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Billionaire Bailout?

Billionaire Bailout?

The exit of two billionaire-backed syndicates – Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Britannia and Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi Red Bull Racing – as potential challengers for the 38th America's Cup is a worrying indicator for the future of sailing's oldest and most prestigious competition.

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Rob Wilson: Inside The Life Of A SailGP Coach

Rob Wilson: Inside The Life Of A SailGP Coach

Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team coach Rob Wilson shares his insights into the evolution of the SailGP coaching role—from limited chase boat support to giving real-time tactical input from a high-tech booth ashore—and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at one of SailGP's most high pressure roles.

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Alinghi Red Bull Racing Pulls Out of AC38

Alinghi Red Bull Racing Pulls Out of AC38

There was more bad news for America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand over the Easter weekend, as Swiss syndicate Alinghi Red Bull Racing confirmed it will not be mounting a challenge for the 38th America’s Cup.

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Billy Gooderham: Taming the T-Foils

Billy Gooderham: Taming the T-Foils

Canada SailGP Team flight controller Billy Gooderham gives an in-depth look at what it takes to fly the SailGP F50 catamarans. From handling the upgraded T-foils, to refining muscle memory and managing complex controls, he breaks down the evolving challenges of this high-stakes role.

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Opinion: Ainslie Unmoved as Ratcliffe Bows Out

Opinion: Ainslie Unmoved as Ratcliffe Bows Out

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s America’s Cup story just ended not with a bang, but with a finger-point and a disappearing act. The British billionaire formally stepped away yesterday from what would have been his third Cup campaign—news that came via a frosty press release and landed with a thud.

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Francesca Clapcich

Francesca Clapcich

Justin Chisholm's guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is Italian / American sailor Francesca Clapcich.

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Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook

Full disclosure, while doing some 'research' for some stories on the website, I tripped and fell head first down the YouTube rabbit hole. It took me a while to find my way out – and that's why this Editor's Notebook is all about the three great sailing films I came across while I was down there.

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Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook

Yacht Racing Life Editor Justin Chisholm shares what's caught his attention in the sailing world this week

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SailGP 2025: A Two-Tier Fleet After First Five Events

SailGP 2025: A Two-Tier Fleet After First Five Events

We are five events deep into the 2025 SailGP season and the fleet has split into two tiers. In the top group six teams are all jostling for the podium places with just an 11-point gap separating them. Below that, though, there’s a gaping 10-point gulf down to the second tier.

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SailGP San Francisco Analysis

SailGP San Francisco Analysis

A Yacht Racing Life Podcast Episode | Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm is joined from the UK by Magnus Wheatley as the pair give their independent analysis and commentary on the fifth event of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2025 season which took place in San Francisco, CA this weekend.

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