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Swiss SailGP Team ready to race in Copenhagen (Sail World)

Swiss SailGP Team will race in Copenhagen over the next two days at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix, taking place 19 and 20 August.

Jérémy Bachelin and Olympian, Maud Jayet, are also supporting the team as reserve athletes. The Copenhagen event brings a new crew line up for the Swiss team with experienced SailGP driver and two-time Olympic medallist, Nathan Outteridge, making his racing debut as co-driver. Swiss SailGP Team will race in Copenhagen over the next two days at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix, taking place 19 and 20 August.

British knocked out of SailGP Denmark >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News (Scuttlebutt Sailing News)

After the Spanish team's rudder was damaged in an underwater collision while training, the Great Britain SailGP Team hit a rock under their starboard hull which ...

Rival national teams compete in identical F50 catamarans for event prize money as the season culminates with a $1 million winner-takes-all match race. September 24-25, 2022 – Spain Sail Grand Prix September 10-11, 2022 – France Sail Grand Prix “We reviewed the damage ashore and unfortunately it has put us out of this event, which is a difficult call for the team,” said team co-owner and driver Ben Ainslie. (August 19, 2022) – The SailGP global sports league returned to Denmark for Season 3, but after hosting the event a year ago in Aarhus, the move to Copenhagen has come with landmines… The capital and most populous city of Denmark has rocks on the race course.

Great Britain SailGP team out of Denmark event after boat damage ... (Sky Sports)

On the final day of practice on Thursday, the team were completing pre-race training drills when they hit an uncharted rock just outside the racecourse boundary ...

After taking an advisor role for the Swiss team in Plymouth, Nathan Outteridge returns to the driving seat in Denmark and he will share that role with Sebastien Schneiter. The Denmark Sail Grand Prix event is the fourth event of Season 3, with 11 events taking place in total. The British team will now focus their attention on a return to action in the French Riviera on September 10 and 11 for the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez. "We appreciate all the support from the SailGP Tech Team to retrieve the boat and help repair the damage ready for racing in Saint-Tropez next month." The damage sustained included snapping the head of the starboard rudder clean off and damage to the starboard daggerboard and board casing. The Great Britain SailGP team will not be able to compete in the Denmark event after sustaining significant boat damage during practice.

SailGP: Brits make early exit from Copenhagen - three teams hit ... (Sail World)

The British team was completing pre-race training drills when they hit an uncharted rock just outside the racecourse boundary. Damage sustained on the starboard ...

"We reviewed the damage ashore and unfortunately it has put us out of this event, which is a difficult call for the team. Earlier reports stated at the host team from Denmark and the Spanish team had also hit rocks, sustaining damage to rudders and foils. An initial report had it that the Great Britain SailGP Team was in a race against time, after sustaining damage to its F50 race boat during practice racing on Thursday in Copenhagen.

SailGP: A drift off abandons racing in Copenhagen (Live Sail Die)

A postponed sign displayed on the Race Control boat on Race Day 1 of the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Copenhagen, Denmark. 19th August 2022. Photo: ...

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British SailGP Team crash out of Denmark Grand Prix (Sailweb)

Ben Ainlsie's Great Britain SailGP Team have pulled out of this weekend's ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Copenhagen. On the final day of practice ...

[SailGP – ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix live](https://www.sailweb.co.uk/2022/08/19/sailgp-denmark-sail-grand-prix-live/) The British team will now have to wait until the France Sail Grand Prix Saint-Tropez, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September, to try to recover their second place overall position. Damage sustained included snapping the head of the starboard rudder clean off and damage to the starboard daggerboard and board casing.

SailGP boats becalmed on day one in Copenhagen as Kiwi rivals ... (New Zealand Herald)

The abandonment means there will be three fleet races tomorrow and no podium race for the top three teams. However, the same number of points will be awarded ...

"We've talked to anyone in this event and they'll say that their main goal is to make the top three the end of the season and missing an event like that is obviously incredibly tough on them. "It's effectively put us out of this event, which is a tough call for the team. The Brits started the round second overall on 24 points, five behind series leaders Australia and two ahead of New Zealand and Canada. "We ran into a rock effectively and carbon fibre and hard rock at about 15 kilometres per hour don't go too well. The abandonment means there will be three fleet races tomorrow and no podium race for the top three teams. "The stakes are high tomorrow but we are excited by that.

From Kate to MMA: Meet the Aussie star who is changing sailing ... (Fox Sports)

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“And I just love the biggest challenge. It’s a design race in the America’s Cup and the boats aren’t identical. He loves strategy and tactics, and now he’s just sort of gotten hooked on jiu-jitsu realising how cool a sport that is for that aspect.” “It’s quite a dangerous line to tread.” “Where the sport is now you can be a full-time athlete and you can be part of this amazing sport with so many different areas. “He absolutely loves it because he’s got the same mindset as me. I don’t like the chokes and submissions.’ “For years I was telling him how he has to get into jiu-jitsu and learn that area. “You’ve got to learn to relax in that situation. “That’s the same as sailing. No, I don’t want to learn that. “For the first five years I was Olympic campaigning, I had two jobs.

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