When the opening event of the 2021 SailGP season in Sydney, Australia pitched the world's most successful Olympic sailor Sir Ben Ainslie against the 2020 champion Tom Slingsby, most people thought the battle between the former Oracle Team USA teammates would be a close one. As it turned out though
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SailGP is professional global sailing league launched in 2018 by Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison utilising equalised high-performance foiling catamarans.
SailGP cancels San Francisco event scheduled for May 2-3
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Francisco SailGP event scheduled for May 2-3 has been canceled. SailGP CEO Sir Russell Coutts said: “We are of course disappointed to cancel our event scheduled for May 2-3 in San Francisco. This decision has been made to avoid increasing the already significant risk
SailGP: Tickets go on sale for British stage this August
SailGP: Ainslie’s British crew dominates at first event in Sydney
Ben Ainslie and the British team wasted no time establishing themselves as the ones to beat this season as they put on impressive performances throughout Sydney SailGP to claim their first event title. The first match race of SailGP Season 2 saw traditional rivals Great Britain and Australia face off
SailGP: Three bullets for Ainslie’s British crew on first day in Sydney
SailGP: Excitement building on eve of Sydney Season 2 opener
After months of anticipation fuelled by the addition of two new national teams and the most decorated Olympic sailor ever joining the global league, the world’s fastest sail racing is ready to take over Sydney Harbour for the opening event of SailGP Season 2. Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team returns to
SailGP claims 200 million US$ valuation after sale of ‘minority’ stake
On the verge of embarking on its second season of operation, SailGP has sold a minority stake to global entertainment, sports and content company Endeavor. Endeavor’s investment position in SailGP values the global sports property at US$200 million after its highly successful first season. As part of the investment, SailGP will
SailGP: Copenhagen event announced for September 2020
The ROCKWOOL Copenhagen SailGP will take place in the Danish capital on September 11-12, marking the fifth event in the global championship’s second season. ROCKWOOL will be the Title Partner for an event that will see seven national teams compete in the world’s fastest sail racing in Scandinavia for the
