The painstaking process of working up the new Gitana 18 Ultim trimaran to full functionality reached a major milestone this week with the 32-metre multihull completing taking flight for the first time – albeit only fitted with one foil.
Now that we have all managed to catch our breath after the frenetic action of last weekend’s first Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America’s Cup cycle in Cagliari it’s time to take a look back over the Italian three-day event to see what we have learned.
GB1 sailor Ben Cornish raced the last America’s Cup Match as a cyclor aboard the British AC75. This weekend he’s in the port driving seat in the GB1 AC40 at the first preliminary regatta of AC38 in Cagliari, Italy. I found out more about this remarkable transition over coffee in Cagliari.
Australia is back in the America's Cup. 43 years after Australia II ended America's 132-year grip on the Cup, Tom Slingsby, Glenn Ashby, and Grant Simmer are building a new Cup team – and they are not here to make up the numbers. Here's a deep dive into the detail of what has been announced.
He grew up in landlocked Switzerland, lived in a campervan in a car park to break into professional sailing, and in 2025 became the first Swiss-German to complete the Vendée Globe. Now Oliver Heer is back — with a foiling IMOCA, a 14-strong team, and the commercial instincts of a startup founder.
Sébastien Schneiter’s Explora Journeys Swiss SailGP team has not got off to a stellar start in Season 6. Four events in, they're at the bottom of the season leaderboard with just a single point to show for their efforts. I checked in with Schneiter to find out how they plan to turn things around.
Swiss Olympic sailor Nathalie Brugger is back with Alinghi for AC38 – this time aiming for a place on the AC75 race crew. I spoke to her about closing the performance gap, breaking into the Cup’s inner circle, and embracing the challenge head on.
I check-in with Tudor Team Alinghi’s director for technical and sailing, New Zealand America’s Cup veteran Dave Endean – the man in charge of making sure that in AC38 the Swiss syndicate improves on its somewhat lacklustre performance in the last Cup in Barcelona.
British Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison – a three-time America’s Cup competitor and a triple International Moth world champion - is the new skipper of the Swiss Tudor Team Alinghi challenge for AC38. I sat down with Goodison in Barcelona to get the inside track on his appointment.
A clean-sheet reset for Tudor Team Alinghi: out with the old and in with the new, as a recalibrated approach as the Swiss challenger targets a more competitive AC38 campaign. I go one on one with team director Dave Endean and skipper Paul Goodison to find out more.
Philippe Presti is known for his unassuming style and easy smile. But when I caught up with him recently in Lorient at the launch of the French America’s Cup challenger La Roche-Posay Racing Team, that trademark smile seemed even broader than usual – and with good reason.
The painstaking process of working up the new Gitana 18 Ultim trimaran to full functionality reached a major milestone this week with the 32-metre multihull completing taking flight for the first time – albeit only fitted with one foil.
Magnus Wheatley and I review SailGP's Bermuda event, widely considered a much-needed reset for the series. With flat water, consistent breeze, and a larger racecourse, Bermuda delivered exciting racing — and produced a dominant performance from the Australian team.
While the first event of the 38th America's Cup cycle was eagerly awaited, no one dared hope that it would be this good. But over five days the Sardinian town of Cagliari delivered a superb event culminating in a final day that few, if anyone, had anticipated.
Hempel is using sophisticated research and modelling techniques to reduce the frictional drag of antifouling. The results speak for themselves.
From a strong start to the game-changing innovations it is developing today, Rondal has never shied away from challenges regardless of scale.
Spinlock’s Rig Sense Pro brings a higher level of reliability to larger boats.
It is surely more than exciting that there will 15 or 16 different boats racing during this 52 Super Series season – and yet the standard looks set to be as high as it ever has been – writes 52 Super Series media director Andi Robertson.
The latest range of sailcloth materials developed by Dimension-Polyant tick four key boxes on the wish lists of sailmakers and sailors alike.
Some of the most extreme engineering ideas at the sharp end of grand prix sailing have been brought to life by the Three60 production hub.
