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Team Australia 38th America’s Cup challenge confirmed

Team Australia 38th America’s Cup challenge confirmed

It’s been sailing’s worst kept secret for the past several months, but it has now been formally confirmed that Australia is returning to the America’s Cup for the first time in 26 years.

Podcast: Bermuda delivers for SailGP

Podcast: Bermuda delivers for SailGP

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.

Bermuda rebalanced

Bermuda rebalanced

The fifth event of SailGP Season 6 in Bermuda last weekend provided the conditions SailGP needed to restore order after a chaotic start to the year.

Oliver Heer: The Swiss entrepreneur on the road to his second Vendée Globe

Oliver Heer: The Swiss entrepreneur on the road to his second Vendée Globe

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.

Sam Goodchild strikes first

Sam Goodchild strikes first

Inside the MACIF skipper's punchy start to the 2026 season.

Australia and Spain standout as the 2016 SailGP title race hots up

Australia and Spain standout as the 2016 SailGP title race hots up

Tom Slingsby's Bonds Flying Roos are in danger of running away with the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship — but chasing them down is a Spanish team good enough to catch anyone. The remainder of the 2026 season just got very interesting.

Australia and Spain tied at the top after dramatic opening day in Bermuda

Australia and Spain tied at the top after dramatic opening day in Bermuda

Tom Slingsby's Bonds Flying Roos and Diego Botín's Los Gallos head into the final day of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix locked together at the top of the leaderboard on 32 points apiece, after an excellent day of racing on the Great Sound.

Steady Sled eases ahead

Steady Sled eases ahead

A third and a second in two difficult offshore-breeze races extended the American entry's advantage to nine points at the midpoint of a record-sized Puerto Portals regatta.

Consistency earns Provezza the lead as Vitamina dominates the day

Consistency earns Provezza the lead as Vitamina dominates the day

With four races sailed and no score outside the top five, Ergin Imre's Turkish-flagged Provezza leads Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week with a 14-point aggregate.

The Sardinia Cup set to return in style this summer

The Sardinia Cup set to return in style this summer

After a 14-year absence, one of offshore racing's most storied team regattas returns to Porto Cervo this summer as the Range Rover Sardinia Cup runs from May 31 – June 6 at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.

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