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SailGP: Rob Kothe skippers’ interviews ahead of $1M season finale

by yachtracinglife - 12th September 201912th September 2019

Rob Kothe previews the SailGP Season 1 Grand Final taking place in Marseille next weekend featuring eight fleet races over three days for the six teams, followed by the much-anticipated sudden-death match race where the overall series top two teams will go head-to-head for a winner-takes-all one million dollar prize. As

SailGP: Rob Kothe sets the scene ahead of British heat in Cowes

by yachtracinglife - 5th August 20197th August 2019

With the first ever British stage of the SailGP international circuit set to take place in Cowes next weekend, Australian yachting journalist Rob Kothe sets the scene based on conversations with the Australian, British and Japanese crews. The SailGP series, using one design F50 catamarans, is tearing up traditional racing norms. These

SailGP: Boat and data speeds to be tested in Sydney

by yachtracinglife - 8th February 2019

It feels like ages since the first rumours of a brand new global professional racing circuit put together by Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison first surfaced in early 2017. But yesterday in Sydney, Australia – one week away from the first event there next weekend – the six-boat fleet of

Tom Slingsby to lead Australia SailGP Team

by yachtracinglife - 15th October 2018

Australian Olympic gold medallist and America’s Cup winner Tom Slingsby has been announced as skipper of the Australia SailGP Team crew. Slingsby won gold in the Laser class at the London 2012 Olympic Games and played a key role in Oracle Team USA’s 2013 turnaround victory in the 34th America’s Cup