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18 IMOCA pairs set to do battle in the Transat Café l’OR

18 IMOCA pairs set to do battle in the Transat Café l’OR

The final IMOCA race of the 2025 season gets underway from Le Havre for Martinique in the Caribbean on Sunday, and it looks set to be a thriller featuring some of the top boats and sailors in the Class ready to push hard for victory.

Racing Roundup #011

Racing Roundup #011

Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.

Olympic innovation

Olympic innovation

Gottifredi Maffioli takes the trapeze cleat to a new level of sophistication.

Racing Roundup #010

Racing Roundup #010

Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.

Racing Roundup #009

Racing Roundup #009

Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.

Argo Challenge: A 20-year quest to bring disabled sailors into the America’s Cup

Argo Challenge: A 20-year quest to bring disabled sailors into the America’s Cup

Antonio Spinelli’s revived Argo Challenge is bidding to field international teams of disabled sailors in the Youth and Women’s America’s Cup at AC38, with hopes of racing in the AC40 prelims too. Backed by Lars Grael and Heiko Kroger, the project seeks funding and approval to make history.

Racing Roundup #008

Racing Roundup #008

Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.

Ainslie and Dalton on the new America's Cup landscape

Ainslie and Dalton on the new America's Cup landscape

As few as four and as many as seven – that’s the range of potential entries that Challenger of Record CEO Ben Ainslie believes is in prospect for the 38th edition of the America’s Cup.

Emirates Team New Zealand announce new sailors and sail for first time in AC38

Emirates Team New Zealand announce new sailors and sail for first time in AC38

Almost a year to the day since Emirates Team New Zealand sealed victory in the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, Spain, the Kiwi syndicate has taken to the water for the first time in their latest campaign to mount a defence of sailing’s biggest prize.

Podcast: Iain Percy – CEO Artemis SailGP Team

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.

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