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  <title>Grand prix &amp; foiling news — Digital Sailors</title>
  <subtitle>Follow grand prix sailing news: foiling circuits, stadium racing formats, how broadcast coverage works, and the official channels for each series.</subtitle>
  <id>https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling</id>
  <updated>2026-08-23T15:24:57.301Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>Event weekends drive the cycle</title>
    <id>https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#section-1</id>
    <link href="https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#how-it-works" />
    <updated>2026-08-23T15:24:57.301Z</updated>
    <summary>Racing is concentrated into two or three days per venue, so coverage spikes hard and then goes quiet. Standings updates land immediately after the final race.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Broadcast is the front door</title>
    <id>https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#section-2</id>
    <link href="https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#how-it-works" />
    <updated>2026-08-23T15:24:57.301Z</updated>
    <summary>These circuits produce their own live coverage and distribute it through their app, YouTube channel or a regional rights holder. The official site is the reliable place to check the local broadcaster.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Design news matters</title>
    <id>https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#section-3</id>
    <link href="https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#how-it-works" />
    <updated>2026-08-23T15:24:57.301Z</updated>
    <summary>In foiling classes a control-system or foil change can decide a season. Technical stories between events are not filler — they are the sport.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Umpiring happens live</title>
    <id>https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#section-4</id>
    <link href="https://digitalsailors.org/news/grand-prix-foiling#how-it-works" />
    <updated>2026-08-23T15:24:57.301Z</updated>
    <summary>Penalties are applied on the water by remote umpires in real time, so on-screen positions already reflect most rulings.</summary>
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