2026 SailGP Auckland - Black Foils / France collision

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Auckland SailGP collision: Review confirms rapid foil ventilation sequence behind Black Foils crash
SailGP’s technical review into the Auckland SailGP collision has concluded there was no mechanical f...

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Quentin Delapierre speaks exclusively to Boating New Zealand after Auckland SailGP crash
France SailGP driver Quentin Delapierre reflects on the Race 3 collision with the Black Foils at the...

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New Zealand SailGP Team out for unspecified period after Auckland crash
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
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have provided their clearest account yet of the events...

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Louis Sinclair discharged as Black Foils focus on recovery after SailGP collision
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have confirmed that grinder Louis Sinclair has been di...

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Peter Burling and Blair Tuke speak after SailGP Auckland crash
The following is a full, unedited transcript of the media briefing with Black Foils co CEOs Peter Bu...

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French team ruled out of Sydney as injured sailors continue recovery after Auckland SailGP crash
The fallout from the dramatic collision at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix continues, with DS Au...

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EXCLUSIVE: Boating NZ video of the SailGP incident NZ/France
Roger Mills, our amazing cameraman, was on-site as the Black Foils hit the French SailGP team in Rac...

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Sinclair recovering post surgery in Auckland hospital
Black Foil Louis Sinclair has had successful surgery on his right leg overnight to injuries suffered...

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After the crash: SailGP splits the fleet for a tense day two in Auckland
A dramatic collision on Saturday has reshaped the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix. With the Black Fo...

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DS Automobiles SailGP Team France names hospitalised team member
DS Automobiles SailGP Team France ruled out of Day 2 despite leading provisional standings

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Black Foils confirm identity of hospitalised grinder
The Black Foils have announced the name of the person hospitalised during the massive accident betwe...

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SailGP statement: Collision halts SailGP Auckland as Black Foils and France withdraw
Two sailors hospitalised and both F50s badly damaged after high speed impact on the Waitematā.

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2026 SailGP Auckland, drivers react after France and Black Foils incident in Auckland
In interviews conducted by SailGP following racing on Day One of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix...

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VIDEO: SailGP Black Foils hits France
We cannot type fast enough. Here is the video of the moment that the Black Foils hit France at about...

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SailGP Auckland Race 3: collision stops the contest (video included)
SailGP Auckland Race 3 was abandoned following a high speed collision between New Zealand and France...












