Dave Endean on Alinghi’s start-up mode for AC38 campaign
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.
Marine metal magic
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.
Swiss look to Goodison for AC38 rebuild
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.
Swiss revelation and French declaration as 38th America's Cup gathers pace
PlanetSail talks directly to the key members of French and Swiss America's Cup challengers teams directly as they reveal their lineups for a 38th America's Cup cycle which sees all the teams operating on desperately tight timescales.
Starting from scratch – Tudor Team Alinghi’s AC38 reset
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.
Deep maritime roots
The Annapolis Sailboat Show is well known to sailors all around the world, but there is a great deal more to discover in this iconic yachting destination.
Editor’s Notebook
Entries open for Foiling Week Malcesine 2026 | a look ahead to the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe transatlantic race | The Ocean Race Atlantic confirms finish port and six-boat entry
America's Cup tensions
PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan reports on a turbulent week, as the America's Cup goes leagal, SailGP fails to sparkle in Rio de Janeiro, the Class 40s complete an impressive global lap, and The Ocean Race Atlantic confirms its finish port.
All-round performer
Inspired by the RORC’s new box rule for Class 2 in the next edition of the Admiral’s Cup, Reichel/Pugh's new Admiral 42 inshore and offshore design ticks a lot of boxes.
Fast, fun, and simple
The new RM 980 will be a lot more powerful under sail than the 970, which was already quite quick. And a high-volume bow creates more space inside.
Podcast: SailGP Rio de Janiero
I sit down with fellow British sailing pundit Magnus Wheatley to mull over this weekend's first-ever SailGP regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Tom Slingsby's Australian BONDS Flying Roos made a spectacular return to winning form.
Upscaled
Two brand new models from Outremer are designed to preserve the brand’s performance DNA while dialling the comfort factor up to eleven.
