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New Zealand SailGP Team in action on Race Day 2 Bermuda SailGP © Thomas Lovelock/SailGP Most of the teams, with the exception of Australia - who were in a class of their own - made good progress on the final day of SailGP Bermuda. Great Britain SailGP helmed by Prada Cup Finalist, Ben Ainslie won the sixth and Final race. The current America's Champions crewing the NZSailGP team improved to be in fifth position after the second and final day of SailGP Bermuda. For the second day of racing, Bermuda turned on a dull overcast day, with winds averaging 19kts gusting 24kts from a so...
“Better late than never,” said Ainslie, who enjoyed a Champagne shower with his crew shortly after the finish and then swigged from a bottle on the ride back to port. “Cracking race. That was awesome,” Ainslie added. “It’s what we want to do, going up against these guys in conditions like this. It was just perfect.” It was a stunning reversal for Slingsby and his Aussie mates, who had won four of the five fleet races, including a sweep of Friday’s three races in the eight-boat field. They also dominated the global league’s first season, including beating Japan in the $1 mil...
A dramatic podium race in the Bermuda SailGP presented by Hamilton Princess © Simon Bruty for SailGP The final battle between Australia's Tom Slingbsy, Great Britain's Ben Ainslie and France's Billy Besson, erupted on the Great Sound as the top teams went head-to-head in the final race at the SailGP Season 2 opener. Despite delivering a dominant first and second day of racing, which saw Australia win four out of the five fleet races, Slingsby wasn't unable to run down Ben Ainslie, who was able to just snatch the win to take the title of Bermuda Champions. The Australian's started...