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.
HIGHLIGHTS• Gusty wind up to 27 knots, rain clouds and seagulls contribute to chaotic conditions• Four races of qualifying completed for men and women’s fleets• Singapore’s Max Maeder and France’s Lauriane Nolot get a perfect 4/4• Good performances by Kampman,…
The clock continues to count down to what could be the closest contest in living memory with absolutely no outright favourite and every team very much in the running for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. The six main teams…
Torbole (Garda Lake) – The Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup is ready to celebrate it’s opening day at Circolo Vela Torbole, where five international mixed gender teams composed of Under 25 sailors are ready to compete for the…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor @SailGP The overnight configuration change from high speed to light air boards in Bermuda caused ‘issues’ for Australia’s F50 when racing resumed on day two, according to driver Tom Slingsby. Speaking ahead of the Final in…
The fourth season of the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran will kick off this month in Nyon, Switzerland, with the first of six events on Lake Geneva. Hosted by the Société Nautique de Nyon from 24 to 26 May, the…
It was great to see the Team Australia Challenge 2024 women’s sailing squad being hosted by PUIG, the naming rights sponsor of the PUIG Women’s America’s Cup at an elegant soiree at the Park Hyatt Sydney with Vogue Australia this…
What a day for New York Yacht Club American Magic who called for all-hands on deck at the base super-early this morning, ahead of rolling out their new AC75 at 5.45am with the first set of slightly asymmetric race foils,…
Australia places 3rd in Podium Final and remain in second position of the Season 4 leaderboard. BERMUDA – 05 May 2024 – The Spain SailGP Team has taken out the ‘top dogs’ of Season 4- Australia and New Zealand- to…
That’s a wrap for the 2024 edition of the Tarifa Wing Pro. Watch to see how Nia Suardiaz and Chris Macdonald stormed their way to the top of the podium. Take a look at the current ranking HERE
In a display of sheer dominance, Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team asserted their authority on the opening day of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, bouncing back from a setback in the previous event to secure two race wins…
There were dramatic scenes at the Official Practice Race Day in Bermuda, with the USA SailGP Team capsizing mid race, causing some of the athletes to be flung from their positions onboard. The USA SailGP Team capsized during the third practice…
Big crashes and all of the drama from the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix revealed in the latest episode of Racing on the Edge. LONDON – April 29, 2024 – The latest episode of SailGP’s Racing on the Edge docuseries, in…
Natasha Bryant is part of the Australia SailGP crew, as well as a member of the Team Australia Challenge squad for the UniCredit Youth & Puig Women’s America’s Cup events – all of which are cutting into her Double University…
As the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, the intensity ramps up and with four teams revealing their box-fresh AC75s, it’s abundantly clear that different solutions have been found for very similar questions. The design teams have worked feverishly to…
The 7th edition of the Foiling Awards has its winners. The prizes for the best foiling athletes, projects and products of the last 12 months were awarded overnight in Genoa based on votes cast online by the global foiling Community….
The shutters opened at the INEOS Britannia base just after 5am on Saturday, and out into the moonlight under floodlight came the boat that all British fans hope will have the best chance of winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s…
The sailing squad for Australia’s 2024 America’s Cup challenge in the Unicredit Youth and Puig Women’s competitions in Barcelona has been announced, with a combined team of 13 sailors including several Olympic and Sail GP athletes. The final Team Australia…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor New Zealand driver Peter Burling is riding a wave of momentum heading into Bermuda after a triumphant Christchurch event. Not only did the Kiwis beat the fleet to win the event in front of home fans,…
In a stirring ceremony today, Iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gifted and blessed the name ‘Taihoro’ on the boat that Emirates Team New Zealand will sail in their defence of the 37th America’s Cup. The launch event took place at…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing officially presented its race yacht, BoatOne, with a Christening ceremony at dockside that featured a human tower from local Castellers. The milestone marks a significant shift to the final competition phase of the campaign with the…
Cagliari, the city that just surprises at every juncture, didn’t disappoint. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli launched the boat that every Italian fan, the sailing-mad ‘Tifosi’, hopes will win the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and bring the trophy to the…
Cappuzzo & Suardiaz defend their titles The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Leucate so far has treated spectators to three exhilarating days of relentless competition. As the final day approached, following the crowning of our champions in the Surf-Freestyle discipline, we…
After an intensive 10 month building program, Emirates Team New Zealand’s brand new AC75 emerged from their Wynyard Point base today in preparation for its launch and commissioning phase in Auckland this month. It was wheeled out to have its…
Winners crowned in nuking conditions in Leucate On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Leucate the Tramontana winds kicked in again, with gusts reaching up to 57 knots. The Surf-Freestyle women geared up to face the tough conditions…
Day three of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Leucate began with a bright and early start for the riders, who awoke to nuking 40+ knot winds rattling through the Viglamo village. The judges decided to proceed straight ahead with the…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor It comes after Australia sustained serious damage in a collision with a race mark in Christchurch after which Slingsby cast uncertainty on whether the team could race at SailGP’s next event in Bermuda. But Slingsby has…
Watch AC sailors battle out for the first AC sailing regatta. Live streamed on Twitch from Barcelona at 6:20 pm CET AC Sailing, the ultimate regatta simulator built on actual simulation technology used by America’s Cup teams, will be available…
BARCELONA, 5TH APRIL 2024 The magnificent Port Vell base of Alinghi Red Bull Racing was the hottest ticket in Barcelona for friends, family, sponsors and dignitaries from Spain and around the world for the ‘reveal’ and roll-out of the AC75…
Australians seized two medals and the overall trophy at the 53rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Regatta on the shores of Spain after an immense performance from the team. Breiana Whitehead won the Women’s Formula Kite in dramatic fashion whilst Zoe Thomson…
Malcesine (Garda Lake) – Never stop flying over the water, never stop experiencing the 69F Class, that, for its fourth year of activity, is ready to rock in an exciting racing season, divided into three different series of regatta: the…
By America’s Cup Media As the business end of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, all the teams have spent the month of March getting ready for the arrival and final preparations of their new AC75 yachts. These yachts…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s Women and Youth sailors have begun their on water training onboard the one design AC40 ‘Te Kākahi’ in fresh conditions on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour this week in preparation for the Puig Women’s America’s Cup and Unicredit…
If you can face watching the highlights from the SailGP at the weekend, here they are. Personally, I find it hard to watch.! SailGP’s second visit to New Zealand was packed with drama from the beginning, with Emirates GBR crashing…
The 2024 US National Championships and the WASZP Americas are unfolding under the radiant skies of Hawaii, setting the stage for a showcase of some of the best WASZP sailors in the world in an amazing venue. This year’s event…
Nolot & Maeder win Europeans in high-wind crescendo HIGHLIGHTS – Small kites required for strong winds gusting close to 30 knots– Some hard-fought Semi Finals in a tense Medal Series climax– Singapore’s Max Maeder wins men’s gold in a single race– Lauriane Nolot not the fastest, but smart sailing…
New Zealand overtakes Australia as overall season leaders. Three fleet races and a winner-takes-all final sees a high octane afternoon of racing on Lyttelton Harbour. CHRISTCHURCH – March 24, 2024 – New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven by Peter Burling…
It was a devastating day for the Aussies today in Christchurch, as Driver Tom Slingsby and the team collided with a course marker during the first fleet race, forcing them to retire from the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix altogether….
HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 14 to 17knots– Maeder turns on another display of invincibility in the men’s fleet– Nolot almost as dominant in the women– With only the MedalSeries remaining, some riders get closer to Olympicselection– Oh, so THAT’s TheStig! On dayfive of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship in Mar Menor, Spain, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot took…
In case you missed it, racing was cancelled on the opening day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch, due to prolonged mammal activity on the racecourse for the duration of the race window. As racing was due…
Friday, 22nd March – Why Max makes Mazella mad HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 10 to 15 knots– Maeder continues to set the standard in the men– Mazella and Bainbridge on the rebound– So too is Jessie Kampman, women’s winner of the day– Just who exactly is The Stig? No matter how…
Read all of the latest sailing news
View more
Dinghy and Yacht Racing News
View more
News from the offshore world
View more
Cruising Stories from around the world
View more
The latest boats and yachting gear
View more
Watch everything sailing and boating
View more