Halifax SailGP, the Black Foils return and Luna Rossa launch - The Foil Podcast - Ep 24

It's a full house for episode 24 of The Foil Podcast, with a Canada SailGP preview plus the latest America's Cup updates. Neil Cole, Andy Rice, Freddie Carr and Lewis Smith open with a tribute to offshore legend Charlie Dalin before turning to the weekend ahead.The Canada Sail Grand Prix in Halifax is the fulcrum of @SailGP Season 6 – event seven of thirteen – and the crew dig into why this race course turned the form book on its head last time, what a cold, shifting forecast could do to the foils, and whether we'll see split fleets for points scoring for the first time ever. There's the return of a freshly rebuilt Black Foils boat, a leaderboard that's wide open in the middle, and a look at who badly needs to kick-start their season.Then it's all about the Cup: Luna Rossa's relaunched AC75, what we spotted (and didn't), the first American training camp in Pensacola, and the design-stable question that could shape the whole AC38 cycle. Plus a pointed debate about whether the @AmericasCup is keeping commercial pace with SailGP. Predictions get made, and some might age better than others…Read more: https://thefoil.com/news/angry-coutts-bites-back-at-sailgp-critics/Listen to our podcast on Spotify and other platforms: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/NSR2217026422Follow @wearethefoil across all platforms – Instagram, X, Threads, TikTok and YouTube.#TheFoil #WeAreTheFoil #SailGP #AmericasCup 0:00 Intro & Charlie Dalin tribute5:21 Halifax SailGP preview10:23 Course analysis & split fleets discussion17:02 Can the Black Foils still make the Grand Final?23:43 Teams needing a second-half comeback28:15 Luna Rossa relaunch AC75 "Silver Bullet"32:30 Pete Burling's influence on Luna Rossa33:47 American Magic AC40 training camp36:04 America's Cup marketing & media discussion37:06 America's Cup design partnerships explained39:15 Richard Mille Cup & TP52 Worlds update41:45 Halifax final predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices