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SailGP Dubai - Day 2 Wrap - Three Way Battle Goes to the Wire

The P&O Marinas Dubai SailGP went to the next level in Dubai, with the three boat final providing heart stopping action, and a result undeterminable until the final maneouvre. It was the Australians who were a nose in front at the end, and went on to win the first SailGP event in the Middle East. Great Britain were the pace setters who showed the value of consistency, dominating…
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Dubai SailGP - Day 1 Wrap

The Dubai SailGP got underway on Saturday 12 November, throwing out challenging conditions for all nine teams. The breeze was significantly less than forecast, with much of the racing seeing boats forced into “H1” displacement mode. All skippers and sailors reported that the boats that were able to clear themselves from the pack at the start had a much easier time of the racing…
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SailGP Dubai Preview

The P&O Marinas Dubai SailGP gets underway today as teams head into the second part of Season Three with eyes already focussed forward to the San Francisco finale. “We are third overall, it doesn’t mean that we will be there at the end of Dubai, but we must be there at the end of SFO”. Quentin Delapierre, France SailGP Team  All driver’s were refusing to rule anything out…
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Day One - Mubadala United States SailGP

Day one of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix brought the action on San Francisco Bay. Japan and Australia share the top of the results, with both teams showing they want momentum going into Sunday’s final. Jimmy Spithill and USA SailGP Team played it more conservatively, opting to “protect the asset”. They sit in seventh place overall with a 5, 7, 5 today, and with it…
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SailGP far from locked up in San Francisco

The stage is set for some tight racing this weekend at the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix in San Francisco this weekend. Friday’s practice racing saw Sir Ben Ainslie and the Great Britain SailGP Team heading to racing on Saturday in form. Great Britain showed excellent pace in all three races, as well as being commanding at each start. New Zealand and France showed impressive…
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Drivers Press Conference - Mubadala United States Grand Prix

I prefer to be in the position as favourite because we have proven we can perform under pressure time and time again. Tom Slingsby, Driver Australia SailGP Team All eight drivers shared their thoughts on Friday morning ahead of the SailGP Season 2 Grand Final at the Mubadala United States Sail Gran Prix in San Francisco. Tom Slingsby and the Australian team are being billed as…
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