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New Zealand SailGP Team’s newly built F50 is set to be launched on the water for the first time next Tuesday.
The final touches are being applied to the team’s wing-sailed foiling catamaran, which arrived on island unfinished to avoid not being ready...
DATE: Apr 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Australia SailGP Team’s capsize during a training run in the Great Sound last week resulted from an error controlling the new wing-sail on the modified F50 foiling catamaran.
The SailGP champions were on the first lap of their first official session ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Australia SailGP Team endured an eventful practice session in the Great Sound today.
The SailGP champions capsized in choppy seas and 34 knot southwesterly breezes while training on-board rival United States SailGP Team’s wing-sailed F50 foiling cata...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jimmy Spithill says everyone’s health on the island remains top priority after he and his United States SailGP team-mates resumed water trials in the supercharged F50 in the Great Sound yesterday in preparation for the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix present...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sir Ben Ainslie is excited and keen on getting back to grips with the supercharged F50.
Britain’s most decorated sailor is fresh off competing at the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, on board challenger Ineos Team UK’s AC75 foiling monohu...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
All operations at SailGP’s racing facility on Cross Island have been suspended in compliance with the Bermuda Government’s latest Covid-19 restrictions, which came into effect this morning.
Sir Russell Coutts, the SailGP chief executive, confirmed la...
DATE: Apr 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
SailGP organisers will meet with local agencies today to discuss how Government’s tightening of Covid-19 restrictions will affect the training schedules of the competing crews.
David Burt, the Premier, announced last night that Bermuda will return t...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jimmy Spithill is thrilled to hop back into the supercharged F50 but admits his work is cut out coming to grips with the upgrades to the racing class originally designed for the America’s Cup.
“It’s really cool coming back to these boats,” the multip...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chase Cooper is off to a blistering start competing for St Mary’s College of Maryland Sailing Team in the Mid-Atlantic Inter-Collegiate Association Spring National Championship.
The Bermuda sailor and American crew Sophie Taczak have won three of the...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sir Russell Coutts is relishing seeing rivalries resume in the opening event of SailGP Season 2 in Bermuda this month.
Just weeks after the conclusion of the 36th America’s Cup, in which Emirates Team New Zealand retained the Auld Mug in a 7-3 victor...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley