Aussies battlers foiled by drama, bad luck as $3m payday goes begging in crazy SailGP finale
Amanda LulhamThey’ve been on the highlight reel throughout the season for crashes, collisions and controversial penalties and now it will now be a late race drama which ended their bid for a four-peat and $3.2m winners prize Australia will be remembered for in season four of SailGP.
“It was obvious we were the fastest team today. We had a bad bottom mark rounding and fought back and got really close.Diego Botin celebrate on stage after winning the SailGP Season 4.In a season of mixed fortunes one of the biggest dramas for the Australians was in Christchurch with the Australians wiped out in a crazy collision.
Australia then won the final fleet race to win the San Francisco regatta ahead of the series deciding final.Slingsby, Jason Waterhouse and other Australias sailors will now return to their Americas Cup syndicates for the 37th Cup series in Barcelona. Slingsby admitted he made a flawed tactical decision in the third race of the day and just minutes after the Australians had broken through for crucial win.The Australians had the lowest foiling time of any team in the third race of the day.
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