Foiling is everywhere these days. Whether it be on an offshore IMOCA, a SailGP F50, a Waszp, a Moth, a Wind Foiler or a WingFoiler, this is where you can find the latest news.
MEN’S ELIMINATIONS 5-7 The third day of competition, with 35 men and 14 women battling for 8 hours, served up some of the most exciting FreeFly-Slalom ever seen, with the athletes amped by the cranking winds and swell for the…
The wind once again picked up on the final day of the WASZP European Warm-Up. In true WASZP style, only 2pts separated the podium at the event. After 10 validated races, Hippolyte Gruet is the Overall Winner of WASZP European…
Tight battles & heavy crashes during the FreeFly-Slalom discipline Report from day Two, Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photo: Lukas K Stiller MEN’S ELIMINATION 1-3 It was a thrilling second day at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran…
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran Canaria event has attracted a total of 35 male and 14 female competitors. On the first day in Pozo Izquierdo, the prevailing strong winds made it evident that the men’s division qualification for the…
Australian Harry Joyner finishes 2nd. Porto Cervo, July 8, 2023. Federico ‘Freddy’ Pilloni, an athlete participating in the Young Azzurra programme by YCCS, has won the iQFOil European Youth Championship which ended today in Torbole, on the Trentino-side shores of…
Hattie Rogers, the 2022 SailGP X WASZP Champion, was one of Athena’s first recruits, and it is hoped that the Athena Foiling Pathway will create further success stories like Hattie’s, inspiring more young sailors to take up the sport and…
The crystal waters off the Barcelona beachfront became a busy place today as Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli conducted their first sailing session at the 37th America’s Cup venue in their stylish one design AC40 joining both NYYC American Magic and…
The AC40 has been making waves with its performance on the water, but its design is just as impressive on the all-important logistical side of things also. In recent days, Emirates Team New Zealand have been preparing and packing their…
LONDON – June 27, 2023 – An NFL player, National Geographic Young Explorer, the first woman to be appointed as director of The Football Association and a member of the UN secretary-general’s advisory group on climate change headline an all-star…
Auckland – 27th June 2023 With Emirates Team New Zealand’s latest AC40 testing, development and race training block in Auckland now wrapped up, the team are heading north to quickly settle into their Barcelona base and roll Te Rehutai out…
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing, led by helmsman Jérôme Clerc, emerged triumphant at the thrilling final day of the TF35 Nyon Cup. Impressively, this marks their fourth consecutive event win, for the seemingly unstoppable Swiss team. “What’s great is that the…
Four days of racing at the GC32 Lagos Cup came to a conclusion today on Portugal’s Algarve coast with a run-away victory for the Nicolai Sehested-skippered Team Rockwool Racing. Out of 15 races sailed, the Danish SailGP crew won a…
Representing the prestigious New York Yacht Club, the NYYC American Magic Team today became the second team to sail at the 37th America’s Cup venue with the successful launch of their new AC40 that was delivered ahead of the arrival…
The opening day of the 2023 GC32 Lagos Cup saw the fleet of hydro-foiling catamarans race just off of Portugal’s Meia Praia beach. Five races were played out in conditions of up to 20 knots with the Danish Team Rockwool…
Day two of the TF35 Nyon Cup, and in contrast to racing being cancelled at the morning briefing yesterday due to thunderstorms, today the TF35s enjoyed a cracking day of light-airs racing in the sunshine, with Realteam Sailing emerging as…
The GC32 Racing Tour for the Martin Fischer-designed one design foiling catamaran teams resumes this week in one of the circuit’s favourite venues. Lagos, Portugal, situated 10km away from Cape St Vincent, the southwesternmost tip of Europe, hosted two GC32…
It wasn’t supposed to go like this. After being initially postponed in 2020 for obvious reasons, the 2023 Wetsuit Outlet and Zhik International Moth World Championship at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) should have been rewarded with…
HIGHLIGHTS Fiona Wylde (USA) and Alessandro Tomasi (ITA) respectively have become the women’s and men’s champions at Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana. With no wind for the final day, the results all hung on the 10 races from the first…
CHICAGO – June 17, 2023 – In light winds off Navy Pier New Zealand best mastered tough conditions in front of packed shorelines to win the season-opening Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix in Chicago. Peter Burling led his team…
CHICAGO – June 16, 2023 – There was no Season 3 Championship party hangover for Tom Slingsby and the Australia SailGP Team as they claimed opening day honors in Chicago. At the Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix at Navy…
It’s time to clutch at straws in Portland Harbour as the wind continues to frustrate all. It taunts, as a reasonable breeze blows across the marina outside the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, and is high enough most of…
Ten F50s to line up on Lake Michigan for the Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago on June 16 and 17 CHICAGO – June 15, 2023 – With SailGP’s Season 4 opening event taking place in less than…
After a short delay ashore, the fleet were released on to the water around 8.15am, when it felt like a breeze was beginning to build. Alas it was not to be. Even in moments of severe strain, Principal Race Officer…
HIGHLIGHTS There was a change of venue for day three of the WingFoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana as the fleet drove 6km further up into the mountains to compete on Lake St Moritz. The sunshine was out but the wind…
HIGHLIGHTS A new star rose in the women’s fleet on day two of the Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana. This is Fiona Wylde’s first World Cup event in IWSA wingfoil racing, so it was understandable that the American rider flew…
It took a very early start, but racing is finally underway at the Wetsuit Outlet and Zhik International Moth World Championship! Sailors were already busy in the dinghy park at 6am, getting ready for an 8am start, with Yellow fleet…
HIGHLIGHTS Two long distance races made for a tough opening day for the riders competing on Lake Silvaplana at the WingFoil Racing World Cup Ensis Engadinwing by Dakine 2023. In any surroundings the high-speed rabbit start is spectacular. But against…
The wind teased, tantalized, taunted and baited the sailors on day 1 of the Wetsuit Outlet and Zhik International Moth World Championship at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, but ultimately it was not to be, and racing was…
THE SWARM IS BACKTeam Tilly – Australian Father/Son Combination Jervis & Louis LISTEN NOW The dynamic father and son combination taking Australian WASZP Sailing by storm. Jervis is the current President of the Australian WASZP Association and very proud Super-Master….
Barcelona, 6 June 2023 – The Swiss challenger for the America’s Cup kicked-off its match racing training in Barcelona today on the 37th America’s Cup race course just a few days after christening its second AC40 one design. The team…
by Miranda Blazeby, SailGP Digital Editor The fleet racing performances of SailGP’s nine strong F50 fleet throughout the 11-event calendar of Season 3 have been revealed thanks to SailGP Insights. Looking at individual fleet race wins, season runner-up New Zealand…
After two days of good racing, Lake Geneva was in a lighter mode for today’s final, with the temperamental southwesterly Joran wind failing to reach more than 5 knots all morning due to an impending storm forming. When the wind…
Global dedicated broadcast audience triples to over 117 million in league’s third season, making SailGP the most watched sailing championship LONDON – May 26, 2023 – SailGP delivered more than ever in Season 3 for fans, partners, host cities and…
The Swiss challenger for the 37th America’s Cup has received its second AC40 foiling boat and, following a christening ceremony attended by the Barcelona team, it headed out to the America’s Cup race course for a test sail. This one-design…
In stark contrast to the last three days when Lake Geneva delivered a brisk 10-15 knot breeze and a solid 5-race per day program, the final day of the TF35 Geneva Cup, hosted by Société Nautique de Genève, had to…
At the morning briefing for day three of the TF35 Geneva Cup, there was uncertainty as to whether the forecasted wind would hold on long enough to allow for a full racing schedule. However, with 10- 15 knots on the…
Day 2 of the TF35 Geneva Cup was marked by an exceptional performance from Jérôme Clerc and his crew on Realteam Sailing, as they claimed victory in four out of five races sailing an almost perfect day. The only team…
A superb opening day for the 2023 TF35 season, hosted this week by the esteemed Société Nautique de Genève, saw different teams come to the fore, with Bertrand Demole’s Ylliam XII – Comptoir Immobilier winning the day with an impressive…
Australian Grae Morris has scored a breakthrough sixth place at the iQFOiL European Championships after finishing third in his quarter final, a result good enough to win the Under 21 European Championship title. After nearly four hours waiting for 40…
Australian Sailing Squad athlete Grae Morris will enter tomorrow’s Medal Race at the iQFOiL European Championships in fifth place, after a complex final day of fleet racing in Patras, Greece. “Light wind course racing in around 13 knots today, but…
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