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SailGP Season 3

Australia pull off an incredible win to take control of SailGP Season 3

November 13, 2022

Dubai – 11/13/2022 – Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team delivered one of the more remarkable victories seen in SailGP to dramatically overtake both France and Great Britain from what had seemed respective winning positions to storm back onto the winner’s podium. At the close of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented P&O Marinas, Australia now leads the championship by nine points from New Zealand, with France one point further back, maintaining its position in the crucial top three placings. A good result from Great Britain in Dubai sees it just two points out of the Grand Final currently with four […]

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it’s here! SailGP has arrived in the Middle East for the first time ahead of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas this weekend

November 10, 2022

11/10/2022- After a six-week hiatus, the SailGP fleet is gearing up for its last event of 2022 as the second half of Season 3 gets underway on the perilously tight racecourse of Port Rashid. With just 10 points separating New Zealand in second and Denmark in the sixth, Dubai will prove a crucial event for the mid-fleet teams contending for a podium position. Racing will take place between 15:00-16:30 GST with SailGP’s nine cutting-edge F50s flying past spectators, proving Dubai is the ultimate close-to-shore racing venue. Cover photo: Dubai, UAE – 11/10/22 – USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill […]

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What Does it take to go pro with SailGP?

September 13, 2022

USA – 9/13/2022 – At the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix last week, the United States SailGP Team participated in SailGP’s Inspire Program by hosting youth athlete Lu Vivaldi as the team’s intern in Saint-Tropez. In addition to keeping the team’s F50 in top flight shape, Lu also found time to spend reviewing performance data with U.S. SailGP Team Coach Philippe Presti and grabbed the opportunity to ask him several questions about what it takes to make it on a SailGP team. What sailing background do most SailGP athletes come from? Most of our athletes come from Olympic campaigns, […]

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France set new SailGP speed record of 99.94 km/hour on crazy day in Saint-Tropez

September 11, 2022

Saint-Tropez, France – 9/11/2022 – The France SailGP Team has broken the SailGP racing speed record, hitting 99.94 km/hour during the third Fleet Race of the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez. Incredibly strong wind speeds – surpassing 40 km/h during racing – resulted in the record-breaking performance by the French at their home event. Great Britain had earlier set a new speed record of 99 km/h in the opening race of the day, before Quentin Delapierre’s team’s record-setting showing just a short while later. Remarkably, due to the conditions, every single team surpassed the 90 km/h mark […]

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New Zealand dominate packed day of racing in Copenhagen

August 20, 2022

Peter Burling’s team wins second event in a row, winning every race of the day at ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix and defeating France and Denmark in final | Copenhagen, Denmark – 8/20/2022 – The New Zealand SailGP Team has comprehensively established itself as the new form team of SailGP Season 3, winning three fleet races and dominating the event final at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix | Copenhagen. On a bumper day of racing in front of packed grandstands, Peter Burling sailed to victory in front of an impressive France team led by Quentin Delapierre and Nicolai Sehested’s […]

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Regal display from New Zealand SailGP Team sees it triumph in first ever SailGP event final

July 31, 2022

Plymouth, United Kingdom – 7/31/2022 – SailGP – It was a day to remember at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s New Zealand SailGP Team, as it first competed against The Duchess of Cambridge on the waters of Plymouth Sound before claiming its first ever event win in SailGP.  In the three-team final match race, New Zealand triumphed over fellow event final debutants, Nicolai Sehested’s Denmark and season standing leaders, Tom Slingsby’s Australia in challenging conditions on Plymouth Sound.  Before the day’s official racing, Sir Ben Ainslie’s British F50 was driven by […]

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Kiwi strategist Jo Aleh proves her worth as New Zealand dominates opening day In Plymouth

July 30, 2022

Plymouth, United Kingdom – 7/30/2022 – by Miranda Blazeby, SailGP Digital Editor – New Zealand enjoyed perhaps its best ever day in SailGP as Pete Burling’s team topped the rankings at the end of the opening day of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth, with freshly unveiled strategist Jo Aleh proving her immediate worth to the Kiwis. The Olympic gold medallist and former World Champion deemed ‘one of the best female sailors in the world’ by SailGP CEO Russell Coutts, joined the Kiwi team ahead of racing in Plymouth. The Kiwis picked up a 2-2-1 racing record in […]

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Great Britain suffers disappointing first day ruined by ‘three terrible starts’, Ainslie says

July 30, 2022

Great Britain – 7/30/2022 – by Miranda Blazeby, SailGP Digital Editor – Home favorites Great Britain ‘need a good day tomorrow’ after a disappointing first day of racing in Plymouth ruined by ‘terrible starts’, driver Ben Ainslie has said. The Brits struggled off the start line amongst a congested fleet in all three fleet races and were pushed to the back of the pack amid jostling competition. Speaking about the team’s performance, driver Ainslie said: “It wasn’t a great day – we’ve made life really hard for ourselves with our starts, which were terrible.” He added that the team would be […]

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Why Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team failed to perform in front of home crowds?

July 29, 2022

Behind the mic: SailGP commentators dissect what went wrong for the U.S. team in Chicago 6/27/2022 – by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor – Poor on-boat communication and the absence of experienced flight controller Rome Kirby were key contributing factors to the disastrous performance of the U.S. team in Chicago, SailGP’s international commentators have said. Jimmy Spithill’s team failed to perform in front of home crowds on Lake Michigan and ended the weekend with a 8-9-7-7-3 racing record and in 8th place overall. The team struggled in gusty conditions, failing to execute clean starts and consistent manoeuvres. Commentators Stevie Morrison, Todd Harris, David ‘Freddie’ […]

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Great Britain’s Hannah Mills: “It’s no longer acceptable to just be an Athlete”

July 13, 2022

United Kingdom – 7/13/2022 – Speaking at a Great Britain SailGP Team event held in partnership with SailGP’s Champions For Change, Mills said ‘it is no longer acceptable to just be an athlete’. “With the rise of social media and the visibility and the reach that many athletes have, you’re such an influence over the people that follow you and your sport and that’s a huge responsibility to be showcasing the right qualities.” She highlighted a study undertaken by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which shows that the cultural and global influence of athletes far outweighs that of politicians. “That just […]