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SailGP
The Rolex SailGP Championship is an international sailing (sport), sailing competition that features high-performance F50 (catamaran), F50 Sailing hydrofoil, foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix (GP) around the world. The reigning champion is Diego Botín's Spain SailGP Team, which won the 2023–24 SailGP championship. History The competition was started in 2018 by Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle Corporation, Oracle) and champion yachtsman Russell Coutts. They aimed to establish a commercially viable global sailing race series with a large audience. This had been unsuccessfully attempted in the past with events such as the Extreme Sailing Series. The SailGP format uses fast-foiling catamarans in a variety of locations. Many teams are currently owned by the competition, with the intention of becoming privately owned. The first SailGP season took place in 2019 with six teams, taking place across 4 countries in a five GP season. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand SailGP Team
The Black Foils, New Zealand SailGP Team, is a professional sailing team led by Peter Burling (sailor), Peter Burling and Blair Tuke competing in the global Rolex SailGP championship. History New Zealand SailGP Team was established in 2020 by sailors Peter Burling (sailor), Peter Burling and Blair Tuke. Boat name (Amokura) On 21 April 2021, the New Zealand SailGP Team launched their boat ''Amokura''. Adorning the New Zealand SailGP Team's F50 (catamaran), F50 is a blue fern as a proud symbol of New Zealand, Aotearoa's identity. The distinctive blue colour scheme demonstrates the team's connection to Tangaroa (guardian of the ocean) and a window through to the ocean the team races on and for. The Connection to the ocean is important to the team as it demonstrates the kaupapa the team has with Live Ocean, its official Race For the Future charity partner. Burling said: “Not only does the F50 look awesome but it also highlights our pride in representing Aotearoa and is a pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 SailGP Championship
The 2024–25 SailGP Championship, officially the Rolex SailGP 2025 Championship, is the fifth season of the SailGP championship. Entries Team changes Teams from Brazil and Italy will join the fifth season. France will miss the opening round of the season due to a shortage of F50 catamarans. Calendar The Race Calendar for 2024-25 was announced on July 9, 2024, and features new stops in Brazil, UAE, a yet to be announced Middle Eastern Country, Germany, Switzerland and a return to Great Britain. Notably; fans from Canada and Bermuda were disappointed to not have return visits to their countries but remain hopeful to be included in a sixth season. Season Round 1: Dubai Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas marked the debut of two new teams joining the fleet - Mubadala Brazil and Red Bull Italy. Due to a shortage of F50 catamarans, only 11 teams were able to race in the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas. France SailGP Tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States SailGP Team
United States SailGP Team is an American sailing team which participates in the SailGP international sailing competition. History United States SailGP Team was established in 2019 SailGP championship, 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition. America has a long history in sailing, and many former Americas Cup races sailors are on the team. In 2023 Jimmy Spithill announced his departure from the United States SailGP team, which he had led since 2020 SailGP championship, 2020. He plans to work on setting up a SailGP team in Italy. For the rest of the season the team appointed Evan Aras as the interim CEO. In 2021 the team started a diversity program to help funnel more people into the sport. Before the start of the fifth season the team took part in a training session in Bermuda with teams from Brazil, Denmark, and Germany. In 2024 Lindsey Vonn joined the team's board of directors. Team United States SailGP Team was originally headed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 SailGP Championship
The 2023–24 SailGP Championship was the fourth season of the SailGP championship. It was won by the Spanish team, the first time the Australian team did not win the championship. Entries Team changes Bernoulli Locke planned to enter the championship as a fan-run team covering the geographical area of Bermuda and the Caribbean. The team failed to gain the necessary funding in time for the fourth season, and pushed their entry goal to the fifth season in 2024. On May 31, 2023, the creation of the SailGP Germany Team was announced and added to the fourth season roster. Calendar An additional round was added to this season. The New Zealand round was originally scheduled to be held in Auckland but was cancelled, and later moved to Christchurch. Season Round 1: Chicago The New Zealand team won the Chicago event, with Australia 2nd and Canada 3rd. Round 2: Los Angeles The Spanish team won the Los Angeles event, with Denmark 2nd and Australia 3rd. Germany were pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia SailGP Team
The Australia SailGP Team is an Australian sailing team led by Tom Slingsby which participates in SailGP. They are 3-time champions, having won the first 3 seasons since the competition was formed in 2019. 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 and 2022–23 seasons. Team The Australia SailGP Team is led by driver Tom Slingsby, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou .... Natasha Bryant and Nina Curtis currently share the role of strategist and are part of the Women's Pathway Programme. Wing trimmer Kyle Langford joined the team ahead of th ... [...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] |
2022–23 SailGP Championship
The 2022–23 SailGP Championship was the third season of the SailGP championship. Entries Team changes Canada and Switzerland joined the championship, increasing the number of teams to nine. Japan SailGP Team participation has been indefinitely paused during the 2022–23 season due to a shortage of F50 yachts. Since new entrants Canada and Switzerland are self-funded, Japan was selected from the centrally-funded teams to give up their yacht due to a lack of sponsorship for the team. Japan's former helm and CEO Nathan Outteridge has since signed onto the Swiss SailGP Team and served as skipper in recent regattas. Calendar Four new venues joined the schedule with the additions of Chicago, Dubai, Singapore and New Zealand. Italy will not continue as a venue for this season. Denmark's location moved from Aarhus to Copenhagen. Sydney was not on the original schedule, but later entered into a three-year contract to start with the third season. Season Round 1: Bermud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F50 (catamaran)
The F50 is a one-design foiling catamaran used in the SailGP race series. The name is an abbreviation of "Foiling" and "a hull length of 50 feet". The F50s are adapted from the AC50s used in the America's Cup, with modifications including new control systems and modular wingsails. The F50s are one of the fastest racing classes in history, with a predicted top speed of 52.2 knots (96.6 km/h, 60 mph); the current F50 speed record, achieved by the France SailGP Team at the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix in 2022, stands at 53.96 knots (99.94 km/h, 62.10 mph). On July 18 2024 Canada SailGP Team achieved a top speed of 55.06 knots (101.98 km/h, 63.37 mph) whilst testing new T-shaped foils, to replace L-shaped foils, in San Francisco. Three AC50s from the 2017 America's Cup were converted to comply with the F50 one-design rule to create the new SailGP fleet racing circuit. Three more boats were built from scratch by Core Builders Composites to create an initial fleet of six boats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 SailGP Championship
The 2019 SailGP Championship was the first season of the SailGP The Rolex SailGP Championship is an international sailing (sport), sailing competition that features high-performance F50 (catamaran), F50 Sailing hydrofoil, foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix (GP) a ... 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 team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Robertson (sailor)
Phil Robertson (born 1987) is a New Zealand sailor. He is best known for his role as driver of the Canada SailGP Team in seasons 3 and 4 of SailGP after a successful season as driver of developing teams China SailGP Team in 2019 and Spain SailGP Team in 2021. Phil was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand and sailed with his family from a very young age. He started competitive racing at the age of 10 and currently resides in Sweden. Career Highlights 2012 – Achieved Bronze in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship. 2013 – Achieved Bronze in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship. 2016 – won World Championship World Match Racing Tour as part of team Phil Robertson Racing. 2017 – won World Championship M32 World representing New Zealand. 2018 – won World Championship M32 World representing China. 2019 – won World Championship World Match Racing Tour as part of team ChinaOne Ningbo. 2019 – Achieved Bronze in the 2019 SailGP championship leading C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Coutts
Sir Russell Coutts (born 1 March 1962) is a world champion New Zealand yachtsman. He won an Olympic gold medal and skippered three Americas Cup victories in 1995, 2000, and 2003. Early life Coutts was educated at Otago Boys' High School (1975–1979) and is a Life Member of Paremata Boating Club, where he learned to sail in a P class, and the Ravensbourne Boating Club. At the age of 17, he became national champion of New Zealand in the Laser class. Career Coutts' achievements include a gold medal in the Finn class in the 1984 Olympic Games, winning the America's Cup five times, the ISAF World Youth championships, three World Match Racing Championships, numerous international match race wins and IOR, IMS and One Design World Championship victories. As skipper/helmsman in America's Cup racing, he has a perfect record with 15 wins and no losses (1995, 2000, 2003). He was CEO of the Oracle Team when it won the America's Cup twice with 14 wins and 16 losses (2010, 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
