Month: April 2021

SailGP

Ben Ainslie’s British team wins opening event of SailGP Season 2

April 25, 2021

Dramatic final day on Bermuda’s Great Sound sees overtakes, crashes and a capsize for the sport’s best athletes … Bermuda – 4/25/2021 – Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain SailGP Team was crowned winners of the opening event of SailGP Season 2. In a dramatic day that saw overtakes, crashes and a capsize, the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess was decided in a winner-takes-all final podium race that saw Ainslie come out on top from Tom Slingsby’s Australia team and Billy Besson of France. Up until that point, reigning champions Australia had been the dominant team, winning four of […]

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Aussie team dominates on perfect opening day of the season in Bermuda

April 24, 2021

BERMUDA – April 24, 2021 – Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team started its defense of the SailGP Season 2 Championship in perfect fashion by ending the first day of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess top of the leaderboard with a clean sweep of three wins from three. Having brought the racing forward by one day due to the light wind weather forecast, the decision paid off. The long-awaited start of SailGP Season 2 got underway in spectacular fashion – steady winds, blue skies, beautiful turquoise Bermuda water and eight of the sport’s top athletes raring to […]

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Railey & Buckingham Finish Top 10 at the 2021 ILCA European Continental Qualifier in Vilamoura, Portugal

April 24, 2021

Vilamoura, Portugal – 4/24/2021 – The 2021 ILCA European Continental Qualifiers ended on Saturday, April 24 following a week of varying breeze and swell in Vilamoura. USA Tokyo 2020 representatives Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) and Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) finished in the top 10 among fleets of 89 and 139, respectively. Railey ended her event in tenth and Buckingham finished off his week in a three-way tie for fifth but ultimately in seventh after tie-breaker procedures.  On the ILCA 6 podium for this event sits Anne-Marie Rindom from Denmark in first, Josefin Olsson from Sweden in second, and Manami Doi from Japan in third. In the ILCA 7 class, the current world champion Philipp Buhl from […]

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The sport’s best athletes go head-to-head as SailGP Season 2 kicks off in Bermuda

April 23, 2021

Bermuda – 4/23/2021 – SailGP returns with the strongest line-up ever seen in the sport with world champions, Olympic medalists and America’s Cup winners battling it out in identical, foiling catamarans over eight global events for the ultimate bragging rights and the sport’s biggest monetary prize.  SailGP Season 2 kicks off this weekend with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess and will see a star-studded line up. Season 1 champion Tom Slingsby at the helm of the Australia SailGP Team will have to defend his title against Great Britain’s most successful Olympic sailor of all time Sir […]

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US Sailing Announces Selection Procedures for 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships

April 16, 2021

Bristol, Rhode Island – 4/16/2021 – The selection procedures for 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships are officially solidified. US Sailing is hopeful that a Youth Worlds will be organized in December this year and in anticipation of an announcement confirming this we are issuing the following procedure.  The USA qualification events to the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships will be conducted with the following equipment:  Boy’s One Person Dinghy – International Laser Class Association – Radial – (ILCA 6)  Girl’s One Person Dinghy – International Laser Class Association – Radial – (ILCA 6)  Boys’ Two Person Dinghy – i420  Girls’ Two Person […]

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Sail Grand Prix receives exemptions from Bermuda authorities to operate

April 15, 2021

Bermuda – 4/15/2021 – SailGP and the Bermuda Tourism Authority have been working closely following the Bermuda Government’s tightening of COVID-19 protocols to ensure that the forthcoming Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, and the essential operations and on-water safety trials, can take place. SailGP applied for exemptions to continue its operations at Cross Island and the on-water safety trials during the Government’s seven-day stay-at-home order, and today these exemptions have been granted for SailGP to continue to operate. This includes the exemptions for the world-class athletes to have sufficient time to familiarize themselves with all the new […]

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Search for delegates underway for the first-ever Junior Pan American Games

April 15, 2021

ToD – 4/15/2021 – Lasers and iQFoils will be featured in the inaugural Junior Pan Am Games taking place in Cali, Colombia from September 9-19, 2021 for sailors ages 18-22. Right now, US Sailing is collecting a “delegate list” with all possible competitors who may qualify to represent the US to send to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. If your sailors are even remotely interested, please have them fill out the form below, and start planning your route to qualify using the Official Selection Procedures guide. Extra special: Qualification to the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile will also be […]

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Moroz, Perez, Campbell-James, and Presti complete U.S. SailGP team lineup

April 9, 2021

New York, New York – 4/8/2021 – Spithill designs roster for current and future performance advantage. The United States SailGP Team revealed its complete SailGP Season 2 lineup today with the announcement of athletes Daniela Moroz, CJ Perez, and Paul Campbell-James to its roster in addition to its acquisition of Philippe Presti as head coach. The announcement comes amidst the team’s early arrival this month in Bermuda to take advantage of open practice ahead of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, April 24-25. The additions bolster an already competitive lineup that also includes Rome Kirby, Andrew Campbell, […]

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‘Bloody scary’ but ‘a hell of a load of fun’: onboard the ‘mind-blowing’ 60 mph F50 catamaran

April 9, 2021

United Kingdom – 4/8/2021 – If you have ever traveled in a car, that most typical of daily tasks, the chances are you will know what moving at 60 miles per hour feels like. But do you have any idea how it feels to be out on the waves on one of SailGP’s cutting-edge F50 catamarans, hitting nearly 60 mph as the elements do all they can to win this battle of nature vs technology? For the lucky few, those elite athletes on the SailGP roster, the answer to that question is yes. But for the rest of us, we […]

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France SailgGP team announces its line up for Season 2

April 9, 2021

France – 4/8/2021 – With less than 20 days until the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess – that will herald the start of SailGP Season 2 on 24-25 April – the French team set a course for Bermuda a few days ago for three weeks’ training aboard the F50. Eager to rank among the top teams on the flying catamarans and earn a place on the podium, the French team helmed by Billy Besson and managed by Bruno Dubois is determined to build on the experience already acquired whilst integrating some new elements to inspire a fresh […]