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The Olympian windsurfer with a golden future far beyond LA 2028
Having worn the yellow bib going into the winner-takes-all medal race final at Paris 2024, Grae Morris might be forgiven for harbouring a few regrets at missing out on Olympic gold. But the young Australian windsurfer is not...
Lanzarote crowns its 2026 champions as Olympic cycle gathers pace
The 2026 Lanzarote International Regatta wrapped up on Thursday with a light-wind finale that demanded every ounce of tactical nous from sailors who'd already been put through the wringer by a week of wildly varied conditions.
Podcast Ep. 5 - Dee Caffari: 'The doors have been blown open' for women's offshore sailing
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Last week, The Famous Project crew made history – and Dee Caffari sees it as just the beginning. Freddie Carr sits down with Dee to unpack how eight women became the first...
The results are in! What's missing in sailing media?
A week ago we asked a simple question: what stops you following more of the sport, and what would make it easier? The answers came back loud, specific, and slightly exasperated. The survey is still open if you want to have your...
Coutts wants teams hunting for young blood
SailGP has a bit of an age problem. As Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris points out in his recent video for The Foil, the sailors who cut their teeth on the AC50 foiling cats during the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda still dominate the circuit.
Burling's boat coming back together
Pete Burling is feeling ready to take on the world again after the Black Foils F50 suffered that race-stopping collision with the Swiss on the first lap of the first race of the first event of SailGP Season 2026. The initial fear...
The Olympian windsurfer with a golden future far beyond LA 2028
Having worn the yellow bib going into the winner-takes-all medal race final at Paris 2024, Grae Morris might be forgiven for harbouring a few regrets at missing out on Olympic gold. But the young Australian windsurfer is not...
Podcast Ep. 5 - Dee Caffari: 'The doors have been blown open' for women's offshore sailing
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Last week, The Famous Project crew made history – and Dee Caffari sees it as just the beginning. Freddie Carr sits down with Dee to unpack how eight women became the first...
Podcast Ep. 4 - On board Argo's transatlantic record with Pete Cumming
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Offshore at inshore intensity – that's the new reality of ocean racing, and the crew of Jason Carroll's Mod 70 Argo just proved it by smashing the transatlantic record in a...
How SailGP decides who's right at 50 knots
Sometimes Craig Mitchell and his team of SailGP umpires feel the benefit of operating remotely from a windowless studio in London. The chief umpire of SailGP since it began six years ago, Mitchell thinks back to one particularly...
From feeding cows to racing an F50: A chat with SailGP super-sub Glenn Ashby
“Glenn Ashby, there you were minding your own business feeding your cows and then you get the call-up to join Australia’s BOND Flying Roos SailGP team in Perth.” Andy Rice catches up with farmer-by-day Glenn to chat about his...
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...
Podcast Ep. 5 - Dee Caffari: 'The doors have been blown open' for women's offshore sailing
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Last week, The Famous Project crew made history – and Dee Caffari sees it as just the beginning. Freddie Carr sits down with Dee to unpack how eight women became the first...
Podcast Ep. 4 - On board Argo's transatlantic record with Pete Cumming
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Offshore at inshore intensity – that's the new reality of ocean racing, and the crew of Jason Carroll's Mod 70 Argo just proved it by smashing the transatlantic record in a...
From feeding cows to racing an F50: A chat with SailGP super-sub Glenn Ashby
“Glenn Ashby, there you were minding your own business feeding your cows and then you get the call-up to join Australia’s BOND Flying Roos SailGP team in Perth.” Andy Rice catches up with farmer-by-day Glenn to chat about his...
Podcast Ep. 3 - Perth SailGP review, plus offshore record-breaking
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Neil Cole, Freddie Carr and Andy Rice reflect on the main talking points thrown up by the SailGP season opener in Perth – which all agree was the “best event yet”. The team...
Podcast Ep. 2 - Inside SailGP Season 6
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms What can we expect in SailGP Season 6? The championship that crowned eight different winners in 12 events last season is already back – and this time, there are 13 teams...
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...
The results are in! What's missing in sailing media?
A week ago we asked a simple question: what stops you following more of the sport, and what would make it easier? The answers came back loud, specific, and slightly exasperated. The survey is still open if you want to have your...
From coach boat to control room: How data and AI are redefining coaching
For decades, elite sailing coaches were defined by their presence on the water. Chasing fleets in RIBs, shouting instructions between manoeuvres and relying on instinct honed over years of racing was the norm. Today, that image...
Russell Coutts wants Olympic sailing to think bigger
It can seem like Russell Coutts doesn’t talk about much else than SailGP. But that doesn’t mean he’s completely switched off from the rest of the sport. Quite the opposite in fact. The New Zealander doesn’t make much of a...
How to unite the fractured world of sailing
This morning at boot Düsseldorf, a new initiative was announced: World Sailing Day, designed to "promote all types of sailing, inspire new audiences, and strengthen the sport's future across generations and continents". It's a...
AC38: 6 key questions that still need answers
The launch event in the Palazzo Reale di Napoli for the 38th America's Cup this week was certainly impressive. But in terms of things actually learned? We're not left with a whole lot more than we already knew from the America’s...
Rise of the machines: Why automation is a problem
Did you know that Tom Cruise does his own movie stunts? Yes, of course you do. It’s part of the reason why his movies are such profitable blockbusters. After 30 or more years of incredible CGI effects, the Mission Impossible...
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