Day: March 25, 2022

San Francisco, California – 3/25/2022 – Teams are pushing themselves to the limit ahead of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix in San Francisco, with two of the three Grand Finalists capsizing on San Francisco Bay during training. Overall leader and reigning champion – Tom Slingsby’s Australia team – was the latest F50 to overturn on the bay last night. It followed a dramatic capsize by the U.S. team earlier in the week, as driver Jimmy Spithill aims to claim his first SailGP title. Taking place on an iconic racecourse between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, five races […]

San Fransisco, California – 3/24/2022 – By Billy Hawkins-Yale, Senior Digital Editor, Sail GP – The Australia SailGP Team’s bid for Championship glory took an unfortunate turn on Thursday as the Flying Roo capsized in San Francisco Bay during a practice session for the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix. The Aussies, who lead the Championship and have already booked their place in the three-team winner-takes-all Grand Final, took their F50 out as the fog descended on San Fran and unfortunately keeled over – with damaging consequences. Whilst no injuries were sustained by any of Tom Slingsby‘s crew, the F50 […]