The Foil has posted a short new video on the opening 24 hours of the Route du Rhum. It uses animated tracker graphics to show the fleet off the Brittany coast, near Île d'Ouessant, so it's a quick way to see how the race has taken shape.
Video: The Foil
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The Foil's Andy continues his argument for allowing pump-foil racing at Olympic sailing competitions when there is no wind.
On launch day for ARC Team USA's new AC75, The Foil's Freddie gets CEO Ken Read on the phone for a first look at the boat and the story behind the name.
Andy Rice says Olympic equipment is too plain and wants bolder designs on hulls and sails. The Foil's new video asks whether he has a point.
The Foil dials into ARC Team USA's Pensacola boat shed on launch morning, with Giles Scott, Ken Read and Harry Melges IV in the final push to get their AC75 afloat.
Elodie Bonafous has claimed the first female Route du Rhum IMOCA podium in 24 years, and Andy Rice runs through day 12 and the arrivals into Guadeloupe.
Bermuda rolled Mexico by three seconds on the final run and Uruguay won a tough Group H race, setting up a double-points Golden Sunday on Guanabara Bay with Last Chance places still to be decided.
Milford Cruising Club will host the inaugural PredictWind Matt Mitchell Memorial for Zephyrs alongside the Sunburst North Island Regatta from 20 to 22 November 2026.
Francesca Clapcich has become the first woman to be crowned IMOCA Globe Series champion, clinching the 2026 title in her debut season in the class with eighth place in the Route du Rhum.
Comebacks, equipment failures and a finish decided by three seconds: watch the Day 3 highlights from the SSL Gold Cup Pan-American Qualifiers on Rio's Guanabara Bay.
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