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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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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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Featured Photographer: Daniel Forster

Featured Photographer: Daniel Forster

“There are no bleachers offshore.” With this simple phrase, Swiss photographer Daniel Forster sums up the ethos behind a career spanning over five decades spent chasing light, wind, and waves in some of the most challenging—and beautiful—conditions on earth.

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Can The British Return To Olympic Sailing Glory?

Can The British Return To Olympic Sailing Glory?

Ed Gorman speaks to the Royal Yachting Association's performance director, Mark Robinson – the man tasked with returning Great Britain to the top of the sailing medal table at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

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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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Data and AI Continue to Redefine the America’s Cup

Data and AI Continue to Redefine the America’s Cup

The modern era America’s Cup is often characterised by its breathtaking speeds, cutting-edge yacht designs, and fierce competition on the water. But behind the scenes a secretive world of data analytics, artificial intelligence, and performance management is playing an increasingly crucial role.

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Taking on the Southern Ocean

Taking on the Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean is a place of fearsome legend—a vast, untamed expanse where the wind screams and the waves tower, where sailors must confront their deepest fears and push their endurance to its absolute limit. British solo ocean racing skipper Sam Goodchild knows this place well.

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