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Samba time for Flying Roos as Australia sweep Sunday in Rio
The Bonds Flying Roos completed a remarkable clean sweep in the Rio Grand Prix on Sunday, as Tom Slingsby’s crew won all three fleet races and the three-boat final for their second SailGP victory of 2026. Overnight leader despite...
Four races, four different winners from day one in Rio
After a six-week break, SailGP’s South American debut was met in Rio with light, changeable foiling conditions, making it a tough day for the wing trimmers and flight controllers. Before racing even got underway, all eyes were on...
Rio SailGP practice day leaves backmarkers still searching for clues
Practice racing on Guanabara Bay delivered a familiar picture at the front of the SailGP fleet - and offered little comfort to those looking to raise their game after a slow start to the season. The fleets were divided into two...
Rio Sail Grand Prix stat attack: What you need to know
SailGP arrives in South America for the first time this weekend as the Rio Sail Grand Prix hosts the fourth round of the 2026 season. The setting promises to do full justice to the occasion. Guanabara Bay, where Christ the...
Quantum Pacific acquires Los Gallos as SailGP nears full private ownership
Los Gallos have been acquired by Quantum Pacific Group in what SailGP describes as the largest-ever investment in a Spanish sailing team. The deal brings the Spanish outfit into a sports portfolio that includes Atlético de...
America is back in the America's Cup – with American Magic's boat
Last week Riptide Racing confirmed they were out of the running for the 38th America's Cup. Now we know who's stepping in. American Racing Challenger Team USA has been announced as the American challenger for AC38, having...
Luca Rizzotti bought a Moth in 2007 and accidentally started a movement
When we launched The Foil at the start of this year, it was understandable that quite a few people incorrectly jumped to the conclusion that it must be a Luca Rizzotti project. After all, this passionate Italian has become...
'The safest is when you're pushing hard' - Billy Gooderham explains flight control
Last season, NorthStar SailGP Team’s flight controller Billy Gooderham spent most of his race time focused on a piece of PVC tape on the bow of the F50. “It is now painted on the boat for us with a new paint job this year, so...
Podcast Ep. 8 - Sydney SailGP preview + Quentin Delapierre on safety
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Sydney SailGP is almost here, but the Auckland collision casts a long shadow. In this week's episode, the team digs into one of the most consequential weekends in SailGP's...
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...
Podcast Ep. 13 - Olympic dreams, TP52 action and America's Cup secrets
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms This week, Andy Rice and Freddie Carr report from opposite ends of the Bay of Palma – Andy cycling 10 kilometres along the coast to chase down Olympic stars, Freddie shivering...
Podcast Ep. 12 - The Battle for Britannia
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms The Foil team discuss the big America’s Cup story of the moment: the battle for the Britannia AC75 following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s demand for Sir Ben Ainslie to return the boat he...
Podcast Ep. 11 - The AC38 arms race has officially begun
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Almost 17 months since an AC75 last sailed, Emirates Team New Zealand have fired the first shot in the AC38 arms race. But how far ahead are the Defenders really? And what do...
Podcast Ep. 10 - Batteries replace humans: is this still the America's Cup?
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms The America's Cup sprint is officially on. Team New Zealand have rolled their AC75 out of the shed in Auckland, and for the first time in the Cup's 175-year history, there won't...
Podcast Ep. 9 - 'Worst SailGP race I've ever seen': Why Sydney's light-wind weekend split opinion
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms In this week’s episode, the team break down Sydney SailGP – where the USA completed their redemption arc, Slingsby had a few frustrations, and light winds caused a weekend of...
Podcast Ep. 8 - Sydney SailGP preview + Quentin Delapierre on safety
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Sydney SailGP is almost here, but the Auckland collision casts a long shadow. In this week's episode, the team digs into one of the most consequential weekends in SailGP's...
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...
Freddie Carr: The spectacle I can’t wait for in AC38
OK, I’m calling it right now. What will be the sickest thing in the next America’s Cup? Seeing the youth and women coming through the AC40s and racing alongside senior team-mates in the preliminary regattas will be brilliant. New...
Trouble in the Strait of Hormuz points to sailing's future
A fortnight ago, had you even heard of the Strait of Hormuz? Until the Middle East blew up, this narrow stretch of water that connects the Arabian Gulf with the Indian Ocean was barely known to most of us. Now it seems like the...
Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris: The AC75’s dramatic diet – and why it gives ETNZ an early edge
The return of Taihoro has revealed the AC38 rule change where Emirates Team New Zealand hold a clear advantage. It’s not the introduction of battery power. It’s not the politics of the Cup partnership. The change to watch in this...
The battery-power revolution that’s bigger than F1’s
If you happened to watch the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne this past weekend, the commentary and narrative around the race was dominated by one thing: battery power. Is this the world the America's Cup is heading toward?
Is SailGP's format broken? The fans weigh in
In his video last week, Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris took aim at one of SailGP's most controversial design choices: the opening sprint leg. Starting the fleet on a full 90-degree reach puts the F50s straight into what many sailors call the...
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