Australia SailGP Team

Australia SailGP Team
Australia SailGP Team
Career
Established	2019
Nation	Australia
Team principal(s)	F50 League LLC
CEO	Tom Slingsby
Skipper	Tom Slingsby
Notable sailors	Tom Slingsby Natasha Bryant Kyle Langford Jason Waterhouse Sam Newton Kinley Fowler Ed Powys
Notable victories	2019 SailGP championship 2021–22 SailGP championship 2022–23 SailGP championship
Yachts
Sail no.	Boat name
	The Flying Roo

The Australia SailGP Team is an Australian sailing team led by Tom Slingsby which participates in SailGP. They are 3-time champions, having won the first 3 seasons since the competition was formed in 2019.

History

Australia SailGP Team was established in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition.^[1][2]

It won the league's inaugural 2019 season,^[1] as well as the subsequent 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.^[3][4][5]

Team

The Australia SailGP Team is led by Driver Tom Slingsby, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer.^[3][4][6]

Natasha Bryant and Nina Curtis currently share the role of Strategist and are part of the Women’s Pathway Programme.

Wing Trimmer Kyle Langford joined the team ahead of the inaugural season in 2019.

Jason Waterhouse is the team’s Flight Controller.

Sam Newton and Kinley Fowler are the two Grinders in the team.

Ed Powys serves as the reserve sailor.

Ben Durham serves as the team's coach. Ben was awarded for his efforts, winning the 2023 Australian Sailing Instructor and Coach of the Year. ^[7]

Results

Season 1

Main article: 2019 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Final
Sydney	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	-	1st
San Francisco	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	-	1st
New York City	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	-	2nd
Cowes	1st	1st	1st	1st	-	-	-	-
Marseille	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	-
Season Result	1st
Citations:[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Season 2

Main article: 2021–22 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Final
Bermuda	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Taranto	8th	8th	6th	8th	5th	2nd	-
Plymouth	1st	1st	1st	7th	7th	4th	1st
Arhus	1st	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	7th	1st
Saint Tropez	8th	8th	6th	6th	8th	6th	-
Cádiz	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	4th	1st	1st
Sydney	1st	3rd	7th	1st	4th	2nd	1st
San Francisco	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	-
Season Result	1st
Citations:[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Season 3

Main article: 2022–23 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Final
Bermuda	1st	4th	5th	3rd	4th	1st	-	1st
Chicago	1st	7th	2nd	3rd	9th	1st	-	1st
Plymouth	2nd	6th	1st	4th	3rd	3rd	-	2nd
Copenhagen	4th	5th	3rg	4th	-	-	-	-
Saint Tropez	5th	5th	1st	7th	7th	-	-	-
Cádiz	3rd	6th	1st	2nd	2nd	6th	-	3rd
Dubai	1st	8th	8th	4th	5th	1st	3rd	1st
Singapore	3rd	2nd	2nd	7th	4th	-	-	3rd
Sydney	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	-	-	-	-
Christchurch	3rd	4th	2nd	9th	1st	1st	-	3rd
San Francisco	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	-	-
Season Result	1st
Citations:[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

Season 4

Main article: 2023–24 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Final
Chicago	2nd	1st	5th	1st	4th	5th	2nd
Los Angeles	3rd	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	3rd
Saint-Tropez	2nd	5th	1st	8th	5th	1st	2nd
Taranto	2nd	1st	1st	5th	5th	7th	DNF
Cádiz	3rd	5th	2nd	1st	6th	2nd	3rd
Dubai	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	4th	8th	2nd
Abu Dhabi	7th	2nd	9th	6th	1st	9th	-
Sydney	1st	1st	2nd	4th	5th	8th	1st
Christchurch	10th	DNF	DNS	DNS	-	-	-
Bermuda	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	8th	2nd	3rd
Halifax	7th	8th	6th	1st	6th	8th	-
New York	4th	3rd	6th	9th	1st	-	-
San Francisco	1st	5th	1st	8th	1st	1st	-
Season Result	2nd
Citations:[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]

Season 5

Main article: 2024–25 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Final
Dubai	5th	3rd	5th	1st	4th	10th	-	-	-
Auckland	1st	5th	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	DNF	1st
Sydney
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
New York City
Portsmouth
Sassnitz
Taranto
Geneva
Cádiz
TBA
Abu Dhabi
Season Result
Citations:[49][50][51]

Impact League

References

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External links

• Official website