Five months in and four to go since I had my ACL operation. Yep, this is a long process. Lots of friends have had ACL reconstruction and the common theme they share is: “Be patient! It’s a long…

The Italian-American sailor Francesca Clapcich is on course to achieve something no one in the sport of sailing has ever managed – man or woman – to become the first person to compete at the…

Double Olympian and round-the-world sailor, Francesca Clapcich, along with her Title Sponsor 11th Hour Racing, have announced their ambition to see the Italian American on the startline of the

Science-backed storytelling is really important when trying to create a societal shift. Our study will examine how applying the principles of belief and belonging in a high-performance sport

A few months ago I met Nico for the first time. A passionate sailor, he was living in Rome with a ton of ambition, but no boat, and no clear path in front of him.

UpWind by MerConcept is proud to announce Anne-Claire Le Berre as the new skipper for the 2025 season of Upwind, an initiative designed to promote diversity, inclusion, and sustainable

Here I am, in a red blazer and shiny shoes, sitting in a small room surrounded by 34 other people and their families. The building is not new to me. The United States Citizenship and Immigration…

Francesca is going to give the keynote address at the upcoming US Sailing Leadership Forum in California next month.

Going into the Southern Ocean is something that a lot of sailors dream of: we fear it, we love it, we also hate it.

As the first season of Upwind by MerConcept has come to an end, I finally have a moment back home in the mountains in Park City, UT, USA to reflect on what an incredible year it has been.

The US election is under one month away but I am not (yet) legally entitled to cast my vote. Should I just shut up and put up with it? Or is there something else I can be doing?

Francesca shares more on what her BELIEVE, BELONG, ACHIEVE campaign means to her and why she would love you to get involved.

September 10, 2024 is a big day for me. I'm launching my new social and climate justice campaign with 11th Hour Racing - creating solutions together

Read the official press release from Francesca Clapcich and 11th Hour Racing about the launch of their BELIEVE, BELONG, ACHIEVE campaign

Tomorrow, Friday, August 16, 2024 I'll be setting sail. Again.

It takes a lot of organization and the unwavering support of incredible people to manage multiple projects, travel, and training.

I’m writing this on an airplane back to the US in a brief moment of quietness. I’m taking my daughter Harriet to stay with her Grandma while her Mom, Sally, is working in France for the US Sailing…

It was my daughter's second birthday recently, and I was in France with UpWind by MerConcept. It's always hard to be away from my

Francesca takes a look back on the first Act of the Ocean Fifty Series in Saint-Malo and looks forward to Act Two

In recognition of her achievements in sailing and becoming the first Italian to win The Ocean Race - Francesca was awarded the Jury’s special award

Risk versus reward! A quick trip to Florence, Italy, to share my story with the women of Womenzeta!