After boat collisions, brutal winds and a whale wandering into the race course, the Aussies prevailed in the Formula 1 of yacht racing.
The SailGP series was set up as an alternative to the much slower sport of monohull racing, modeled after other professional franchise sports like the NFL and MLB with dedicated teams from different countries.In the winner-take-all season finale, the Aussies emerged victorious over teams from Japan and the USA. Despite the teams accruing points all season, last weekend’s series was a winner-take-all event.
“They can sail four times faster than the wind,” America’s Cup guru and SailGP founder Russell Coutts toldThe team from Spain crashed into the stern of the US team during the first day’s racing, prompting the Americans to perform a frantic, on-water repair for the finals. In the final race, the US team took an early lead, but the race was abandoned after a whale was sighted on the course. In the restart, Australia took the lead and dominated throughout.
Part of SailGP’s mission is to promote ocean protection—hence, restarting the race when the whale appeared—and sustainability. An important, secondary contest that took place during the season was the Impact League, which measured sustainability efforts by each team, from the carbon footprint of their boats, to how they travel to events, to measuring use of plastic.
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