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SailGP 2026 Sydney Race Final // SailGP Media
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Taylor Canfield claims first-ever SailGP event title

SailGP 2026
After seven fleet races in light and unstable breeze, the three boat final at the 2026 SailGP Sydney...
ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team helmed by Nicolai Sehested ahead of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Dylan Fletcher during racing on Race Day 1 of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia. Saturday 28 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 3 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP.
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Denmark time it right as the Harbour tilts the script in the final fleet race in Sydney SailGP

SailGP 2026
Heading into Race 7, the final fleet race of the 2026 SailGP Sydney event, Spain’s Los Gallos led th...
SailGP 2026 Sydney Race 6 // SailGP Media
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United States master light air in Race 6 as Sydney SailGP leaderboard tightens

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour delivered its most testing race—not by speed but by decisions made in slow racing con...
SailGP 2026 Sydney Race 5 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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Emirates GBR take control in light air in Sydney SailGP Race 5

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour delivered a tactical light air contest on Sunday as Emirates Great Britain claimed vi...
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Spain edge ahead in Sydney on day one of SailGP event

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour did what it always does when the breeze refuses stay in one direction, ...
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Explore Racing fastest to Mangōnui as Motorboat III claims handicap honours in Leg 1 of the 2026 Doy...

Round North Island (RNI)
The 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race is underway, with a fast and hard foug...
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Live: 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race

Round North Island (RNI)
The 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race will be held from 28 February to 15 Ma...
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Australia close Day 1 with commanding Race 4 SailGP victory

SailGP 2026
Australia secured a decisive win in Race 4 to close the opening day of SailGP Sydney 2026, restoring...
The fleet in the Waitemata. // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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RNI 2026 – Start line massive photo gallery

Round North Island (RNI)
Enjoy the start line photos that our team captured today. We have uploaded every photo to the galler...
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Spain master unstable breeze in penalty-filled Sydney Race 3

SailGP 2026
Race 3 in Sydney delivered one of the most chaotic starts of the weekend, with shifting breeze, unst...
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Shifting Sydney breeze reshapes the leaderboard in Race 2

SailGP 2026
Like Race 1, Race 2 of the 2026 SailGP Sydney unfolded in a lighter, unstable breeze. Following A...
Silhouette of the F50 catamaran sleet racing past the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Race Day 1 of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia. Saturday 28 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 3 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Brett Phibbs for SailGP.
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BONDS Flying Roos strike first in a light air scrap in the first race 2026 Sydney SailGP

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour delivered a tactical opener to the 2026 SailGP Sydney opener. With the...
The fleet in the Waitemata. // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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Motorboat III leads the fleet as the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Yacht Race gets underway on...

Round North Island (RNI)
Twenty six two-handed crews start the 1,210 nautical mile anticlockwise lap around Aotearoa’s North ...
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2026 RNIs: Meet the teams

Round North Island (RNI)
The 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race brings together one of the most divers...
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KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix (Press Conference): racing returns under sharper focus

SailGP 2026
The KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix arrives with unfinished business. Auckland changed the tone of th...
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SailGP Sydney pre-race press conference as it happened (formerly our live coverage)

SailGP 2026
We are running a live for this press conference; it's the first pre-race press conference since the ...
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Sydney SailGP weather throws out the usual Harbour script

SailGP 2026
An uncommon easterly and tidal nuances around Shark Island could turn this weekend’s racing into a t...
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Sydney SailGP 2026: Five storylines to watch on Sydney Harbour

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour hosts the next round of the 2026 SailGP season this weekend. The fleet will be smalle...
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Auckland SailGP collision: Review confirms rapid foil ventilation sequence behind Black Foils crash

SailGP 2026
SailGP’s technical review into the Auckland SailGP collision has concluded there was no mechanical f...
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Sailability Auckland makes history with world-first SKUD 18 International Match Race Challenge

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Sailability Auckland, in partnership with the Ponsonby Cruising Club and Burnsco, proudly announces ...
Niksen, 2025 Evolution Sails Northern Triangle - Leg 3 Start. // Photo credit: Suellen Hurling / Live Sail Die
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2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race

Round North Island (RNI)
The 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Race will be held from 28 February to 15 March 20...
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Quentin Delapierre speaks exclusively to Boating New Zealand after Auckland SailGP crash

SailGP 2026
France SailGP driver Quentin Delapierre reflects on the Race 3 collision with the Black Foils at the...
Emirates Team New Zealand sail their AC40 in Auckland. // Photo credit: Emirates Team NZ
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Selection drama builds in Sardinia as global power shifts reshape the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s C...

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As Cagliari prepares to host the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta from 21 to 24 ...
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Secrecy still defines the America’s Cup as Sardinia opens the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup cycle...

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Despite talk of greater collaboration between teams, secrecy remains woven into the fabric of the Am...
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Artemis may sail for Sweden, but Auckland felt like home!

SailGP 2026
Kiwi influence strong within Artemis Racing SailGP Team ahead of KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix With...
Wraith II // Photo credit: Sean Vernon
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Wraith II: The MOD70, from Beau Geste to near record-breaking victory at the Balokovic Cup

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Wraith II, the MOD70 trimaran formerly known as Beau Geste and Snowflake, made an impressive return ...
Wraith II returning to New Zealand // Photo credit: Ultim Boat
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Wraith II storms to near-record finish at 2026 Balokovic Cup

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Wraith II, the MOD 70 helmed by Sean Vernon, delivered a statement performance in the 2026 Balokovic...
Peter Burling, co-CEO and driver of Black Foils SailGP Team, crosses the Black Foils SailGP F50 catamaran whilst in action on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 14 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. Photo: James Gourley for SailGP.
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New Zealand SailGP Team out for unspecified period after Auckland crash

SailGP 2026
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have confirmed they will not compete at the KPMG Austr...
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Black Foils outline technical sequence behind Auckland SailGP collision

SailGP 2026
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have provided their clearest account yet of the events...
Louis Sinclair, SailGP recovery // Photo credit: Black Foils
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Louis Sinclair discharged as Black Foils focus on recovery after SailGP collision

SailGP 2026
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have confirmed that grinder Louis Sinclair has been di...
Aftermath of the collision between the Black Foils SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France helmed by Quentin Delapierre, with support boats of the SailGP Fleet, on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 14 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. Photo: Simon Bruty for SailGP.
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Peter Burling and Blair Tuke speak after SailGP Auckland crash

SailGP 2026
The following is a full, unedited transcript of the media briefing with Black Foils co CEOs Peter Bu...
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Black Foils and DS Team France out of Sydney SailGP as review continues

SailGP 2026
New Zealand and France will not compete at next weekend’s KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix, following the...
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Balokovic Cup set to decide Doyle Sails Gold Cup

Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series
The Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series reaches its climax this Friday, 20 February 2026, with the Balokovic...
Upwind R603 - L3 - Paul MacIntosh and Vaughan Snowdon, R589 - Merde - David Pairman and Peter Holder, R601 - Rampant - Tim Bartlett and Matt Hix // Photo credit: rclass.org
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76th Leander Trophy decided in testing Lyttelton conditions

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The 76th Leander Trophy, the R Class National Championship, was decided in classic Canterbury fashio...
2026 SailGP Auckland. NZ vs France crash. // Photo credit: Boating NZ / Roger Mills
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French team ruled out of Sydney as injured sailors continue recovery after Auckland SailGP crash

SailGP 2026
The fallout from the dramatic collision at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix continues, with DS Au...
2026 SailGP Auckland, accident between Black Foils and France // Photo credit: Boating New Zealand
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EXCLUSIVE: Boating NZ video of the SailGP incident NZ/France

SailGP 2026
Roger Mills, our amazing cameraman, was on-site as the Black Foils hit the French SailGP team in Rac...
ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team helmed by Nicolai Sehested in action on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 14 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. // Photo credit: James Gourley for SailGP.
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Starboard foil sensor fault disrupts ROCKWOOL Racing campaign in Auckland

SailGP 2026
A malfunction in the starboard daggerboard sensor system significantly impacted the performance of t...
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Nathan Outteridge, Artemis SailGP and that unmistakable Kiwi link

SailGP 2026
With the Black Foils sidelined, Artemis SailGP has become the boat many New Zealand fans are watchin...
(L-R) Kinley Fowler, grinder of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Tom Slingsby, driver of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Sam Newton, grinder of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Glenn Ashby, wing trimmer of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Tash Bryant, strategist of BONDS Flying Roos, and Jason Waterhouse, flight controller of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, celebrate onboard the chief marshal boat following winning the event on Race Day 2 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Sunday 15 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP.
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BONDS Flying Roos reclaim form with Auckland triumph

SailGP 2026
BONDS Flying Roos return to the top in Auckland, seize the 2026 season lead, and turn their focus to...
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Australia win SailGP Auckland 2026 final in dramatic three boat showdown under squall on Waitematā H...

SailGP 2026
Australia claimed victory in the Auckland final after a tightly contested three boat showdown in str...

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