the last year – and our thoughts go out to everyone who has been affected by the terrible pandemic – it gave us the rare opportunity to reflect upon all aspects of our innovative offering.
“We used the months during the live sport hiatus to focus on important initiatives to make both our racing and broadcast even more attractive in each of the race locations. Some of these areas have included the further development of our F50 catamarans, simulator and gaming platform, building upon and strengthening our broadcast offering, as well as enhanced data integration via artificial intelligence.
“The postponement of our second season also allowed us to build on the foundations set in year one when we launched a gender-balanced youth and community outreach program – SailGP Inspire – and set the initial goal of winning the race to zero carbon.”
PLAN OF ACTION Totally ready for action, the organsiers are hopeful a full race schedule will take place this year. The event promises to feature some spectacular racing with a total of eight national teams made up of some of the sport’s most high profile athletes.
The season kicks off in Bermuda at the end of April before heading to seven other first-time venues across five countries (see schedule below). The season will culminate with the Grand Final in San Francisco on 26-27 March 2022, when the champion will be determined in a single $1 million winner-takes-all final.
Beyond entertaining fans around the world, SailGP promises to leverage its global platform to champion a better world powered by nature, with a focus on accelerating a transition to clean energy.
As part of its Race for the Future purpose-driven agenda, the league will also begin training female athletes within each of the eight sailing teams, and will be using its community-engagement arm – SailGP Inspire – to introduce youth from diverse backgrounds to the sport and wider marine industry.
© Matt Knighton for SailGP
Commenting on the forthcoming season, Coutts added, “There’s rarely been a time in my lifelong sailing career when I’ve been as enthusiastic as I am about our upcoming season. We’ll have the world’s best sailors lining up in equally matched boats for what is shaping up to be some of the sport’s most competitive racing yet. I can’t think of a better way for SailGP to re-emerge, and I believe our fans will be taking notice not only of our thrilling racing, but of the new standards we’ll be setting in running our events in a sustainable and inclusive way.”
RUNNERS AND RIDERS
Eager to return to the racecourse to defend their SailGP champion title is Tom Slingsby reigning SailGP champion (Austraila) and team. With competition lined up from Denmark, France, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and the United States, and a host of sailors fresh from their exploits at Prada Cup/ America’s Cup, SailGP 2021 looks set to uphold its promise to offer ultimate Formula 1-style racing.
SailGP offers fleet racing in super-fast identical F50 catamarans, engineered for intense racing at electrifying speeds © Drew Malcolm for SailGP
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
24-25 APRIL 2021 – BERMUDA GRAND PRIX presented by Hamilton Princess | Hamilton 5-6 JUNE 2021 – Italy Grand Prix | Taranto 17-18 JULY 2021 – Great Britain Grand Prix | Plymouth 20-21 AUGUST 2021 – ROCKWOOL Denmark Grand Prix | Aarhus 11-12 SEPTEMBER 2021 – France Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez 9-10 OCTOBER 2021 – Spain Grand Prix | Andalusia 29-30 JANUARY 2022 – New Zealand Grand Prix | Christchurch
26-27 MARCH 2022 – United States Grand Prix | San Francisco (Season 2 Grand Final)
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