Longer-form feature stories from around the sail racing world.
With a brand-new IMOCA and her sights set on the 2028 Vendée Globe, Elodie Bonafous is ready to make her mark. Alexander Champy-McLean sat down with France’s latest rising star to find out what drives her, and how she plans to take on the toughest race in sailing.
On a recent episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast Paul Goodison reflected on his AC38 campaign with NYYC American Magic, and peeled back the curtain on the challenges of dual helming, simulator evolution, working with past Laser rival Tom Slingsby, and what it's actually like to steer an AC75.
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.
After a lifetime of Olympic campaigning and high-performance sailing, Martine Grael was ready for something different—and SailGP was waiting.
The America’s Cup is often seen as the pinnacle of sailing—a glamorous world where only the best of the best get to compete for one of the sport's most coveted trophies. The boats are cutting-edge, the athletes are elite, and the stakes are sky-high.
Just a quarter of the way into its fifth season, SailGP is close to fulfilling the long-term, commercially sustainable business model that Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts envisioned when they announced the global league in 2018.
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.
You wake up one morning to discover you are rich beyond your wildest dreams. Time to put together your ultimate racing calendar. But which boats would you choose? Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm already has his plan mapped out.
British sports writer Ed Gorman kicks off his regular monthly column on Yacht Racing Life with a thought-provoking question.
The quandary over which of the two British Knights of the Realm – Sir Ben Ainslie or Sir Jim Ratcliffe – will be representing the Royal Yacht Squadron as the official Challenger of Record at the 38th America’s Cup was resolved this week – and in a most discreet and understated way.
Matthew Sheahan discovers how the answer was blowing in the wind in Barcelona
US sports writer Bernie Wilson catches up with the inimitable Jimmy Spithill to find out what life ashore has been like for the Australian sailor since his surprise retirement from competition
An insider's view of the 37th America's Cup Joint Reconnaissance Programme
The breakup between INEOS and Athena Racing could put British America's Cup hopes back decades
Magnus Wheatley weighs in on the revolutionary foiling technique on display at the recent International Moth World Championship
Parents looking for suitable sporting role models for their youngsters to emulate could do a lot worse than Switzerland’s Justin Mettraux and Britain’s Sam Goodchild – the first two non-French entrants to complete the 10th edition of the grueling Vendée Globe single handed around-the-world race.
