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 the British skipper and his America’s Cup crew blew the doors off the regatta, dominating in virtually every race to claim a comprehensive overall victory.
Now this micro doco-style video roundup of the event gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes with the UK and Australian sailors as the action unfolded…