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A weather event caused major damage at the Sydney tech site after racing on Saturday.

The opening race of the day saw two teams struggle with mechanical issues - including the New Zealand team who were forced to retire midway through as their starboard board wasn’t responding - while Great Britain grinder Matt Gotrel fell overboard while attempting to switch sides during a manoeuvre. It was a much cleaner second race for the Kiwis. “As far as we know, no one was seriously injured during the incident.

The Sail Grand Prix was underway today when a "major weather event" brought the competition to a standstill. SailGP said in a statement that the weather had ...

"As far as we know, no-one was seriously injured during the incident," SailGP said in a statement. SailGP said in a statement that the weather had caused "significant damage" to at least one of the boats in competition. The Sail Grand Prix was underway today when a "major weather event" brought the competition to a standstill.

Sydney, Australia (February 18, 2023) – High winds on Sydney Harbor was a test of boat handling which a lot of teams did not survive, and ultimately ...

Rival national teams compete in identical F50 catamarans for event prize money as the season culminates with a $1 million winner-takes-all match race. Australia (Tom Slingsby), 76 points Video shows the Canadian wing in tatters after whacking the tents. But an even bigger story came after racing when a major weather event occurred that resulted in significant damage to the wing sails and at least one boat at the SailGP technical site. With winds gusting near 30 knots, the nine teams strapped on their small rigs to survive the gusty conditions. But for the three races held today, Quentin Delapierre’s France team put on a master class to win them all.

SYDNEY (AP) — Quentin Delapierre steered the French team to three straight wins in gusty, shifting winds Saturday to take a six-point lead over Jimmy ...

After two light-air regattas in Dubai and Singapore, won by Australia and New Zealand, the season had been set to wrap up in the windier venues of Sydney, Christchurch and San Francisco. team placed second in the first two races and fifth in the third to hold second spot with 24 points, and the two-time defending series champion Australians were third after a difficult day with 20 points, one ahead of Emirates GBR. “The gusts were like bullets hitting,” he said during a TV interview. “After racing today, a major weather event occurred that has resulted in significant damage,” organizers said in a statement. “We tried to push harder in these tricky conditions and it was quite rough,” Delapierre said. Vision of the scene shows workers and spectators running for safety as the equipment is flung around in the wind.

SYDNEY – February 18, 2023 – After racing today at the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, a major weather event occurred that has resulted in ...

As far as we know, no one was seriously injured during the incident. A full assessment of the damage is underway but it is likely some of the future SailGP events may also need to be delayed. As a result of the damage, SailGP has had to cancel racing for the second day of the Sydney event.

Quentin Delapierre steered the French team to three straight wins in gusty, shifting winds yesterday to take a six-point lead over Jimmy Spithill's US team ...

After two light-air regattas in Dubai and Singapore, won by Australia and New Zealand, the season had been set to wrap up in the windier venues of Sydney, Christchurch and San Francisco. We've definitely got the hammer down and we're full throttle into tomorrow.” “The gusts were like bullets hitting," he said during a TV interview. “We tried to push harder in these tricky conditions and it was quite rough,” Delapierre said. Spithill’s US team placed second in the first two races and fifth in the third to hold second spot with 24 points, and the two-time defending series champion Australians were third after a difficult day with 20 points, one ahead of Emirates GBR. Vision of the scene shows workers and spectators running for safety as the equipment is flung around in the wind.