No go for SailGP in New Zealand

The SailGP sports league and the country of New Zealand are taking a break after agreeing to cancel a hosting agreement which included four events between Seasons 3 and 6. The plan had been to alternate between Christchurch and Auckland, but issues with the marine sanctuary in the former, and a lack of suitable land space in the latter, has all sides walking away from the agreement after Season 4.

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Season 4 Standings (after 11 of 13 events; results and total points)
1. New Zealand (Peter Burling), 1-7-8-DNC/6-4-1-1-3-1-2-5; 83 points
2. Spain (Diego Botin), 5-1-3-6-6-10-2-5-4-1-4; 72
3. Australia (Tom Slingsby), 2-3-2-2-3-2-7-1-10-3-7; 71
4. France (Quintin Delapierre), 6-8-6-4-7-4-4-4-2-9-2; 65
5. Denmark (Nicolai Sehested), 4-2-4-7-2-6-9-2-9-5-3; 64
6. Great Britain (Ben Ainslie/Giles Scott), 7-6-1-1-8-5-8-7-7-8-1; 58
7. Canada (Phil Robertson), 3-4-10-5-5-3-6-10-3-4-6; 58
8. United States (Jimmy Spithill/Taylor Canfield), 9-5-5-3-1-8-3-9-8-10-10; 50
9. Germany (Erik Heil), 10-10-7-8-9-10-9-5-6-5-6-8; 35
10. Switzerland (Sebastien Schneiter/Nathan Outteridge), 8-9-9-9-7-10-8-6-7-9; 28

For scoring adjustments, click here.

Season 4 – 2023
June 16-17 – United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier
July 22-23 – United States Sail Grand Prix | Los Angeles
September 9-10 – France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez
September 23-24 – Italy Sail Grand Prix | Taranto
October 14-15 – Spain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía- Cádiz
December 9-10 – Dubai Sail Grand Prix | Dubai*

Season 4 – 2024
January 13-14 – Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix | Abu Dhabi
February 24-25 – Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney
March 23-24 – New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland
March 23-24 – New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch
May 4-5 – Bermuda Sail Grand Prix
June 1-2 – Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax
June 22-23 – United States Sail Grand Prix | New York
July 13-14 – SailGP Season 4 Grand Final | San Francisco
* Added October 3, 2023

Format for Season 4:
• Teams compete in identical F50 catamarans.
• Each event runs across two days.
• Up to seven qualifying fleet races of approximately 15 minutes may be scheduled for each regatta.
• The top three teams from qualifying advance to a final race to be crowned event champion and earn the largest share of the $300,000.00 USD event prize money purse (increases to $400k for Abu Dhabi with the winning team now earning $200k at each event).
• The season ends with the Grand Final, which includes the Championship Final Race for the top three teams in the season standing with the winner claiming the $2 million USD prize.
• The top team on points ahead of the three-boat Championship Final will be awarded $350,000.00.

For competition documents, click here.

Established in 2018, SailGP seeks to be an annual, global sports league featuring fan-centric inshore racing among national teams in some of the iconic harbors around the globe.

Source: SailGP