SAILING ILLUSTRATED #932 (Tue 19 May 2026): According to ChatGPT, Cayard (the name) derives from an Old French word used to describe someone who is cunning, intelligent, or sharp. Moreover, in southern France, the name is linked to the Occitan term for a small, swift river boat. Historically, this connection indicates that original bearers of the name may have been fishermen, merchants, or navigators along French waterways. LOL, how appropriate is that? Join us, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #931 (Fri 15 May 2026): Representing the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club (Sydney, AUS) will be Team Australia with backing from John Winning and family who supported the Australian entries in the 2024 Youth & Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona. Tom Slingsby, Olympic gold medallist, multiple foiling champion, and two-time World Sailor of the Year, will join the team as Head of Sailing. Three-time Cup winner Glenn Ashby will serve as Head of Performance & Design. We'll have the details. Join us, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #930 (Tue 12 May 2026): Cole Tapper, the first Aussie skipper to win ConCup since Peter Gilmore in 1988, joins TFE from SYD via Zoom with three of his KAIROS Racing crew. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #929 (Fri 1 May 2026): Day 2 (Thursday) of the Congressional Cup ended with three former champions sitting atop the leaderboard after an intense second day of round-robin racing. Two-time Con Cup champion Chris Poole (USA) continues to lead the fleet on 11-1, while defending 2025 champion Eric Monnin (SUI) and 2009 winner Johnie Berntsson (SWE) are tied for second on 9-3. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #928 (Tue 28 Apr 2026): USA athletes had a decent showing at the prestigious and well-attended French Olympic Week at Hyères (FRA) with a series of standout performances, topped by Charlotte Rose's gold medal in the highly competitive ILCA 6 fleet. Rose overcame a slow start to triumph with a 2-6 in the medal series. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

THIS IS A TEST, this is ONLY a test.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #927 (Fri 24 Apr 2026): Super FOSI John Sangmeister will join us live from his Andrews 68 ROCK-N-ROLL soon after the start of the 78th Newport to Ensenada (or San Diego) Race. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #926 (Tue 21 Apr 2026): Guests Morgan Pinckney and Andy Rose (USA) with Ep. 2 of our popular Road to the 2026 Governor's Cup series. The 59th "Gov Cup" will be hosted by Balboa YC 27 Jul - 1 Aug, and Andy will reveal the lineup of invited skippers — a "new guard" of top young match racers from around the world. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

This is a test, this is ONLY a test.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #925 (Fri 17 Apr 2026): FOSI John "Capt. Jack" Schafer has been involved in hostage rescue and crisis management for governments and NGOs around the world including the Red Cross, Save the Children, CARE, World Vision, and more. Now semi-retired, via his "Ministry of Sailing" John is bringing his expertise to our beloved sport. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #924 (Tue 14 Apr 2026): The Bonds Flying Roos have made history as the inaugural champions of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix, delivering a near-perfect Super Sunday performance to surge to the top of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship leaderboard. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #923 (Fri 10 Apr 2026): Yes, we will have the latest on the fuster cluck known as AC38, but our main focus will be on this weekend's Enel Rio Sail GP, the first in Brazil. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #922 (Tue 7 Apr 2026): Dr. Hamish Ross (NZL) is a lawyer, Super FOSI, long time friend and sometime AC adversary, and one of a very few widely-respected Cup historians and Deed of Gift experts. We'll discuss in some detail the Trusteeship of the Defender Royal New Zealand YS, the nascent America's Cup Partnership, the two new challengers (or so one hears), and on whether the John Sweeney Cup court challenge could play out. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #921 (Fri 27 Mar 26): Day Two of the 2026 Macao Match Cup delivered a steadier breeze of 6–8 knots as twelve international teams fought for points in the qualifying stage. French skipper Aurélien Pierroz and his Match Again by NET crew lead the standings after posting seven wins from eight races. Sweden’s Oscar Engström sits close behind with six wins from nine races. We'll have the latest. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #921 (Fri 27 Mar 26): Day Two of the 2026 Macao Match Cup delivered a steadier breeze of 6–8 knots as twelve international teams fought for points in the qualifying stage. French skipper Aurélien Pierroz and his Match Again by NET crew lead the standings after posting seven wins from eight races. Sweden’s Oscar Engström sits close behind with six wins from nine races. We'll have the latest. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #921 (Fri 27 Mar 26): Day Two of the 2026 Macao Match Cup delivered a steadier breeze of 6–8 knots as twelve international teams fought for points in the qualifying stage. French skipper Aurélien Pierroz and his Match Again by NET crew lead the standings after posting seven wins from eight races. Sweden’s Oscar Engström sits close behind with six wins from nine races. We'll have the latest. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #920 (Tue 24 Mar 26): The AC37 Challenger of Record is the Royal Yacht Squadron (GBR). Their representative team was named INEOS, then Athena Racing, now GB1. Regardless of the name, do they have access to an AC75 for next summer's racing? Developments over the weekend make that appear doubtful. So then what? We'll have the latest. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific Time / 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #919 (Fri 20 Mar 26): Britton Ward grew up in Perth, W.A., and was captivated by the America's Cup when it was hosted there in 1986-87 — leading to a career as one of the preeminent naval architects in the world. Now President of Farr Yacht Design in Annapolis, MD (USA), Britt joins us live via Zoom for a look into recent and upcoming America's Cup technology. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific DAYLIGHT Time / now 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #918 (Tue 17 Mar 26): As we reported on Friday, one hears Karel Komárek (CZE) and his ostensible CEO Ken Read (USA) are hard at work to pull together an AC38 challenge before the 31 March deadline. One now hears it will be through an American yacht club. Will they also buy the American Magic assets, and train in Pensacola? Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific DAYLIGHT Time / now 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.

SAILING ILLUSTRATED #917 (Fri 13 Mar 26): Herman Winning, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake on YANDOO have dominated the JJ Giltinan 18-Footer Worlds this week. With two races to go only SHAW AND PARTNERS AUS have a shot at them. We'll have the latest with Super FOSI Dolly Divola reporting from SYD. Join us when we go live, as usual, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1300 Pacific DAYLIGHT Time / now 2000 UTC on Facebook and YouTube, or watch a replay on demand. "Sail Fast, Sail Safe, Have Fun!" #SailingIllustrated. #Yacht Racing News, Views and Notables.