Podcast: SailGP Season 5 Grand Final in Abu Dhabi: A Deep Dive
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast, hosts Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley discuss the final SailGP event of the season held in Abu Dhabi.
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Podcast: Iain Percy – CEO Artemis SailGP Team
My guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is British triple-Olympic medallist Ian Percy, CEO of Artemis Technologies and the newly-announced Swedish Artemis SailGP team – which will be skippered by Nathan Outteridge in Season 6 of the global high-performance circuit.
Podcast: 2025 OK Dinghy World Champion Andrew Mills
My guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is British dinghy sailor Andrew Mills, a past Olympic campaigner in the Finn class who recently won the International OK Dinghy World Championship after topping a fleet of 212 boats during a week-long series on Lake Garda, Italy.
Podcast: USA SailGP Team CEO Mike Buckley
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast I sit down with USA SailGP team boss Mike Buckley...
SailGP Cádiz Analysis
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast I am joined by the Rule69Blog’s Magnus Wheatley to unpack a light-air weekend of racing at the SailGP event in Cádiz, Spain.
Podcast: Building Real Pathways for Women in Sailing — The Magenta Project CEO, Vicky Low
I sit down with Vicky Low, CEO of The Magenta Project, to unpack how a volunteer-driven idea born out of the Team SCA all-women campaign in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 has evolved into one of the sport’s most effective engines for getting more women into sailing.
Glenn Ashby on the Ferrari Hypersail project
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast I quiz Australian Olympian, two-time America’s Cup winner, and current wind-powered land speed record holder Glenn Ashby about his role as rig designer for the Ferrari Hypersail project.
SailGP Geneva Analysis
On the latest edition of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast British sailing journalists Justin Chisholm & Magnus Wheatley give an honest appraisal of a tricky weekend in Geneva: ultra-light winds and racing that was “mostly non-foiling” – at times dull for viewers and deeply frustrating for the crews.
SailGP St. Tropez Analysis
In the latest Yacht Racing Life Podcast, host Justin Chisholm and regular guest Magnus Wheatley dissect the SailGP regatta held in Saint-Tropez, a weekend dominated by tricky conditions, new technical challenges, and some standout performances.
Analysing the boldest America's Cup Protocol yet
In the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast, I sit down with Andy Rice, – founder of both Sailjuice.com and Road to Gold – and Dave Reed – editor of Sailing World magazine – to pick over what the new AC38 Protocol means for the Cup, the teams, and the sport.
SailGP Sassnitz analysis
Sassnitz served up drama for SailGP: France’s first win this season, Britain’s resurgence, Aussie consistency – plus pre-racing breakages and a crash, that raised big safety questions. Magnus Wheatley and I break it all down on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast.
If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry – Micky Beckett on Olympic campaigning
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast I chat with Welsh Laser ace Micky Beckett about about his journey from a home‑built dinghy in Pembrokeshire to the Olympic stage, the lessons learned from the pain of Paris 2024, his redemption in Palma this year, and his drive towards LA 2028.
SailGP Portsmouth Analysis
Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley unpack the highs and lows of SailGP Portsmouth — from Team GB’s home-water resurgence to bold new ideas for the league’s future — plus some candid reflections on SailGP's media strategy.
Ken Read Interview
In the latest episode of the Yacht Racing life podcast I sit down with North Sails president Ken Read for a chat about the recent goings on in the sailboat racing world.
SailGP New York Analysis
In this episode of The Yacht Racing Life Podcast, Justin Chisholm is joined from the UK by fellow yachting journalist Magnus Wheatley to dive into all the drama, intrigue, and slippery foils of the the sixth event of SailGP Season 5, which took place in New York last weekend.
British Vendée Globe Skipper Sam Goodchild
Justin Chisholm’s guest on the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is the British solo around-the-world sailor Sam Goodchild.