PlanetSail: Turbulent times in sailing
Published on April 17th, 2026
Matthew Sheahan with PlanetSail provides this video report on notable international events occurring in the sport:
Turbulent times. It’s a complicated phase for the America’s Cup as the prospect of new teams build the excitement for Naples, while talk of legal issues threaten to drag the Cup back. For SailGP the prospect of close racing at a new exotic and former Olympic venue was scuppered when the weather decided not to show, but offshore the story was different as the Globe40 fleet completed its lap of the planet and The Ocean Race Atlantic put the final piece of the puzzle in place.




We’ll keep your information safe.