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If you can face watching the highlights from the SailGP at the weekend, here they are. Personally, I find it hard to watch.! SailGP’s second visit to New Zealand was packed with drama from the beginning, with Emirates GBR crashing…
New Zealand overtakes Australia as overall season leaders. Three fleet races and a winner-takes-all final sees a high octane afternoon of racing on Lyttelton Harbour. CHRISTCHURCH – March 24, 2024 – New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven by Peter Burling…
It was a devastating day for the Aussies today in Christchurch, as Driver Tom Slingsby and the team collided with a course marker during the first fleet race, forcing them to retire from the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix altogether….
Beating New Zealand on home turf a “bucket list item” for Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 March 2024 – The historic Trans-Tasman sporting rivalry has reached fever pitch, as Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team prepares to battle it…
SailGP News: Ahead of the upcoming ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix next week in Christchurch, Switzerland SailGP Team has announced a major crew change onboard F50 Eiger; Sebastien Schneiter will step back as driver, to focus on his Paris…
NEW ZEALAND – March 16, 2024 – The latest episode of Racing on the Edge, in partnership with Rolex, is now live, and unfolds the story behind on-off SailGP driver and renowned ‘wind whisperer’, Nathan Outteridge. One of the sport’s best…
Hamilton, BERMUDA – March 11, 2024 – SailGP and the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) return with the world’s most exciting racing on water set to take place on Bermuda’s Great Sound on May 4-5, 2024. In a new addition to…
Australia secured its long-awaited first season 4 win by bouncing back from a calamitous start to beat New Zealand and Rockwool Denmark in front of home crowds. SailGP’s 5th visit to the iconic city of Sydney proved one to remember,…
Aussies continue their reign at the top of SailGP Season 4 leaderboard SYDNEY – February 25, 2024 – Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been crowned the champions of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix I Sydney, flying home…
SYDNEY – February 24, 2024 – Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have delivered for the home crowd at the opener of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix, securing a solid second place but on equal points with Nicolai Sehested’s…
Competition peaks as SailGP’s ten national teams descend upon the waters of Sydney Harbour SYDNEY – February 23, 2024 – With just one day remaining until the highly awaited KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix takes place on the picturesque waters…
SailGP Champions, partners, and community youth lead second annual clean up of Sydney’s most polluted beach.Over 100 volunteers remove 120kg of marine debris from “The Beach (Planespotting)” SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 February 2024 – The Australia SailGP Team has joined…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 February, 2024 – Physical training instructors and trainees from the Royal Australian Navy welcomed a cohort of SailGP world-class athletes to Sydney with a navy-inspired training session on the iconic Bondi Beach, ahead of the highly…
MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND | SailGP veteran Nathan Outteridge will step behind the wheel of New Zealand’s F50 ‘Amokura’ this weekend in Sydney, with driver and co-CEO Peter Burling at home for the birth of his first child. Outteridge,…
Sydney, AUSTRALIA – February 16, 2024 – SailGP will return to the iconic waters of Sydney Harbour next week for its eighth stop in the Season 4 calendar. With only one week to go, the hometown favorite – Australia’s Tom Slingsby…
WED 14 FEB 2024, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND | The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix’s return to Christchurch (23-24 March) will deliver more action and more impact – with the global championship announcing a range of community initiatives as part of…
Bringing innovative and cross-sport expertize, new judges amplify SailGP’s commitment to be the leader in purpose driven sport LONDON – February 13, 2024 – SailGP has today announced an exciting expansion of its judging panel for the groundbreaking Impact League – sport’s first podium…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 9 February 2024 – SailGP, one of the world’s fastest-growing sports properties, has expanded its broadcast offering in Australia with the announcement of a new free-to-air partnership with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) for the KPMG Australia…
The Program’s main focus is to accelerate the development of SailGP’s future female leaders LONDON – February 7, 2024 – SailGP, a global leader in purpose driven and sustainable sport, and its Exclusive Financial Solutions Partner, Apex Group, have today…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 January 2024 – The Australia SailGP Team and its Official Purpose Partner Parley for the Oceans have teamed up to offer a unique Sail For The Oceans program to inspire the next generation of Tharawal Indigenous…
ABU DHABI, UAE – 14 January 2024 – The Australian SailGP Team’s remarkable streak of podium finishes in Season 4 came to an unexpected halt on the final day of racing in Abu Dhabi, as a fatal error on the…
Younger generation show up strong on first day of racing at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix presented by Abu Dhabi Sports CouncilGlobal phenomenon Take That perform as sun sets on opening day in Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI –…
By Olivia Hogan Australia SailGP Team driver and CEO, Tom Slingsby is back behind the wheel of the Flying Roo following a temporary leave of absence, as his crew dominates day one of practice in Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI, UAE…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SailGP Outteridge, who previously steered Japan to two season Finals, will step in for Sehested, who will remain in Denmark for the birth of his second child. Abu Dhabi will mark the first event Sehested has…
LONDON – January 8, 2024 – The latest episode of Racing on the Edge, in partnership with Rolex, takes an emotional dive into two major storylines that have captivated the league in recent months. Witness the New Zealand SailGP Team’s remarkable…
LONDON – January 4, 2024 – Sir Ben Ainslie has announced he is stepping down as driver of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. Ainslie will continue his role as CEO of Emirates GBR but will hand over the wheel…
With Abu Dhabi just around the corner, SailGP have rounded up some of the best starts of Season 4 so far, featuring Emirates GBR, France and New Zealand. Shame about the first Aussie start though!.
ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH – December 12, 2023 – SailGP is pleased to confirm that the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix will return to Christchurch for its Season 4 iteration – keeping the same dates March 23-24, 2024. Tickets go on…
With Jimmy Spithill announcing his retirement from SailGP Jimmy Spithill has steered Australia to a podium finish in Dubai, in a nail biting final that saw multiple lead changes and a near pile up in the last mark. The super…
DUBAI, 9 December 2023- The Australia SailGP Team emerged as the front-runners on the opening day of the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas. Despite a change in the helming position, replacement driver Jimmy Spithill led the Australian…
A whole season of change in less than two months sets up UAE event as a must-watch DUBAI – December 8, 2023 – As the season approaches the halfway point, SailGP is preparing for a show-stopping weekend when the league…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SailGP The first all-female training session has taken place in Dubai, with SailGP’s line-up of female athletes training in new positions on board the F50. The session, held ahead of this weekend’s racing in Dubai, took…
Jimmy Spithill, former driver and CEO of the United States SailGP Team, has taken learnings from his first training session on board with the Australia Team at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas. With Spithill replacing…
The latest episode of Racing on the Edge, in partnership with Rolex, is undoubtedly the most lively and significant in the history of SailGP’s behind-the-scenes docuseries. It covers the transformation of the USA SailGP Team under new owners – spanning the…
Former United States SailGP Team driver and CEO Jimmy Spithill will replace Australia’s Tom Slingsby at the Dubai event due to family commitments SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 1 December 2023 – Two-time America’s Cup winner and former United States SailGP Team…
Marc Lasry’s Avenue Sports Fund to lead investor group in acquisition of U.S. team with owners Ryan and Margaret McKillen and Mike Buckley NEW YORK – November 29, 2023 – SailGP’s United States team has been purchased by technology investor…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SailGP Driver Jimmy Spithill has announced his departure from the United States SailGP Team, indicating the sale of the team. Speaking to apnews.com, Spithill didn’t reveal specifics of the sale, but did confirm that the new…
DUBAI – November 23, 2023 – SailGP, a global leader in purpose driven and sustainable sport, will highlight its ongoing commitment and passion to climate action with the first of many Race For The Future takeovers at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand…
Tom Slingsby will miss the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix to be with his wife Helena for the birth of their first child 👶A subsitute driver will be announced in the lead up to the event… any guesses on who…
SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sport leagues, saw the largest American television audience in league history when 1.784 million viewers tuned into a CBS broadcast of the Spain Sail Grand Prix on Sunday, Nov. 5. The event, which…
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