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Australia SailGP Team
Australia SailGP Team is an Australian sailing team which participates in the SailGP international sailing competition. History Australia SailGP Team was established in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition. It won the league's inaugural 2019 season as well as the subsequent 2021-22 season. Team Australia SailGP Team is headed by skipper Tom Slingsby, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially .... References External links * 2019 establishments in Australia Sailing in Australia Sailing teams {{sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Slingsby
Tom Slingsby (born 5 September 1984) is a successful Australian competitive sailor. Slingsby's first successes came sailing Laser dinghys, where he won three consecutive world championships and the 2012 Olympic gold medal. Slingsby was the strategist for the America's Cup-winning Team Oracle USA in 2013. In 2016 he skippered the winner-of-line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race line. Following this he skippered the Australian team in the inaugural SailGP competition. Career highlights 2007 – Won the Laser dinghy world championships. 2008 – Ranked number one in the Laser dinghy class prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics Laser competition but finished 22nd overall. 2008 – Won Australian Sailing Male Sailor of the Year Award 2010 – Won the Laser dinghy world championships at Hayling Island, UK. He was also named the male ISAF World Sailor of the Year. 2010 – Won the Etchells Class World Championship as crew with Andrew Palfry, with fellow America's Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 SailGP Championship
The 2019 SailGP Championship was the first season of the SailGP championship, and was won by the Australian team. Entries The series had six teams enter, all of which competed in all rounds. Calendar The season was contested over five rounds, of which all but one were won by the Australian team. Season Round 1: Sydney Round 2: San Francisco Round 3: New York Round 4: Cowes Round 5: Marseilles Results Points were awarded per race, with 10 points for the winner, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third, and so on. Each event hosted multiple races, with the two highest scoring teams after each round facing off one-on-one. The winner of that final race won the event. The two highest scoring teams at the end of the season competed in Marseille with the winning team awarded the championship. Notes References External links SailGP website {{SailGP Season 1 Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 SailGP Championship
The 2021–22 SailGP Championship was the second season of the SailGP championship. Originally due to be contested in 2020, the season was postponed to 2021 after the first round in Sydney due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and was then extended into the early months of 2022. The championship was again won by the Australian team. New Zealand was the inaugural winner of the Impact League. Entries Team changes After only one season, China left the championship. Denmark and Spain joined the championship in Sydney, while New Zealand entered in Bermuda. Calendar Although the opening round in Sydney proceeded as planned, results from the race were declared void upon the postponement of the season until 2021. Nine races were expected in the expanded calendar, and eight were announced before the addition of a new Sydney round. The New Zealand event was removed after organisers were denied permission to enter the country. Season Sydney The season originally began in Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SailGP
SailGP is an international sailing (sport), sailing competition using high performance F50 (catamaran), F50 Sailing hydrofoil, foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix around the world. Its reigning champions are Tom Slingsby's Australia SailGP Team, who won their 2nd consecutive title in the 2021–22 SailGP championship. Background The competition was founded by Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle Corporation, Oracle and champion yachtsman Russell Coutts. Their aim was to establish a commercially viable global race series with a large audience. This had been unsuccessfully attempted in the past with series such as the Extreme Sailing Series. The SailGP format uses fast foiling catamarans in a variety of spectacular locations. Teams are currently owned by the competition with the intention of becoming privately owned. Racing The F50 boats used in the competition are one-design boats maintained and operated by SailGP. Technical information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Executive Officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution. CEOs find roles in a range of organizations, including public and private corporations, non-profit organizations and even some government organizations (notably state-owned enterprises). The CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the business, which may include maximizing the share price, market share, revenues or another element. In the non-profit and government sector, CEOs typically aim at achieving outcomes related to the organization's mission, usually provided by legislation. CEOs are also frequently assigned the role of main manager of the organization and the highest-ranking offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Establishments In Australia
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Sailing In Australia
Sailing is a popular sport and recreational activity in Australia with its varied coastline and often warm climate. Australian Sailing is the peak body in charge of sailing as recognised by the International Sailing Federation In 2017-18 there were over 80,000 registered sailors and over 16,000 events held across the country. Clubs Sailing Clubs are common in Australia. Large cities have significant numbers of clubs catering to boats from off the beach dinghys to serious ocean racing. Sydney for example, has over 40 sailing clubs. Most moderate sized towns with sailable water nearby have a sailing club. Many clubs hold weekly races, annual championships and annual races. Sailing Associations Australia has a large number associations ranging from one design class associations, which sail boats bound by strict rules to open associations for development and broad communities of boats. Associations are generally at a national level with state based subsidiaries, although some assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
