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Australia's new America's Cup challenge takes flight

Australia is mounting a new challenge for the America's Cup through Sydney's Prince Edward Yacht Club, aiming to recreate the historic 1983 victory when Australia II broke a 132-year US winning streak with its revolutionary winged keel. The team, led by skipper Tom Slingsby and featuring crew membe…

First SailGP, now the America's Cup? The Aussies want it all | The Foil Podcast - Ep 19

Australia have now won so many SailGP events that it's starting to look like the anomaly when they don't. Episode 19 of The Foil Podcast digs into a Bermuda Grand Prix that felt like the F50s finally getting to stretch their legs – flat water, proper breeze, big race course – and dissects exactly h…

“It’s Daunting!” Tom Slingsby reveals Australian challenge | Inside Americas Cup Talks

Australia is back to challenge for the America's Cup and sailing superstar Tom Slingsby is heading up Team Australia's sailing team. In this exclusive interview Tom tells Niall Myant-Best about the team's startup mentality, growing up on Australian America's Cup history and why experience might jus…

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds SailGP docuseries announced

Amazon has announced a new docuseries following Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds as owners of the Flying Roos catamaran, documenting Australia's fastest sailors competing in SailGP. The series, compared to the successful Wrexham documentary format, will provide behind-the-scenes access to the global …

Battling The AI Ick | Chapter 277

AI is getting weird, horror movies are taking over Hollywood, and somehow Deadpool & Wolverine ended up on a sailboat. This week on Distance NERDing, Phil and James dive into the latest Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and movie news while trying to process the growing "AI Ick" taking over the internet. W…

SailGP's weird weekend in the Big Apple

New York did not deliver the weekend that SailGP was hoping for. No practice racing on Friday due to the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship blocking the craning-in area, only three boats racing on Saturday due to high winds preventing the rest of the fleet being launched, and another major crash on the final…

Podcast Extra: Tom Slingsby breaks down the Aussie Cup challenge: boat, crew and the race against time

In this wide-ranging interview Tom Slingsby sits down with The Foil’s Andy Rice to give an inside look at the current state of the Australian America’s Cup campaign.The man widely regarded as the best sailor on the planet right now is busier than ever, and in this conversation he lays out exactly w…

Tom Slingsby: Decision-Making At 80 KPH!

Olympic gold medallist, America’s Cup winner and SailGP superstar Tom Slingsby joins Sailfaster from San Francisco airport for a fascinating deep dive into what it takes to perform at the highest level of sailing. From surviving one of the toughest and most dramatic SailGP race days of his career t…

“The move of the season”: Halifax SailGP unpicked – The Foil Podcast – Ep 25

“The best of times, the worst of times – but fun all the time.” That’s Andy Rice’s summary of the Canada Sail Grand Prix as The Foil’s podcast team delves into round seven of SailGP 2026.Andy acknowledges the great work of SailGP’s tech team in returning to the water the three boats damaged in New …

The Foil Debrief: Valencia SailGP's biggest shock

Welcome to The Foil Debrief, this first episode on Spain's shock elimination at the Spanish Sail Grand Prix – and it wasn't the only twist of the weekend. Andy Rice and Bene Donovan run through a light-wind Valencia that saw the fleet back on the big wing and the entire regatta compressed into a…