The SailGP league returns to the UAE for the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas, the sixth event of Season 4 taking place December 9-10 at Mina Rashid.
Patchy wind conditions of 15km/h – 17km/h and treacherous wind holes throughout the course saw the racing crews slimmed down from six to just four.
Race 1 – Big win for Phil Robertson and Canada sailing with new wing trimmer Paul Campbell-James. Second France of Quentin Delapierre and third the Australians with Jimmy Spithill on the helm.
Ben Ainslie finished fifth behind the Danes, with New Zealand sixth.
Race 2 – A sailaway win for the Jimmy Spithill helmed Aussies, with the New Zealanders second holding off the Canadians in third.
France added a fourth, Nicolai Sehested’s Denmark fifth. The Swiss of Sébastien Schneiter took sixth and Ainslie snatched seventh on the line.
Germany were DSQ for barging at the start.
Race 3 – Finally Ainslie got a decent start, but Sébastien Schneiter and the Swiss were early leaders.
As wind dropped even more the Brits took the shortened course win. Second Diego Botin’s Spain and third the Aussies, just ahead of the Kiwis.
Dubai Sail Grand Prix Weekend Schedule
2.00 p.m. local time
RACE DAY 2 | SUNDAY, 9 DECEMBER
Race Times | 10:00-11:30 BST
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