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Australia crowned SailGP Champions after crazy day of racing on San Francisco Bay

Published by Sail GP 28 MARCH 2022 by Billy Hawkins-Yale Australia have won the SailGP Championship for a second successive year, beating Japan and the United States in the Grand Final on a crazy, incident-filled day in San Francisco. The Aussies and Driver Tom Slingsby, who won the inaugural Championship in 2019, defeated incredibly tough …

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Sail GP announces New Zealand as the first-ever winners of the Impact League

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Published by SailGP March 28 2022 The New Zealand SailGP Team takes the ‘podium for the planet’ with its Race for the Future partner, Live Ocean. Great Britain takes second place with STEM Crew, and Australia third with Parley. New Zealand have taken home the top prize in SailGP’s ‘Podium for the Planet’, after being …

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NEW ZEALAND SAILGP TEAM REMAINS TOP OF IMPACT LEAGUE AHEAD OF GRAND FINAL

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – 3 February 2022 – The New Zealand SailGP Team is on the cusp of claiming the inaugural Impact League trophy after taking out the top spot at the Australia Sail Grand Prix. New Zealand overcame tough competition from several teams including a much-improved France SailGP Team to win the Impact League …

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Australia win Spain Sail Grand Prix after a dramatic day in Cadiz

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A dramatic afternoon in Cadiz ended with Australia winning the Spain Sail Grand Prix to return to the top of the SailGP Season Championship ahead of their home event in Sydney in December. The Aussies, who have now won three events this season, beat the United States and Great Britain in the winner-takes-all Final, aided …

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NEW ZEALAND SAILGP TEAM LEADS IMPACT LEAGUE, BIG PLANS AHEAD OF SPAIN SAIL GRAND PRIX

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CÁDIZ, SPAIN – October 7, 2021 – The New Zealand SailGP Team has strengthened its position at the top of the Impact League with three events remaining in SailGP Season 2. A second leaderboard which runs alongside the Season Championship, the Impact League tracks the positive actions teams take to reduce their overall carbon footprint …

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JAPAN SAILGP TEAM MOVES TOP OF SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WITH IMPRESSIVE FRANCE SAIL GRAND PRIX WIN IN SAINT-TROPEZ

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The Japan SailGP Team moved top of the SailGP Season Championship with a fine win in Saint-Tropez, beating the United States and Spain in the Final of the France Sail Grand Prix. Nathan Outteridge, Driver for the Japanese team, once again lived up to his nickname of the ‘wind whisperer’ by dominating in the light-air …

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Aussies dominate final race in Aarhus to win back-to-back SailGP events

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Aussies dominate final race in Aarhus to win back-to-back SailGP events in front of Danish royalty as light winds, shortened races and penalties deliver a drama-filled final day of the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix. Although light winds plagued Aarhus Bay on the final day of racing at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix, the on …

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Doyle Team Riders head to Moth Worlds in Malcesine, Italy

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With one week until the Moth World Championships the fleet of Moth sailors from around the globe are set to descend on Lake Garda. Doyle Sails has a strong team of riders, including Phil Robertson, Kyle Langford, Tom Johnson and Nina Curtis who will be travelling straight from the SailGP Denmark event to Malcesine. Newcomer …

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Making the SailGP ‘Circus’ run on time

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RNZYS Breeze Magazine By Ivor Wilkins (republished with permission) If you are a person who struggles to pack a weekend sailing bag and then still leaves the dock with half the essentials missing, spare a thought for Brad Marsh who has responsibility for the daunting challenge of moving the entire SailGP event from venue to …

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Doyle Sails announces significant partnership with Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s charity Live Ocean

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Doyle Sails announces partnership with marine conservation charity Live Ocean, coming on board as a major supporter. The global sail making business says there is an “obvious and very natural fit” between Doyle Sails and Live Ocean, with a shared commitment to excellence on the ocean. Live Ocean was founded by sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke …

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