![]() It says a lot about Australian sailors that the top three championship teams are driven by Australians, we are dominating SailGP at the moment.” I guess we will all have to keep waiting for that. “I would have loved to have been in that final with Jimmy and Tom and see how we could have stacked up against each other in a three boat race. “It feels like such a missed opportunity,” admitted Outteridge. Outteridge was left rueing yesterday’s dramatic collision with the Great Britain boat that ultimately scuppered his chances of making the final race in Australia. The Aussies are still the benchmark team, they just push harder, we still have work to do, we have bridged that gap to them a little bit but we need more.” “It’s great to be the underdog going into San Francisco, trust me, that’s the great thing about sport, the favorites don’t always win. “It’s great, I mean for Tom, it’s his to lose now,” observed Spithill. Spithill was left still searching for his first SailGP event win, but can fully turn his attention to San Francisco now having secured his place in the Grand Final. The harbour was buzzing, there’s people on every foreshore, on anything that floats, all out there watching and I’ve never seen anything like this in sailing before and I think the whole city really put it on this weekend.” “To be part of this in Sydney is amazing. “This has been one of the best days of my life,” said Curtis. Making critical, tactical calls on board the Aussie boat was Olympian Nina Curtis who, as part of the Women’s Pathway Program (WPP), was racing onboard for just the second time. “We have won four out of the last five races and we have a lot of confidence, we are only improving and for me it’s just particularly special to have secured this win at home in Australia.” “We have absolutely got a target on our back now for sure,” noted Slingsby. Slingsby was thrilled to have booked his team’s place in the Grand Final in San Francisco. We didn’t make it easy for ourselves but the way we bounced back, what we did today, was unbelievable.”Īustralia has now opened up a two point championship lead over the United States, with Japan four points adrift of top spot in third. “From the shore team to the management, I’m a proud skipper and CEO. “I’m so proud of the people we have,” noted Slingsby. ![]() Great Britain’s withdrawal from the second day of racing meant the fleet was reduced to seven teams for the final day, but the top step on the podium once again belonged to Slingsby and his Australia team, as they claimed a fourth grand prix win out of the last five held. Having caused the incident, Ainslie gave up his own boat to ensure Japan could compete and the team hit Sydney Harbour with a hybrid boat that comprised the Great Britain hull and the Japan team’s 24 metre wingsail and hydrofoils.īut, the two race victories weren’t enough for Japan to make the final, and they missed out by a solitary point. The heartbreaking story of the day was Japan driver Nathan Outteridge’s heroic effort to win both fleet races today, recovering spectacularly from the drama yesterday that saw the front of the Japan boat sliced clean off after a crash with Sir Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain team. Only the top three teams in the season ranking after the United States Sail Grand Prix on March 26-27 advance to the Championship Final Race on March 27 for a winner-takes-all match race for the $1m prize. Phil Robertson’s Spanish team were unable to recapture the magic of its day one performance, posting two sixth place finishes in the qualifying races today, and while it was enough to make the three-boat final, they finished a distant third to all but end its chances of a Grand Final appearance in San Francisco. team also officially secured its place in the Grand Final as a result of its performance in Australia. Slingbsy finished ahead of a dogged performance from the man they call ‘The Pitbull’, two-time America’s Cup winner Jimmy Spithill, who led his United States team to second place and was left still searching for his first event win in SailGP. Dominating the final race after an inconsistent series, the home team claimed victory in the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG to secure its place in the Season 2 Grand Final in San Francisco, March 26-27. Sydney, Australia (December 18, 2021) – Tom Slingbsy delivered when it mattered for his Australia SailGP Team.
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