Foiling Catamaran Racing Articles
SailGP Lands in Rio — And the Stage Couldn’t Be Bigger There are race venues.
And then there are statements.
SailGP dropped anchor — briefly — in one of the most recognisable natural amphitheatres in sport: Guanabara Bay.
Sugarloaf Mountain looming. The city rising behind it. Trade winds rolling through a racecourse that has shaped Olympic champions for decades.
For the fourth stop of the 2026 season, SailGP didn’t just arrive in Brazil.
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Olympic waters. Stadium racing. No hiding place.
26-04-2026
Spain took Early control of the Sydney Sail Grand Prix
The Sydney Sail Grand Prix delivered the kind of racing Sydney Harbour has become famous for — tight tactical decisions, shifting winds and foiling catamarans flying across the water at nearly 60 km/h.
At the end of four fleet races it was Spain’s Los Gallos, led by driver Diego Botín, who emerged as the strongest team of the opening day.
27-03-2026
SailGP has confirmed the return of one of its most striking and successful venues, with the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix set to roar back onto Geneva’s spectacular waterfront on 19–20 September 2026. Staged once again on the deep blue theatre of Lake Geneva, the event will mark a second consecutive home race for the Switzerland SailGP Team, supported by long-standing championship and event Title Partner Rolex.
11-02-2026
SailGP has confirmed the return of one of its most striking and successful venues, with the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix set to roar back onto Geneva’s spectacular waterfront on 19–20 September 2026. Staged once again on the deep blue theatre of Lake Geneva, the event will mark a second consecutive home race for the Switzerland SailGP Team, supported by long-standing championship and event Title Partner Rolex.
11-02-2026
Few cities feel built for spectacle quite like Rio de Janeiro — and in April 2026, SailGP finally brings its brand of edge-of-control foiling to South America for the first time.
28-01-2026