SailGP nz

Kiwi ace likes his depth of talent as global league pushes a foiling pathway for women.

“But also having Jo and Erica helping out with other things (this weekend), and having been involved with the team from pretty early days ... *

In SailGP, that element is taken away. Instead, the nine-strong fleet all sail on F50 foiling catamarans which are all built at the SailGP Technologies ...

The two have each forfeited four points on the season leaderboard due to being judged in the wrong when they made contact with another boat. Each team designs their own boat based on a set of regulations, and the design of the vessel goes a long way in how well a team is placed to contend for the Auld Mug. Spithill has drawn the ire of the referees for contact with an opposition vessel this season - as have the New Zealand team. Instead, the nine-strong fleet all sail on F50 foiling catamarans which are all built at the SailGP Technologies headquarters in Warkworth. “You’re making sure you’re really after boat speed but, as we showed in New Zealand, you’ve got to be able to also get out there and race. “In this fleet, you can only be full throttle.

SailGP hits New Zealand waters for the first time this weekend. Can the global sailing series capture the imaginations of Kiwi sports fans, in the same way ...

It's definitely progress, you've got to start somewhere, and I think they're probably ahead of the curve, as part of bringing women on to boats. "But what they have to do is follow up on it... Reader donations are critical to what we do. SailGP hits New Zealand waters for the first time this weekend. it might be the ultimate stadium venue." Hear more about the fast-paced action we're expecting to see on the water over the weekend in the full podcast episode.

SailGP brings its high-adrenaline racing to yachting-mad New Zealand for the first time and wouldn't you know it, the crew from across the Tasman Sea would ...

“We’re going to have a talk about it today, who we might want to help into the final, who we might take out of the final. “It’s been a long time of us traveling to the other side of the world, racing in some pretty horrendous time zones, if you’re a Kiwi supporter, to watch us live. “We do have to remember that if we have collisions and stuff we can be knocked out of the final,” Slingsby said. I think it will be very important who beats who in this event between us and New Zealand as we’re probably the top two teams this season and confidence is huge in this sport.” Just three points separate New Zealand in second and Sir Ben Ainslie’s Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team in fourth, with upstart France in between them, which will put pressure on the Kiwis to perform well this weekend. The penultimate regatta of Season 3 of tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league will be sailed in Christchurch on Saturday and Sunday, New Zealand time.

Jimmy Spithill is the man Kiwi sailing fans have long loved to hate and he's relishing that tag once again, as SailGP makes its New Zealand debut in ...

Glenn Ashby is set for a baptism of fire on the water of Lyttelton Harbour. The Australian sailor famously skippered Team New Zealand to America's Cup glory ...

“It would’ve been great to get a day at least of sailing in, but the way it’s panned out with the weather not playing ball, both myself and Guy Endean — who I sailed with previously in the America’s Cup — we’re both jumping on cold tomorrow, straight into racing. USA, sixth, are 12 points behind them, but a bad weekend for the Kiwis could see their hopes of making the grand final take a hit. “I do think it’s a little unfair that New Zealand got to sail. “It’s all part of the game. The Kiwis are probably our biggest rival. The Australian sailor famously skippered Team New Zealand to America’s Cup glory on the AC50 foiling catamarans in Bermuda in 2017 — an event he says is the last time he sailed on a vessel with a wing sail.

The international spotlight is on Lyttelton as competitors prepare for SailGP this weekend. Tickets have sold out for the New Zealand leg of the highly ant.

"There aren't any Italian teams in Sail GP at the moment, which hopefully is a good omen."

The inaugural SailGP New Zealand is less than 24 hours away, and the Australians are already complaining. Australian skipper Tom Slingsby isn't happy the ...