Sail GP • Season 4: Chicago raises its curtain on the most important (…]

With 10 teams representing 10 countries, Chicago has raised the curtain on the largest fleet in the world F50
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Tight, you had to tick many boxes in the hope of scoring the first good points of the new season: start at the front, get out of the pack at the first mark, don’t miss maneuvers and, above all, resist the pressure in the many. Chases grow upon contact. Another peculiarity: the choice of making internal or external dams for pre-departure construction …

The three races in a nutshell:

Race 1: Three-time champions mark their territory
After executing one of the best starts in the fleet, Tom Slingsby and the Australian clan will stand in front throughout the course, leaving their pursuers to tear themselves apart, like the Brits and Canadians, and fight to the end of 2^H place. The French, unable to move forward after a final maneuver a few seconds after the cannonade, started to the rear of the fleet before they could gain three positions.

Race 2: The Canadians are well ahead

Almost a paradoxical scenario in the second race of the day: Quentin Delapiere and his group this time make a very good start, while the Australians, very early on the line, have to hold back while watching all their opponents start. For their part, Canadians Phil Robertson took the lead at the first wind gate and would never be bothered again. The tricolor finishes in third place.

Race 3: Slingsby drives home the point

New display of strength from F50
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Blue white red on the starting line. The French opened the ball with the first reach before a series of failed maneuvers sent them back. Ambushed just behind them, the Australians quickly took the lead, just a few lengths ahead of the New Zealanders, the other regular crew on the first day.

On Lake Michigan, the new German team was baptized by fire. This group, led by Olympian Eric Hill (two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the 49er) and supported by four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, has been eagerly awaited. The first successful test for this team showed great potential.

The weather is expected tomorrow, Saturday, with light winds. The Big Wings and mini crews can return for this final day in Chicago.

French F50 driver Quentin Delapierre gave an uncompromising assessment: “We had a great warm-up, we were confident, but then we made serious mistakes. Tonight we will certainly have a somewhat difficult debriefing, but it is necessary because we cannot repeat what we did.” Today. We have to hit more, and we have to find solutions on the plane when we miss a maneuver. I know the situation is not that bad, it is still tomorrow and the season is long, but we must not stay in this kind of situation.

Rolex United States Sailing Grand Prix | Chicago at NAVY PIER

Provisional classification after 3 races

• 1 Australia, Tom Slingsby, 26 points
• 2 New Zealand, Peter Burling, 25 points
• 3 Canada, Phil Robertson 24 points
• 4 ROCKWOOL DEN, Nikolai Sehested, 21 points
• 5 – United Arab Emirates – Ben Ansley – 16 points
• 6 Spain, Diego Botín, 14 points
• 7 France, Quentin Delapier (7th, 3rd, 9th), 14 points
• 8 Germany’s Eric Hill, 10 points
• 9 USA, Jimmy Spithell, 8 points
• 10 Switzerland, Sebastian Schneiter, 7 points