Spithill retires from SailGP racing after Aussies finish 2nd to Kiwis in Dubai apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Some big SailGP rivalries will heat up when the global league returns to Dubai this weekend, including a one-off between the new-look Team USA and its former skipper, Jimmy Spithill. Spithill is filling in as helmsman of Team Australia’s “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran while friend and countryman Tom Slingsby […]
Fill-in skipper Jimmy Spithill steered Team Australia's “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran to finishes of third, first and third Saturday and into the lead of the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix. The three-time defending SailGP champion Aussies are in position for their first regatta win of Season 4. Despite not having a victory this season, they came into this regatta with a seven-point lead in the season standings of tech tycoon Larry Ellison's global league.
Spithill skippers Aussies into lead in SailGP s Dubai regatta while new-look Team USA is last eagletribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eagletribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.