The Foil Podcast

Offshore at inshore intensity – that's the new reality of ocean racing, and the crew of Jason Carroll's Mod 70 Argo just proved it by smashing the transatlantic record in a near-constant match race with Zulu across 2,800 miles of Atlantic. In this offshore special, Freddie Carr and Neil Cole sit down with crew Pete Cumming to dissect a record attempt that came down to single-digit minutes. Four da...

Neil Cole, Freddie Carr and Andy Rice reflect on the main talking points thrown up by the SailGP season opener in Perth – which all agree was the “best event yet”. The team discuss the benefits of racing at an “extreme venue”, while acknowledging pre-event injuries to Chris Draper and Iain ‘Goobs’ Jensen highlight how “hairy” this sport can be. There’s praise for “the wave whisperer” Luke Parkinso...

What can we expect in SailGP Season 6? The championship that crowned eight different winners in 12 events last season is already back – and this time, there are 13 teams fighting for the $2 million prize in Abu Dhabi. In the second episode of The Foil Podcast, host Neil Cole is joined by Freddie Carr and Andy Rice to dissect the dynamics shaping Season 6. Sweden's Artemis squad, fronted by Iain Pe...

Eight different event winners. Twelve teams separated by margins that would have been unthinkable two seasons ago. The SailGP fleet is levelling up, and the stats are there to prove it. In The Foil's first ever podcast, Neil Cole sits down with Freddie Carr and Andy Rice for a deep-dive into a season where the old certainties no longer applied. Australia – dominant force of seasons one through thr...