Australia is in the first race of the third season, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada, which premiered in competition

Spain dreamed for a few minutes of the first final of the third season of SailGP in Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess. In the first test, the roosters made another spectacular exit that sealed with a second position, a result that made the rebound think after a first irregular day. However, the errors made by F50 Victoria in the communication penalized the team. The Australians, led by Tom Slingsby, proved not to have lost the beat that made them winners in the first and second season of the league and were imposed in Bermuda, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada, a new team along with Switzerland.

The Spanish team repeated crew during the second day, with Paula Barceló as grinder and Joan Cardona as tactical in competing with the broken right hand. Jordi Xammar (pilot) led the F50 Victoria, along with Florian Trittel (wing timer), Diego Botin (flight controller) and Joel Rodríguez (grinder). The team, which remains the youngest in the entire fleet, managed to close good departures this weekend, as well as to control fundamental aspects during the competition such as sailing well and making very favorable tactical decisions.

The Spaniards caressed the dream of getting into the final in the first race and changing the course of the previous day. The F50 Victoria made a fantastic exit that placed him in the first positions, followed by New Zealand and Denmark. A group that would not leave the fleet's head for much of the test, although Spain received a penalty in the second buoy that caused it to lose positions on time. But soon they recovered and rehooked to the head. In the last few minutes of the test, Denmark lost speed, a fact that they took advantage of New Zealand to finish first and Spain to close a second place. Denmark closed a third place in the test where France saw the second black flag in SailGP's history by endangering the British boat.

In the second race, the luck turned against the Spanish team, which could not sign an exit like the first, while Australia was in the lead without leaving any team a choice to discuss the lead. The dense traffic in the race field penalized the Spanish team, which experienced communication errors that did not allow it to lift the flight throughout the second race of the day. Proof without great changes or surprises that was awarded Australia, followed by the United States and Denmark. The F50 Victoria finished ninth.

The final in Bermuda was unpublished, with Australia, Britain - two classics - but with Canada as the third participant, a new fleet team led by Phil Robertson. The three-way race had no color, Tom Slingsby took the lead from the same exit and gave no choice, leaving Ben Ainslie and Phil Robertson fighting for the second square. The Australians showed veteranity and imposed themselves with authority, followed by Britain and Canada.

The second SailGP event will be the United States Sail Grand Prix, 124; Chicago, to be held on the shore of Lake Michigan on 18 and 19 June.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Australia (10 points)

2. Great Britain (9 points)

3. Canada (8 points)

4. Denmark (7 points)

5. United States (6 points)

6. New Zealand (5 points)

7. Spain (4 points)

8. France (3 points)

9. Switzerland (2 points)
   

CARRERA 4:

1. New Zealand

2. Spain

3. Denmark

4. Australia

5. Great Britain

6. United States

7. Canada

8. Switzerland

9. France (disqualified)
   

CARRERA 5:

1. Australia

2. United States

3. Denmark

4. Great Britain

5. Canada

6. Switzerland

7. New Zealand

8. France

9. Spain
   

FINAL

1. Australia

2. Great Britain

3. Canada

2022-05-14: Sail GP: Spain is in eighth place after the first day in Bermuda

The F50 Victoria makes history with its alignment: first time a woman exercises grinder in SailGP with Paula Barceló and Joan Cardona competing as tactical, despite having a broken hand finger

The F50 Victoria shows its potential at the first event of the third season of SailGP, Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, after closing two spectacular exits. Although the rooster did not achieve all the desired consistency, they demonstrated team spirit and potential with a historical alignment in the competition. Paula Barceló became the first woman to play the role of grinder - which requires great strength from the upper train - the Olympic bronze Joan Cardona competed with a broken hand finger and performed the functions of tactic and Joel Rodríguez combined the function of grinder with that of occasional flight controller. Jordi Xammar, the official pilot of the team facing its third day of competition on board the F50 victory, Florian Trittel, wing timer, and Diego Botin, flight controller, completed the crew.

Canada, a debutante team with Phil Robertson in the controls, leads the classification with 25 points, followed by two points for Britain, which is second, and third Australia, to four points. Spain, 11 points from the leader, is eighth after getting a fourth, a sixth and a ninth place. Switzerland, the ninth of the general, premiered with Canada in the fleet, while Japan was unable to participate in this first race for funding problems despite having been second in the previous season.

From the beginning of the first race, the most decorated Olympic regatist in history, Ben Ainslie, in front of the British, showed that this test was named after him. Spain did not stand out at the exit, but a great tactical reading of the roosters put them in second position. The fate of the F50 Victoria was complicated at the pass of the third door, when he decided to dismark himself on the other side of the field and the wind conditions had passed it bill. From that moment on, the Xammar people would fight intermittently between the third and sixth position they ended up in, while the Canadian team, which premiered in the competition led by Phil Robertson, secured the silver of the race and the English were made with the triumph.

Spain had a spectacular exit in the second race, which kept him with podium options for much of the test. However, an error of manoeuvre by the F50 Victoria led him to the sixth position in a matter of a few seconds, although the clashes and penalties of the fleet (the latter to Australia, Britain and Switzerland) contributed to the completion of the Spanish quarters. Canada was first left, followed by France and New Zealand.

The F50 Victoria again signed a magnificent exit that led him to lead initially the third and last race of the day. Soon the French team advanced to Spain, blocking the cocks and forcing them to change their length to avoid traffic. The complicated wind conditions on that side of the race field, with constant changes in direction and intensity, made the fleet escape despite the many attempts of the Spaniards to remount. The English took the lead, followed by France and Australia. Spain closed the last test of the day in ninth position.

However, Canada leads the general classification, followed by Britain and Australia. Spain is eighth to eleven points of the leader.

PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL

1. Canada (25 points)

2. Great Britain (23 points)

3. Australia (21 points)

4. France (20 points)

5. United States (16 points)

6. Denmark (15 points)

7. New Zealand (15 points)

8. Spain (14 points)

9. Switzerland (13 points)

CARRERA 1 RESULTS:

1. Great Britain

2. Canada

3. United States

4. Australia

5. Denmark

6. Spain

7. New Zealand

8. Switzerland

9. France

CARRERA 2 RESULTS:

1. Canada

2. France

3. New Zealand

4. Spain

5. Great Britain

6. Australia

7. Switzerland

8. United States

9. Denmark

CARRERA 3 RESULTS:

1. Great Britain

2. France

3. Australia

4. Denmark

5. Canada

6. Switzerland

7. United States

8. New Zealand

9. Spain

2022-05-12: The F50 Victoria premiere in a Bermuda SailGP, with 10 teams in race

The Spanish team trains all week on the island in order to seek consistency and improve its results

The adrenaline and the speed of the F50, the flying catamarans able to reach 100 km / h, return this weekend with the beginning of the third season of SailGP in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess.

A first test that will be key to see the level of all teams, especially Canada and Switzerland, new in the largest fleet in the history of competition with 10 nations in water.

The Olympic bronze Jordi Xammar will premiere the season as a headline pilot, a role that he began to play in the Grand Final of San Francisco. He will be accompanied by Florian Trittel (wing timer), Diego Botin (flight controller), Joel Rodríguez (grinder), Joan Cardona (tactical and grinder) and Paula Barceló (athlete). He joined the Spanish team the also Olympic in the Finn class, Jake Lilley (grinder), who will act as a grinder after the recent accident of Joan Cardona, who at the beginning of the week broke the metacarpal of a finger in a bike fall training. However, Cardona is expected to be able to compete, although it is likely to rest in one of the races.

The Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess will be the beginning of which is expected to be the most competitive and hard season of the league. A total of 10 nations (Canada and Switzerland join Australia, Denmark, Spain, the United States, France, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand) will compete to win a million dollars, the largest prize in the sailing world. They will in a season of 11 Great Awards. The third season of SailGP will have a total of 11 Great Awards after the expansion of the competition to Asia with the incorporation of Singapore. This Grand Prix will take place on January 14 and 15, 2023 thanks to the support of the Singapore Tourism Office, which closed an agreement to host a Grand Prix annually for three years.