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Diego Botin and the Spain SailGP team have punched their way to the top of the Season 5 leaderboard after winning on June 7-8 in New York, NY. After three qualifying races each day, Spain led wire to wire in the Final against New Zealand and France.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / June 5

Russell Coutts on the business of boating

SailGP co-founder and CEO Russell Coutts joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix, the business of boating, growth of SailGP, and more.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / June 5

Australia SailGP Team goes down under

Australia’s three-time SailGP champions have unveiled a new identity as well as two new co-owners – Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds – who join Driver and CEO Tom Slingsby in leading the freshly rebranded BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / March 23

Answers needed for SailGP wing failure

The SailGP league likes the extreme, but watching the Australian team’s wing implode was another level during the San Francisco event on March 22-23. Skipper Tom Slingsby had their F50 in the start box of the seventh fleet race when the wing suddenly fell, with the crew unharmed but the cause not immediately known.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / March 21

SailGP: Bravery required in San Francisco

This weekend's racing venue of San Francisco poses the ‘most extreme conditions of the circuit', which require ‘a lot of bravery' to compete, Australia driver Tom Slingsby remarked at this morning's media conference in San Franciso

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / January 31

Best sailing nation in the world?

The next SailGP event is on February 8-9 in Sydney, Australia, and there may be no better ambassador for the league and country than Tom Slingsby. Will

Sailing News / Yachting World / September 19

Luna Rossa win Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final to set up INEOS Britannia showdown

The Italian-flagged Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli have overcome American Magic to win their semi-final despite picking up damage yesterday The fifth day of

Sailing News / Yachting World / September 16

The day of the underdog: What we learned from the third day of Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final racing

The third day of the Louis Vuitton Cup took place today, Monday in Barcelona as the four remaining America's Cup challnegers go head-to-head Today, Monday 16 September saw the third day of racing for the four remaining America’s Cup challengers in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals.

Sailing News / Yachting World / August 23

What we learned from the second day of the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta

It was a day of lighter winds, smaller waves and some great pre-start action on the second day of America's Cup Preliminary Regatta racing The second day of racing in the 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta 2024 got underway in 10 knots with flat water today in Barcelona providing near-perfect conditions for the foiling AC75 monohulls.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / June 23

Australia delivers a dominant race win

Tom Slingsby insists Australia has been given the confidence boost it needs after securing a pivotal race win at the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix that strengthens the team's path to the Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco in July.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / June 1, 2024

Australia SailGP team set for racing in Canada

Tom Slingsby says he and his Australian crew are 'in the hunter position', with the pressure on for them to deliver a winning performance and close the gap between them and their New Zealand rivals at ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix in Halifax.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / May 31, 2024

SailGP: Kiwis have a target on their backs

New Zealand enters the weekend top of the overall standings, ten points ahead of Australia. Speaking at this morning's pre-event press conference, rival Aussie driver Tom Slingsby conceded New Zealand were “the top team at the moment.”

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / May 8, 2024

America’s Cup: USA reveals innovations

Barcelona, Spain (May 8, 2024) – A day after the New York Yacht Club American Magic team first lowered their new AC75 Patriot into the Barcelona waters, the sailing team was given the go to start pressing their new ride to begin the learning process.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / May 5, 2024

Spain wins Bermuda SailGP

Diego Botin’s Los Gallos got the better of two of the leagues heavyweights – Australia and New Zealand – in a tense three-boat final at the Bermuda SailGP on May 4-5.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / May 4, 2024

From setback to triumph

Tom Slingsby and his Australian squad unleashed a masterful comeback performance at the opening day of the Apex Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, securing their seat at the top of the leaderboard.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / April 10, 2024

Good and bad news for AUS SailGP Team

Australia driver Tom Slingsby has confirmed the team will be on the start line for the next SailGP event on May 4-5 in Bermuda. After the team sustained serious damage at the last event in New Zealand (March 23-24), there was uncertainty if repairs could be done in time.

Sailing News / Sail-World.com / March 24, 2024

Australia sustains major damage

Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been hit with a devastating blow after a dramatic collision with a course mark during the first fleet race of the Championship Sunday forced the team to retire from racing altogether.

Sailing News / Scuttlebutt Sailing News / February 25, 2024

Australia wins Australia Sail Grand Prix

Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been crowned champions at the SailGP event on February 24-25 in Sydney, Australia. With the home crowd cheering them on, the Australia team secured its first win of SailGP Season 4 after missing out in the previous seven SailGP events – despite six podium finishes.