After two full days of intense racing at the most recent event in San Francisco, the Australia SailGP Team helmed by Olympic gold medalist Tom Slingsby, took the top honour by just one point from the Japanese SailGP Team. Australia now lead the series by two points overall going into the gruelling third event.
San Francisco Bay certainly lived up to its reputation for this event by delivering spectacular conditions to allow the thrilled fans a ‘courtside’ seat to witness all the thrills and spills of this sort of racing with speeds of over 45 knots recorded just off the shore.
Commenting on the progress of SailGP in the run-up to the third act in New York, Coutts (SailGP CEO) told Onboard, “San Francisco was everything we hoped it would be. It provided a spectacular backdrop for our US debut, a fantastic challenge for our world-class athletes and an exciting spectacle for the fans. All the teams have really stepped up a gear and it shows what effect the open access to data is having on the teams’ performance. It’s certainly going to make the next event in New York even more exciting.”
THE BOAT The F50 is a redesigned, supercharged incarnation of the AC50, which was used for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. Developed by pioneering technicians and engineers at Core Builders Composites in New Zealand, these super-fast wing-sail cats are, given ideal conditions, expected to break the prized 50-knot (60mph/100kph) barrier.
Coutts added, “We are aiming to be pioneers of new technologies and boat design and, with every crew on the same groundbreaking F50 catamaran, this isn’t a tech arms race, rather the ultimate test to establish the best sailing team in advanced foiling catamarans.”
F50 SPECS LOA 15m (49.2ft) Beam 8.8m (29ft) Wing height 24m (78.7ft) Sailing weight 2,400kg (2.4tons)
The final in Marseille – 18-22 September will feature a winner-takes-all, $1 million championship match race between the season’s top two teams to conclude three days of racing. The plan is for practice racing on 18-19 September, followed by three fleet races on 20 September, three fleet races on 21 September, then a further two fleet races capped off with a feature match-race finale between the season’s top-two teams on 22 September. Racing
in Marseille will take place in the Rade Nord, outside the famous Old Port of Marseille with daily racing from 1400-1600.
REMAINING 2019 EVENT SCHEDULE Cowes, UK (10-11 August) Marseille, France (20-22 September)
COMPETING TEAMS United States Great Britain China Japan France Australia
SUPERYACHT PROGRAMME
SailGP has partnered with BWA Yachting, a leading marine agency services company, to manage and deliver SailGP Adrenaline Yachts – a premium superyacht experience for the new global sports championship final in Marseille.
For those who want to witness the intense, high-speed races from the comfort of their own superyacht, SailGP Adrenaline Yachts membership grants a premium position on the racecourse perimeter in a designated superyacht viewing area.
Contact Laura Esteve at
l.esteve@
bwayachting.com
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