Racing Roundup #022
Our weekly curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
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America's Cup Defender hard at it in Auckland
As 2025 draws to a close, Emirates Team New Zealand are not winding down for the holidays just yet. Instead, the Hauraki Gulf has become the stage for high-intensity internal competition, with the team maximising their time on the water with two-boat racing in the AC40s.
France SailGP team beefs up in all areas ahead of Season 6
After a 2025 season rich in lessons learned and steady progress, finishing in a solid fifth place, the French SailGP team is entering a new cycle with a clear goal: to transform the solid foundations into even stronger results in an increasingly competitive and professional championship.
Podcast: NorthStar SailGP Team CEO Phil Kennard
Phil Kennard's career has taken him from Olympic campaigning, to roles in Formula One and the PGA Tour, before a return to the world of sailing with SailGP as CEO of the Canadian team NorthStar.
Sodebo powers south on latest Jules Verne Trophy attempt
Life aboard Thomas Coville’s Ultim maxi trimaran Sodebo is steadily improving for the seven-strong crew as the French foiling multihull powers its way south at record pace on the team’s latest tilt at the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest nonstop lap of the planet by sea.
Flight controller Andy Maloney completes new Artemis line up
The final piece of the Artemis SailGP jigsaw slotted neatly into place today with the confirmation that Kiwi sailor Andy Maloney has joined the new team as flight controller ahead of Season 6 of SailGP, which kicks off in Perth, Australia in a month’s time.
Racing Roundup #021
Our weekly curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
Athena Pathway back on the water in Barcelona
Fresh from securing the 2025 SailGP Season Championship with Emirates GBR, one of the world's most decorated female Olympic sailors, Hannah Mills OBE, is back on the water in Barcelona to begin the next phase of her mission with Athena Pathway, the British Youth and Women's America's Cup Team.
Canada's NorthStar announces squad for SailGP Season 6
Giles Scott's Canadian SailGP team NorthStar has unveiled its Season 6 sailing team lineup for the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship. The refreshed roster reflects NorthStar’s long-term commitment to performance development, technological innovation and the cultivation of top sailing talent in Canada.
Getting it done
As The Famous Project CIC approaches the highly symbolic end of the first Atlantic phase of its Jules Verne Trophy voyage in excellent conditions, legendary meteorologist Christian Dumard says his respect and admiration for the all-female crew is growing with every mile.
Riptide Racing announces Pindar by Manuport Logistics partnership for 38th America’s Cup challenge
Riptide Racing, the prospective US challenger for the 38th America’s Cup headed by world No. 1 match racing skipper Chris Poole, has announced a partnership agreement with leading global marine industry shipping and logistics company Pindar by Manuport Logistics.
A very good run
52 Super Series communications boss Andi Robertson checks in with an end of season roundup after another year of fantastic racing and takes a look forward to what's in store for the thriving circuit in 2026.
A record year for SailGP as the league caps its fifth season on a high
SailGP has cemented its position among the world’s fastest-growing sport and entertainment properties, closing its 2025 Season with unmatched audience growth, new commercial partnerships, high-profile investors and scaled global operations.
The heart of the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race
Beyond the front-running contenders of the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race lies a remarkable group of sailors for whom the 3,000-mile crossing represents something deeper than just the pursuit of corrected-time victory. RORC's Louay Habib explains more.
SailGP wing trimmers play musical chairs as three top names switch allegiances
Three of SailGP’s premier wing trimmers – Iain Jensen, Chris Draper, and Stuart Bithell – have sparked a dramatic pre-season shake-up, switching teams in a high-stakes game of musical chairs that reunites old partnerships, strengthens rival crews, and hints at more blockbuster moves to come.