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A lightweight but okay article about Stu Bithell and his SailGP journey

Emirates GBR SailGP Stu Bithell on family, Fletcher and life after Olympic Gold

Stu Bithell will tell you he's just a simple man from the north of England. Ask him what drives him, and the answer comes quickly: his famil

Ben Ainslie still very much in charge of the GBR team.

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Let’s hope so Nathan!

Would be nice to know the date of the preliminary regatta, cuz honestly, I have no clue.

And if I have no clue….doesnt bode well for growing a viewing audience..

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Sorry Nicholai - but the split fleet racing - at least for the foreseeable future - is here to stay!

SailGP’s split-fleet racing format divides skippers as safety takes priority in Halifax

SailGP held its first full weekend of split-fleet racing in Halifax after crashes in Auckland and New York sparked safety concerns.

Safety + economics + more chance to see the sponsors on the screen = big win for all.

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Good luck to all involved

MSP Sports Capital Acquires Majority Stake In New Zealand SailGP Team

MSP Sports Capital has acquired a majority stake in the New Zealand SailGP Team, also known as the Black Foils, according to NYT. Financial

Suspect that Larry Ellison and Russell will be getting their minority stake paid out asap.

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Welcome Manawatītī to Halifax!

Black Foils launch new F50 Manawatītī ahead of Halifax return

The Manawatītī Black Foils are relaunching with a new F50 in Halifax Harbour ahead of the Canada Sail Grand Prix.

Best of luck to the Black Foils!

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The blog is restored and back!!! Thanks @staff !

Hurrah 🙌

Now to catch up on my posts.

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Not much of anything in this Article except some quotes from Nathan.

Enjoy!

Changing the playbook: The task ahead for Team NZ highlighted in loss to Luna Rossa

'We were having a really good playbook battle against Pete,' Outteridge said.

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So did anyone watch the Preliminary Regattas on the weekend?

They have posted all of the races together, if not.

I really like watching the AC40s zip around and mostly stay on the foils. Great conditions off Sardinia! Wish they were having the real AC38 in Cagliari.

Too bad Luna Ross Women and Youth got shut out of the final. They certainly went for it on the Sunday - just. little too much.

But the Luna Rossa Cup team peaked at the right time and out foxed and out matched race ETNZ to get a great start and held onto the lead for the win. Congrats to Pete, Rogerro, Max and the entire team!

Sincere condolences to GB1 who - if they hadn’t been plagued with boat issues for two days - could have been genuine contenders.