Not all the teams are here, no one is sailing their 75-foot Cup boat and this isn’t where the 38th America’s Cup will be contested. So why is the first Preliminary event in the Sardinian town of Cagliari so important?
GB1 sailor Ben Cornish raced the last America’s Cup Match as a cyclor aboard the British AC75. This weekend he’s in the port driving seat in the GB1 AC40 at the first preliminary regatta of AC38 in Cagliari, Italy. I found out more about this remarkable transition over coffee in Cagliari.
It's been one of the big stories of the year already and the boat is not even flying yet. Gitana 18 is an extraordinary project that looks set to take offshore foiling onto another level. PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan stepped aboard to quiz skipper Charles Caudrelier about this spectacular boat.
American match racer Chris Poole may have failed with his campaign to challenge for the 38th America’s Cup, but the American skipper is far from having given up and has now refocused his efforts on AC39. I caught up with him to find out what happens next.
Australia is back in the America's Cup. 43 years after Australia II ended America's 132-year grip on the Cup, Tom Slingsby, Glenn Ashby, and Grant Simmer are building a new Cup team – and they are not here to make up the numbers. Here's a deep dive into the detail of what has been announced.
It’s not unprecedented for top sailors in IMOCA to return to the Figaro class, but it’s quite unusual and this season several of IMOCA’s established skippers have been doing just that.
Being last to enter an America’s Cup cycle is never a good look, but the Australian entry could be different. PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan considers the possibility.
From a strong start to the game-changing innovations it is developing today, Rondal has never shied away from challenges regardless of scale.
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.
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.
