I've been to see them live in Sydney & Cadiz, amazing boats and the events have a good "vibe". With the course being in a relatively short and narrow area you get a good view from spectator craft.
Yeah awesome for WA.
But Auckland lost out. Was great seeing them practicing off Takapuna and Milford and saw them racing when crossing Harbour bridge.
Stadium racing for the crowds 
Other NZ Sailing news;
Pete Burling out
No America's cup racing in Auckland
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Yeah awesome for WA.
But Auckland lost out. Was great seeing them practicing off Takapuna and Milford and saw them racing when crossing Harbour bridge.
Stadium racing for the crowds
Other NZ Sailing news;
Pete Burling out
No America's cup racing in Auckland
Don't stress on it 515. I believe Auckland has a 4 year agreement with SailGP, the March gap in the schedule will most likely be filled by the city of sails. We are talking about a municipality that has a track record that always too long to sort their sh!t out.
Select to expand quoteFurther info for next season. In short, beers at mine in Freo, Jan 17-18. Have a good weekend breezers.
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THURSDAY JUNE 26, 2025 | SailGP has today released further details of its forthcoming 2026 Season, including the return of fan-favorite locations, multi-year hosting agreements secured across all regions, and an evolved regional structure to raise the stakes for athletes and fans alike, at every stage of the Rolex SailGP Championship.
Beginning in January 2026 and unfolding over an 11-month period, the 2026 Season will debut in Perth (January 17-18) before returning to Auckland (February 14-15), and culminating in Sydney (Feb 28-Mar 1).
Leading professional service firm KPMG Australia will be on board as Official Regional Partner, announcing an expanded commitment across all three events in the Asia-Pacific region, including presenting partner for the Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix, returning Title Partner for the KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix, and official event partner of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland.
Next up, an action-packed tour of South and North America will include SailGP's fourth visit to New York for the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix (May 30-31), alongside the return of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix (May 9-10) and Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax (June 20-21). The Rolex SailGP Championship will also make its highly-anticipated debut in Brazil for the Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix (April 11-12).The European series will include the return of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth (July TBC), the Rockwool France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez (September 12-13), as well as an additional European event to be confirmed. The Rolex SailGP Championship will come to its dramatic close with back-to-back events in the UAE in November, starting with the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World (November 21-22) and finishing once again with the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2026 Season Grand Final presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council (Nov 28-29).
SailGP CEO Sir Russell Coutts said, "As we reach the halfway point of the current season, it's thrilling to look ahead to 2026 and unveil the next stage in the Rolex SailGP Championship. Destinations like New York and Saint-Tropez have become cornerstone events of the Rolex SailGP calendar, and these established venues - alongside others - are a pivotal aspect of our ongoing global expansion. We're looking forward to our most expansive calendar to date, as we continue to deliver high-intensity racing to fans across the globe."Providing more meaningful competition, the 2026 Season continues SailGP's progression toward a consistent, regionalized format, with event dates in line with previous seasons. Multi-year hosting agreements set the stage for 2027 and beyond, with regional groupings not only delivering a more consistent calendar - starting in the Asia-Pacific and finishing in the Middle East - but also reducing travel distances and improving operational efficiencies.
Just trying to fix this mess, sorry if I've stuffed it up.
THURSDAY JUNE 26, 2025 | SailGP has today released further details of its forthcoming 2026 Season, including the return of fan-favorite locations, multi-year hosting agreements secured across all regions, and an evolved regional structure to raise the stakes for athletes and fans alike, at every stage of the Rolex SailGP Championship.
Beginning in January 2026 and unfolding over an 11-month period, the 2026 Season will debut in Perth (January 17-18) before returning to Auckland (February 14-15), and culminating in Sydney (Feb 28-Mar 1).
Leading professional service firm KPMG Australia will be on board as Official Regional Partner, announcing an expanded commitment across all three events in the Asia-Pacific region, including presenting partner for the Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix, returning Title Partner for the KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix, and official event partner of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland.
Next up, an action-packed tour of South and North America will include SailGP's fourth visit to New York for the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix (May 30-31), alongside the return of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix (May 9-10) and Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax (June 20-21). The Rolex SailGP Championship will also make its highly-anticipated debut in Brazil for the Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix (April 11-12).The European series will include the return of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth (July TBC), the Rockwool France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez (September 12-13), as well as an additional European event to be confirmed. The Rolex SailGP Championship will come to its dramatic close with back-to-back events in the UAE in November, starting with the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World (November 21-22) and finishing once again with the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2026 Season Grand Final presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council (Nov 28-29).
SailGP CEO Sir Russell Coutts said, "As we reach the halfway point of the current season, it's thrilling to look ahead to 2026 and unveil the next stage in the Rolex SailGP Championship. Destinations like New York and Saint-Tropez have become cornerstone events of the Rolex SailGP calendar, and these established venues - alongside others - are a pivotal aspect of our ongoing global expansion. We're looking forward to our most expansive calendar to date, as we continue to deliver high-intensity racing to fans across the globe."Providing more meaningful competition, the 2026 Season continues SailGP's progression toward a consistent, regionalized format, with event dates in line with previous seasons. Multi-year hosting agreements set the stage for 2027 and beyond, with regional groupings not only delivering a more consistent calendar - starting in the Asia-Pacific and finishing in the Middle East - but also reducing travel distances and improving operational efficiencies.
^^ thought I'd deleted it, clearly not. Cheers D-man.
In a nutshell, SailGP in Freo Jan Sat 17- Sun 18 next year. The buzz in my sailing circle here and abroad is high. Summer, the doctor, Jan vibes around Freo... Peoples already booking accomm+flights etc...
Update about tickets and event as a whole.
sailgp.com/races/2026/perth-sail-grand-prix/tickets
Racing this weekend in Germany. Practice was yesterday, France exploded a rudder and Brazil have managed to total their boat.
WOW!!!
I've seen a couple of videos and was still thinking WTF happened to Brazil.
"There was drama in Sassnitz, Germany during SailGP practice racing, as firstly the French SailGP Team's starboard rudder broke off during a windward mark bear away, and then on the same leg Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team nose dived, with the main crossbeam collapsing, causing the boat to fold and the rig to drop."
So Brazil dropped their windward board then nose dived. Seen plenty nose dives but that's carnage and lucky everyone is safe.
^^ the crews were seriously sending it. Look at the bow cam footage of the the rudder failure, bend, bend, ping! I reckon the Brazil carnage is massive torsional loads twisting/compressing the life out of a cross member, probably the rear. Either way Brazil could be done for the rest of the season.
Yeah it's always good fun to race sailboats with windsurfing crew on a windy day
Port tack boat should give way 
Notice crews sometimes having a someone to leeward when fast boats close.
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I believe next year the racing will be split into two fleets, a set of semis then a final. The GBR/USA collision is point and case for the reasoning, there's now too much going on at these speeds (Denmark cracked 55knts yesterday) on these tight courses. For now, it's flat out fleet racing thats never been seen before at this scale.
Results from Sassnitz, Germany
1. France
2. Bonds Flying Roos
3. Emirates GBR
Good to see Aus back in the final. Seem to be getting their mojo back after dropping the wing in SF. France have probably seen the greatest gains over the last few months. NZ+GBR are consistent and keeping it very tight at the top of the table. The US team stink, they have dropped off a cliff since Jimmy Spithill jumped ship. Please hand the keys to American Magic in the off season.
2025 Season Leaderboard:
1. Bonds Flying Roos 61 pts
2. Black Foils 61pts
3. Emirates GBR 58pts
4. Los Gallos 56pts
5. France 47pts
6. Northstar 44pts
7. Swizerland 30pts
8. Rockwool Racing 22pts
9. Red Bull Italy 20pts
10. Mubadala Brazil 11pts
11. GET Deutsche Bank 6pts
12. United States -8pts
Lots of interesting thoughts, stats and images in the article below.
SailGP Germany: What is causing the SailGP damage - how does it compare with F1? www.sail-world.com/news/289147/Breakdowns-continue-at-SailGP-Germany
Tickets went on sale yesterday and selling fast. Some left for those interested in the Freo event.
sailgp.com/tickets
Looks like Brazil and the US will have their boats for the next race in St Tropez.
www.sail-world.com/news/289710/SailGP-Brazil-and-USA-head-for-France
The new rudder foils sound a great performance upgrade with more control.
Great to see USA and Brazil back on the water for the next event.
Sail GP got new jandels for Team USA
It's on this weekend in St Tropez. New foils fitted and must have been some overtime put in to get the boats patched up after Germany. Apparently all vessels are good to go.
sailgp.com/news/25/all-on-big-breeze-predicted-saint-tropez-opener/
St Tropez was a short, sharp event thanks to the mistral. Geneva is proving to be good old fashioned fleet racing. The new Armstrong foils appear to be doing the job in light air. Day 2 Sunday night in Aus, free on Kayo.
Season final on this weekend in Abu Dhabi. Light winds, large foils and big rigs, will be a testing time for the teams. Already some drama with Pete Burling damaging his hand, hopefully he's good to go for run to the finish line.
Looking forward to great racing.
GBR are so consistent, Roos are so good at winning, always like a good trans tasman battle and Pete's good to race on the Black foils
Running the final in Abu Dhabi is BS, a money grab. Crap wind, no crowd or atmosphere and absurdly tight course only just big enough for a fleet of lasers. It's a farcical way to finish up the season.
Still, it's what's being served up and all on the line today. Spain are probably gone and I don't mind who takes the crown, all 3 teams/skippers are deserving in there own way. Dylan Fletcher to show Sir Ben how it's done, Pete Burling to get a win after the exit from ETNZ and Tom Slingsby for having a shocker of a year but consistent enough to be still in the mix.
Game on.
Good win by GB to take out the season. Final race was excellent, Fletcher showing the reason why prep for the shortest distance and why you split. Well played.
Next stop, Freo in 7wks.
The grandstands are going up on South Mole, even the big guy is getting in on the action. Not sure Tom wants to be a WCE but there ya go. Last batch of tickets released today.
There is a good technical video on youtube about how the solid wings are built and operated. Its pretty interesting.
One of the things I was surprised to learn is by twisting off the top of the wing to the point where wind pushes on the leeward side they can create righting moment that allows them to maximise the power in the bottom of the wing.
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One of the things I was surprised to learn is by twisting off the top of the wing to the point where wind pushes on the leeward side they can create righting moment that allows them to maximise the power in the bottom of the wing.
That is smart, the top has the most leverage on boat heal. Twisting it that much will help with tip vortex and improve righting.
