 8 of the Olympic Regatta at London 2012. The Danish and Dutch competitors in the Finn...
