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15 minutes with Grant Dalton

15 minutes with Grant Dalton

During the 37th America’s Cup preliminary regatta in Jeddah I managed to grab a short interview with Emirates Team New Zealand and America’s Cup Event CEO Grant Dalton. Our meeting took place prior to racing on the final day and Dalton’s busy schedule at the event meant

New Zealand emerge victorious as Italy's rising stars make their mark

New Zealand emerge victorious as Italy's rising stars make their mark

Subscribe now After a sharp exit from Jeddah after the end of racing on Saturday at the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup I spent much of my two Emirates Airlines overnight flights back to Barcelona reflecting on the final day of action – an exciting day that

Red Sea conditions deliver much awaited AC40 spectacular on second day in Jeddah

Red Sea conditions deliver much awaited AC40 spectacular on second day in Jeddah

It’s what sailing fans around the world have been avidly waiting for since the AC40 foiling monohull concept was first announced. Although it’s been an interminably long time coming, finally today, on the second day of the America’s Cup preliminary regatta in Jeddah, the weather gods produced

Kiwis excel as Italian young guns impress

Kiwis excel as Italian young guns impress

Subscribe now Aside from the race committee – who managed to put three races on the board on what was reputedly the lightest wind day of the three-day event – it is the America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand who will be the happiest group in Jeddah tonight, having

Postcard from Jeddah...

Postcard from Jeddah...

I’m writing this update from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia where the six international teams contesting the 37th America’s Cup have been preparing since Monday aboard their one-design AC40s for the second preliminary regatta of this Cup cycle. Banks of industrial grade air conditioning units are keeping the

Sebastien Scheitner

Sebastien Scheitner

The Switzerland SailGP Team may be new to SailGP this season but the Swiss syndicate led by 23-year-old Sebastien Scheitner in fact originates from the young skipper’s Team Tilt – a well established top performing squad on the European GC32 Racing Tour for the last several years.

Answering the call – part 2

Subscribe now Although not yet at full capacity the Swiss Alinghi Red Bull Racing America’s Cup team is nevertheless a complex organisation. Arrivabene expects it to end up similar in scale to previous Alinghi campaigns, but says the syndicate’s configuration will be quite different because of the complex

Behind the lens

Behind the lens

Ever wondered who is responsible for the superb action images we enjoy from every SailGP event around the world?

Answering the call – part 1

Subscribe now When Italian sailor Silvio Arrivabene finished the 36th America’s Cup with the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic syndicate in New Zealand last year he was happy to be making a return to his ‘normal’ life back in Europe where he is a well known name

The click on the clock

The click on the clock

American Olympic campaigner Hans Henken was at a 49er regatta on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca earlier this year when he got a phone call from United States SailGP wing trimmer Paul Campbell-James.

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