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The New Zealand SailGP Team came away second in a nail-biting grand final race on the iconic San Francisco Bay. Defending SailGP champions Australia cemented their third season win, finishing just inches ahead of New Zealand, while Emirates Great Britain rounded out the season podium in third.
That’s three in a row for the Australian SailGP team as they once again secure the cash win and overall victory in SailGP Season 3
SailGP’s 11th and final event of Season 3 takes place on iconic San Francisco Bay this weekend, May 6 – 7, at the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final. After a competitive season full of thrills, near misses and exciting finishes, the sport’s best athletes are ready to leave it all on the Bay.
The drivers of SailGP’s nine strong F50 fleet are gearing up to go head to head on the iconic San Francisco Bay when the Mubadala Season 3 Grand Final gets underway on May 6-7.
Tyler Williams has been a part of the SailGP Technologies team for the past three years. Throughout his time in the composites industry, he has made quite an impact with members both inside SailGP Technologies, NZ Composites Association and at MAST Academy where Williams recently completed his 2 year Composite Technician Apprenticeship and is only one year off completing his Composite Boat Buildin
SailGP was welcomed to Whakaraupo, Lyttelton Harbour in an official powhiri for the event, held on the 15th of March at Rapaki marae, the ancestral home of Te Hapu o Ngati Wheke Rapaki, guardians of the harbour and surrounding whenua.
The New Zealand SailGP Team will be back in black later this month, with the team’s F50 ‘Amokura’ set to make the startline on Whakaraupo, Lyttelton Harbour (18-19 March). The update follows days of inspection, testing, refit and repair at SailGP Technologies in Warkworth.
SailGP has carried out a thorough inspection of the fleet following a major weather incident at our last event and is confident that at least eight teams will be on the start line in Otautahi, Christchurch, with all efforts going into securing the full nine-boat fleet.
Thankfully no-one was seriously injured during the incident. SailGP is currently investigating the situation and cooperating with all relevant agencies. The technical site has now been safely secured and a full assessment is underway.
“It was all-hands on deck … but ultimately Mother Nature won,” said United States SailGP Team CEO and Driver Jimmy Spithill speaking about the major weather event that rolled through the SailGP Technical Base following Saturday’s racing at the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney.
The power of nature showed its true force yesterday afternoon when an intense storm front brought absolute carnage to the SailGP Sydney base after racing on Saturday 18 February.
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After racing today at the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, a major weather event occurred that has resulted in significant damage to the wing sails and at least one boat at the SailGP technical site.
Quentin Delapierre’s France picked up three consecutive race wins after the first day of racing on the iconic Sydney Harbour.
The United States SailGP Team showed flashes of its mid-season form during Friday’s practice racing at the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney, an encouraging sign for the team in its quest to secure valuable points on the Season 3 leaderboard.
The New Zealand SailGP Team has hit the water in Sydney, donning what have been dubbed the team’s ‘away’ colours as they prepare to race on the fleet’s spare F50 during this weekend’s event.
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and the Great Britain SailGP Team, one of the world’s most successful sailing teams, today have announced a three-year sponsorship deal. Under the agreement, Emirates will become the sailing team’s first-ever Title Sponsor starting with the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix on Sydney Harbour, taking place February 18-19, 2023.
SailGP, the global racing league and Swiss watchmaker Rolex have announced a groundbreaking new ten season partnership which will see the iconic brand extend the relationship as the global presenting partner and as the exclusive official timepiece of the championship through to the end of Season 13.
Since day one of SailGP, Tom Slingsby’s Australia has built a reputation as a formidable racing force. The team followed its Season 1 triumph with a second Championship title in Season 2 before storming into Season 3 with the same unshakeable confidence
For those who are not able to be front row and centre on Sydney Harbour for the inaugural SailGP event, fear not – you will still be able to watch this epic event unfold on your screens.
It is ‘nonsense’ to claim Season 3 is over for the United States despite a slew of hero to zero performances this season, according to SailGP’s podcast.
Following a hugely successful Australia Sail Grand Prix in SailGP Season 2 – won by the Australian SailGP Team led by home-grown Olympic gold medalist Tom Slingsby – SailGP will return to the iconic waters of Sydney Harbour on February 18-19 for the ninth event of SailGP Season 3.
The race continues to get New Zealand SailGP Team F50 Amokura back on the startline – now in Lyttelton – following a lightning strike on the second and final day of racing in Singapore.
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