Foiling is everywhere these days. Whether it be on an offshore IMOCA, a SailGP F50, a Waszp, a Moth, a Wind Foiler or a WingFoiler, this is where you can find the latest news.
Team Australia Challenge was able to gain a highly valuable entry in the inaugural Women’s Foiling Gold Cup in Lake Garda on the 69F mono hull at the end of August, enabling 5 female athletes who were currently in European…
So, what do we know now? The pre-event practice racing that has been held in Barcelona ahead of the first Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú from the 14-17 September 2023, has given us an early look into the…
Report from Final day – Hvide Sande, Denmark French athletes dominated the podiums at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Hvide Sande. On the final day of the competition the wind did not fill in. So we crowned the winners at…
SAINT TROPEZ- 10 SEPTEMBER, 2023- Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have finally broken their ‘Saint Tropez curse’, securing second place at the France Sail Grand Prix I Saint Tropez. Following the catastrophic structural failure of the New Zealand Team’s…
SAINT-TROPEZ – September 10, 2023 – Sir Ben Ainslie and his Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team ended a two and half year event win drought with a masterful performance at the France Sail Grand Prix final. In front of a…
WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 8-14 The athletes had a second early start on day five of the competition to take advantage of the 8-15 knots of cross offshore breezes blowing over Hvide Sande’s beautiful dunes just after dawn. Nia Suardiaz clinched her…
No athletes injured in incident after New Zealand had finished day one second in standings behind ROCKWOOL Denmark at France Sail Grand Prix SAINT-TROPEZ – September 9, 2023 – The New Zealand SailGP Team faces a race against time to…
Report from day Four – Hvide Sande, Denmark WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 1-7 Following two days of light and unstable breezes, the athletes again had an early start to make the most wind and have a chance of getting a FreeFly-Slalom result…
The first Preliminary Regatta on the road to the 37th America’s Cup begins in the beautiful Catalan port of Vilanova i La Geltrú from the 14-17th September 2023 and promises to be one of the most hotly contested regattas anywhere…
SAINT TROPEZ- 08 SEPTEMBER, 2023 – As the France Sail Grand Prix approaches, shots have been fired between the two sailing powerhouses, Australia and New Zealand. At this morning’s pre-event press conference, Australian driver Tom Slingsby admitted last season’s dramatic…
SAINT TROPEZ – September 8, 2023 – With just three points between the top five teams in the Season 4 standings, and a new first-time winner in Spain at the last event, the SailGP field has never felt more open…
Report from day One – Hvide Sande, Denmark WOMEN’S ROUNDS 3-5, SEMI-FINALS & FINAL: Day one of the competition saw the Surf-Freestyle discipline played out in tricky conditions (10-14 knots) on Hvide Sande’s white beaches that served up some kickers…
Vamos Gallos! A look into Spain SailGP Team’s first-ever win in ‘Racing on the Edge’As the youngest team in the fleet, Diego Botin’s Gallos showed they have the skills to win at the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix LONDON…
With only two races sailed due to light winds on the final day of the TF35 Malcesine Cup 1, Realteam Sailing, skippered by Jérôme Clerc, who have clinched the victory at every event of the 2023 season, claim the annual…
31st August 2023 Barcelona, Spain America’s Cup today announced a new technological partnership with ACCIÓ, the public agency for the competitiveness of Catalan enterprise which is part of the Ministry of Business and Labour of the Generalitat of Catalonia. The…
Day three of the TF35 Malcesine Cup 1 saw an intensifying rivalry between Yann Guichard’s Spindrift and Jérôme Clerc’s Realteam Sailing, as both teams claimed two victories each in a full-on, four-heat afternoon. Following a brief delay ashore, waiting for…
It was classic Lake Garda racing for the opening of the TF35 Malcesine Cup today, featuring two practice races followed by two official points-scoring races sailed in a 15-knot Ora breeze. In Race 1, the current tour leaders, Realteam Sailing,…
New global brand campaign ‘We Are Racing’ brings SailGP’s action-packed, adrenaline-fueled battles to world famous Piccadilly Lights big screen.Emirates GBR athletes Hannah Mills and Matt Gotrel arrive in full race kit to witness the screening LONDON – August 30, 2023…
The WASZP European Games were already slated for Norway in August 2024, however, due to the success of last month’s EuroCup and the desire of the WASZP community, the event has now been upgraded to an International Games status. The…
After a summer break since late June, the 2023 season for the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran resumes next week with the first of two events hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine on the beautiful shores of Lake Garda, Italy, from…
It’s done! Our little rocket has left the workshop and hit the water for the first time. We were eager to watch her sail on Lake Geneva before sending her to the south of France for further developments. In addition…
15,483 young people engaged since Inspire’s inception, with new ambitious target set LONDON – August 23, 2023 – On its fourth anniversary, SailGP’s community, education and outreach initiative, Inspire, has celebrated a huge milestone in its ambition to diversify the…
Stunning Eurocup in Sandefjord Seilforeng – Norway One of the most spectacular venues on the WASZP calendar came to life last week, with the 2024 European Games venue turning on an event for the ages! 2023 European Games winner Markus…
The Orient Express Racing Team base at the western end of the Port Vell became an operational sailing base today with the maiden sail of their beautiful, new AC40 replete with its eye-catching blue and gold livery to match the…
Report from Day Eleven – Saquarema, Brazil On Day 11, everything came together perfectly. The wind and waves greeted wingfoilers early in the morning, marking the exciting final day of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Rio. A perfect…
Report from Day Nine – Saquarema, Brazil Photos: Svetlana Romantsova The Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Rio is the second wave event out of three. Moona Whyte won the first stop in Cape Verde’s Ponta Preta against Nia Suardiaz….
SAILGP’S FIRST VISIT TO LOS ANGELES MADE HISTORY, WITH SPAIN TRIUMPHING OVER AUSTRALIA AND ROCKWOOL DENMARK TO CLAIM ITS FIRST EVENT WIN. The Port of Los Angeles hosted SailGP’s tightest racecourse yet, resulting in plenty of close calls, near misses…
Report from Day Five – Sotavento, Fuerteventura FINAL EVENT WRAP-UP The final day of the competition at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Fuerteventura saw the climactic finale of three days of FreeFly-Slalom action with the 40 men battling through…
Report from day Four – Sotavento, Fuerteventura Suardiaz claims FreeFly-Slalom victory in Fuerteventura WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 8-15: The women’s compact fleet of 10 allowed another eight races, to bring their total to 15. Nia Suardiaz appeared utterly unstoppable. By the end…
An incredible 5 days of WASZP action came to a head on the beautiful waters of Quiberon, with 4 races completed creating a 17 race series, it has to go down as one of the most spectacular foiling events in…
Report from day Two – Sotavento, FuerteventuraSurf-Freestyle winners crowned in Fuerteventura MEN’S ROUND 5, SEMI FINALS & FINAL: Day two of the competition saw the closing heats of the Surf-Freestyle discipline played out in gusty conditions on Sotavento’s turquoise waters…
Report from day One – Sotavento, Fuerteventura Surf-Freestyle battle has kicked off in Fuerteventura MEN’S ROUND 1-4: Twenty-eight men and 12 women from 14 nations battled in the opening rounds Surf-Freestyle discipline in gusty winds that varied from 24 to…
LOS ANGELES- 23 JULY, 2023 – Los Angeles hosted a fairytale ending for the Spain SailGP Team, who secured its first ever victory in SailGP against Australia and Denmark. Tom Slingsby and his crew were hoping to close off Australia’s…
LOS ANGELES – July 21, 2023 – The anticipation is at an all-time high as Australia readies itself to fight for the inaugural Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix, commencing tomorrow. SailGP’s most challenging track in history awaits the ten…
NEW YORK CITY – July 20, 2023 – SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sport leagues, announced today an increased partnership with CBS Sports including 12 dedicated hours on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, doubling the network coverage…
What a way to start the 2023 WASZP European Games in Quiberon France. One of the most spectacular scenes in sailing, with 150+ WASZPs on the same start line for the Marathon race to begin the overall championship qualifying series….
Report from Day Six – Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photos: Lukas K Stiller The GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Gran Canaria met the GWA team and riders with strong winds that allowed for three different disciplines to…
The first ever GWA Wingfoil Big Air World Champions are crowned BIG AIR MEN’S FINALS The battle to become the first GWA Wingfoil Big Air World Champions at the iconic spot of Gran Canaria’s Pozo Izquierdo in perfect, cranking winds…
MEN’S ELIMINATIONS 5-7 The third day of competition, with 35 men and 14 women battling for 8 hours, served up some of the most exciting FreeFly-Slalom ever seen, with the athletes amped by the cranking winds and swell for the…
The wind once again picked up on the final day of the WASZP European Warm-Up. In true WASZP style, only 2pts separated the podium at the event. After 10 validated races, Hippolyte Gruet is the Overall Winner of WASZP European…
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