Great Britain's ‘Emirates GBR’ SailGP team’s dramatic win at Sydney Harbour.
NEWS from Australia, Sydney.
8th February 2025.
A SailGP F50 Catamaran by Nelly P.
Great Britain won the SailGP event in Sydney, Australia, marking their first win of the 2025 season at the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix; the victory came after a close final race against the home team, Australia and Canada.
The Great Britain yacht was helmed by Dylan Fletcher, who, with his crew, battled to win the final against Australia and Canada.
Data provided by Sydney’s 11-strong F50 fleet shows that captain Tom Slingsby of Australia picked up the highest recorded speed in fleet racing, topping out at 96.4 km/h, while Brazil recorded the lowest top speed - 89.0 km/h. Denmark recorded the highest average starting speed of the fleet - 58.6 km/h. At the same time, surprisingly, it was last year’s season champions, Diego Botin and Spain, who recorded the slowest average starting speed of 45.6 km/h.
Sir Ben Ainslie was delighted with this news after a torrid few weeks, when his team made a bold move on the penultimate leg to move through Northstar Canada, helmed by double Olympic Gold medalist Giles Scott.
Bibliography
Sail World (no date). SailGP Brits Snatch Lead to Win. Available at: https://www.sail-world.com/news/283511/SailGP-Brits-snatch-lead-to-win-Final (Accessed: 8 February 2025).
SailGP (no date). Emirates GBR Wins KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix Sydney. Available at: https://sailgp.com/news/25/emirates-gbr-wins-kpmg-australia-sail-grand-prix-sydney (Accessed: 8 February 2025).
