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BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby ahead of Artemis SailGP Team driven by Nathan Outteridge, on Race Day 2 of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sunday 12 April 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Jason Ludlow for SailGP.
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The Rio showdown: Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos complete a perfect Sunday

SailGP 2026
The final race of 2026 SailGP Rio: three boats, one race, winner takes all. The Flying Roos, Artemis...
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Australia wins again, France goes out in flames in the last fleet race in SailGP Rio

SailGP 2026
The final fleet race of the Rio event had barely started when France's regatta ended. Quentin Delapi...
BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby in action by the grand stand and the adrenaline lounge on Race Day 1 of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Saturday 11 April 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP.
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Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos make it back to back in SailGP Rio

SailGP 2026
Tom Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos are on fire in the 2026 SailGP Rio event. Tom Slingsby and...
Christ the Redeemer and the Rio de Janeiro skyline, on Race Day 2 of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sunday 12 April 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Gabriel Heusi for SailGP.
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Emirates GBR are out of the finals in SailGP Rio

SailGP 2026
Guanabara Bay finally delivered on Sunday. With 25 knot breeze in the bay, Race 5 got away cleanly a...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 4 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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After a slow SailGP Rio opener, the Aussie leads while GBR scramble to recover

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SailGP finally made it to South America. On Saturday, Guanabara Bay lived up to pre-race expectation...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 4 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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Germany wins Race 4 in SailGP Rio in a dying breeze

SailGP 2026
The breeze finally gave up in race four after testing the fleet all day in Guanabara Bay. What littl...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 3 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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Kiwi Phil Robertson and Red Bull Italy break through in Race 3 of SailGP Rio

SailGP 2026
Brazil finally makes the start The third fleet race brought 12 boats to the line for the first time...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 2 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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SailGP Rio Race 2: Los Gallos deliver for new owners

SailGP 2026
Brazil remained out of contention in this race, while GBR returned to the fleet after retiring from ...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 1 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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SailGP hits South America: Artemis draws first blood in Rio

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Finally, Rio Rio de Janeiro was always going to bring drama in some way, and Race One under Sugarlo...
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American Magic wins court battle with US SailGP team ahead of Rio

SailGP 2026
A legal dispute between two SailGP teams went before a Delaware judge last week and was done by Apri...
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Quantum Pacific backs champtions as Los Gallos enter new era

SailGP 2026
The team that brought Spain its first SailGP championship has new owners, and the money behind them ...
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Black Foils absent in Rio, but return is coming

SailGP 2026
New Zealand's SailGP team won't be on the start line at this weekend's Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix — bu...
M Grael // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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SailGP Rio preview: why light air could decide the regatta

SailGP 2026
In just over a week, SailGP has its debut in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most visually striking stops...
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DP Automobiles France SailGP’s Leigh McMillan speaks out on Auckland SailGP crash and his own ...

SailGP 2026
DS Automobiles France SailGP Team wing trimmer Leigh McMillan has revealed the full extent of the sh...
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Taylor Canfield claims first-ever SailGP event title

SailGP 2026
After seven fleet races in light and unstable breeze, the three boat final at the 2026 SailGP Sydney...
ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team helmed by Nicolai Sehested ahead of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Dylan Fletcher during racing on Race Day 1 of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia. Saturday 28 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 3 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP.
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Denmark time it right as the Harbour tilts the script in the final fleet race in Sydney SailGP

SailGP 2026
Heading into Race 7, the final fleet race of the 2026 SailGP Sydney event, Spain’s Los Gallos led th...
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United States master light air in Race 6 as Sydney SailGP leaderboard tightens

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour delivered its most testing race—not by speed but by decisions made in slow racing con...
SailGP 2026 Sydney Race 5 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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Emirates GBR take control in light air in Sydney SailGP Race 5

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour delivered a tactical light air contest on Sunday as Emirates Great Britain claimed vi...
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Spain edge ahead in Sydney on day one of SailGP event

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour did what it always does when the breeze refuses stay in one direction, ...
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Australia close Day 1 with commanding Race 4 SailGP victory

SailGP 2026
Australia secured a decisive win in Race 4 to close the opening day of SailGP Sydney 2026, restoring...
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Spain master unstable breeze in penalty-filled Sydney Race 3

SailGP 2026
Race 3 in Sydney delivered one of the most chaotic starts of the weekend, with shifting breeze, unst...
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Shifting Sydney breeze reshapes the leaderboard in Race 2

SailGP 2026
Like Race 1, Race 2 of the 2026 SailGP Sydney unfolded in a lighter, unstable breeze. Following A...
Silhouette of the F50 catamaran sleet racing past the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Race Day 1 of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia. Saturday 28 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 3 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Brett Phibbs for SailGP.
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BONDS Flying Roos strike first in a light air scrap in the first race 2026 Sydney SailGP

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour delivered a tactical opener to the 2026 SailGP Sydney opener. With the...
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KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix (Press Conference): racing returns under sharper focus

SailGP 2026
The KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix arrives with unfinished business. Auckland changed the tone of th...
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SailGP Sydney pre-race press conference as it happened (formerly our live coverage)

SailGP 2026
We are running a live for this press conference; it's the first pre-race press conference since the ...
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Sydney SailGP weather throws out the usual Harbour script

SailGP 2026
An uncommon easterly and tidal nuances around Shark Island could turn this weekend’s racing into a t...
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Sydney SailGP 2026: Five storylines to watch on Sydney Harbour

SailGP 2026
Sydney Harbour hosts the next round of the 2026 SailGP season this weekend. The fleet will be smalle...
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Auckland SailGP collision: Review confirms rapid foil ventilation sequence behind Black Foils crash

SailGP 2026
SailGP’s technical review into the Auckland SailGP collision has concluded there was no mechanical f...
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Quentin Delapierre speaks exclusively to Boating New Zealand after Auckland SailGP crash

SailGP 2026
France SailGP driver Quentin Delapierre reflects on the Race 3 collision with the Black Foils at the...
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Artemis may sail for Sweden, but Auckland felt like home!

SailGP 2026
Kiwi influence strong within Artemis Racing SailGP Team ahead of KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix With...
Peter Burling, co-CEO and driver of Black Foils SailGP Team, crosses the Black Foils SailGP F50 catamaran whilst in action on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 14 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. Photo: James Gourley for SailGP.
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New Zealand SailGP Team out for unspecified period after Auckland crash

SailGP 2026
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have confirmed they will not compete at the KPMG Austr...
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Black Foils outline technical sequence behind Auckland SailGP collision

SailGP 2026
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have provided their clearest account yet of the events...
Louis Sinclair, SailGP recovery // Photo credit: Black Foils
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Louis Sinclair discharged as Black Foils focus on recovery after SailGP collision

SailGP 2026
The New Zealand SailGP Team, the Black Foils, have confirmed that grinder Louis Sinclair has been di...
Aftermath of the collision between the Black Foils SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France helmed by Quentin Delapierre, with support boats of the SailGP Fleet, on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 14 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. Photo: Simon Bruty for SailGP.
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Peter Burling and Blair Tuke speak after SailGP Auckland crash

SailGP 2026
The following is a full, unedited transcript of the media briefing with Black Foils co CEOs Peter Bu...
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Black Foils and DS Team France out of Sydney SailGP as review continues

SailGP 2026
New Zealand and France will not compete at next weekend’s KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix, following the...
2026 SailGP Auckland. NZ vs France crash. // Photo credit: Boating NZ / Roger Mills
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French team ruled out of Sydney as injured sailors continue recovery after Auckland SailGP crash

SailGP 2026
The fallout from the dramatic collision at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix continues, with DS Au...
2026 SailGP Auckland, accident between Black Foils and France // Photo credit: Boating New Zealand
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EXCLUSIVE: Boating NZ video of the SailGP incident NZ/France

SailGP 2026
Roger Mills, our amazing cameraman, was on-site as the Black Foils hit the French SailGP team in Rac...
ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team helmed by Nicolai Sehested in action on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 14 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. // Photo credit: James Gourley for SailGP.
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Starboard foil sensor fault disrupts ROCKWOOL Racing campaign in Auckland

SailGP 2026
A malfunction in the starboard daggerboard sensor system significantly impacted the performance of t...
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Nathan Outteridge, Artemis SailGP and that unmistakable Kiwi link

SailGP 2026
With the Black Foils sidelined, Artemis SailGP has become the boat many New Zealand fans are watchin...
(L-R) Kinley Fowler, grinder of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Tom Slingsby, driver of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Sam Newton, grinder of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Glenn Ashby, wing trimmer of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Tash Bryant, strategist of BONDS Flying Roos, and Jason Waterhouse, flight controller of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, celebrate onboard the chief marshal boat following winning the event on Race Day 2 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Sunday 15 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 2 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP.
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BONDS Flying Roos reclaim form with Auckland triumph

SailGP 2026
BONDS Flying Roos return to the top in Auckland, seize the 2026 season lead, and turn their focus to...

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