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.
Ken Read spearheads potent new US America’s Cup challenge
This week’s announcement that the challenger line-up for the 38th America’s Cup will include a United States entry – in the form of the newly-formed American Racing Challenger Team USA syndicate – comes as a welcome breath of fresh air for yachting’s oldest and most prestigious competition.
Finding perfect balance
ICE Yachts’ new Felci-designed flagship model is a masterclass in developing a yacht that is precisely attuned to its owner’s style of sailing.
Podcast: Chris Draper at Emirates Team New Zealand
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast I catch up with British yachtsman Chris Draper to discuss his move to join the America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand and life inside one of the most successful teams in modern sailing.
