Australia’s dream of a SailGP championship four-peat is in trouble after the all conquering team was docked penalty points for an incident that wasn’t even their fault.
Australia’s bid for a SailGP championship four-peat is in trouble after they copped a harsh punishment for a scary crash.
But disaster struck for the Australians when their boat crashed into a finish line buoy marker shortly after the start of the first fleet race.Australia’s ‘Flying Roo’ was flying down the right hand side of the course after the start but had to veer straight into the buoy to avoid making contact with Canada, who turned straight towards them.
“Oh my word. Major damage to the Australian boat. That’s a day-ender. They might have caught something in the water. Wow. Massive contact. Huge, huge contact.”Tom Slingsby looks over the damage sustained to the F50 a finish line marker in Christchurch. Photo: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP.
Australia’s biggest rivals, New Zealand’s recently-rebranded Black Foils, claimed victory on their home waters, followed by France who finished the podium final in second place and Canada in third.New Zealand are now on top of the SailGP leaderboard. Photo: Chloe Knott for SailGP.
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