<\/span><\/h3>\nAfter taking home the SailGP Championship Trophy for the second season running, Tom Slingsby, the Australia Team driver and CEO announced today that the team will donate $72,000 (AUD) from the team's $1,000,000 prize purse to its Race For The Future partner, Parley for the Oceans.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How fast are SailGP boats?<\/span><\/h3>\nThe F50s are one of the fastest racing classes in history, with a predicted top speed of 52.2 knots (96.6 km\/h, 60 mph); the current F50 speed record, achieved by the Great Britain SailGP team at the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix in 2021, stands at 51.1 knots (94.8 km\/h, 58.9 mph).<\/p>\n
<\/span>What does GP stand for in SailGP?<\/span><\/h3>\nSailGP is an international sailing competition using high performance F50 foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix around the world.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How do SailGP boats go so fast?<\/span><\/h3>\nThe wing trimmer, a term from sail trimming days, shapes the wing \u2014 an airfoil \u2014 for speed and stability. Compared with fabric sails, a wing can provide more stability even while producing more speed. SailGP wings are built from carbon fiber with titanium fittings under a light plastic wrap.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How many races are there in SailGP?<\/span><\/h3>\nThe SailGP Championship is made up of eight events, which take place across the globe throughout the season, with each event including multiple races. Events take place across two days, with six races scheduled for each Sail Grand Prix; five fleet races and The Final.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How much do SailGP boats weigh?<\/span><\/h3>\nThe result is a boat with a sailing weight of 2.4 tons, or 2,400kg, that sails parallel to the water's surface, quite literally flying in the air, thanks to the reduced wetted area (the immersed hull area), which results in decreased drag and higher speeds.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How do they transport SailGP yachts?<\/span><\/h3>\nCrucially, the F50 catamarans can be disassembled and transported between venues in standard 40-foot shipping containers. The boats can be assembled and readied for racing in each venue within 48 hours of arrival at the event village.<\/p>\n
<\/span>What is the fastest sailboat?<\/span><\/h3>\nAs of this writing, the fastest sailboat in the world is a specialized boat called Vestas Sailrocket 2. In 2012 she recorded a sustained speed of 65.45 knots over a 500-meter course in a sanctioned speed record.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Who is behind SailGP?<\/span><\/h3>\nSailGP was founded by Sir Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison in 2018. Coutts, the league's CEO, is a champion yachtsman with an Olympic gold medal and five America's Cup trophies to his name. Ellison, the founder of Oracle, has a net worth that hovers around $100 billion.<\/p>\n
<\/span>What boats are used in SailGP?<\/span><\/h3>\nThe F50 is the cutting-edge one-design catamaran used by all SailGP teams, leaving performances and results directly in the hands of our world-class athletes.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Where are SailGP boats made?<\/span><\/h3>\nEvery component, including additional new boats, foils and wings, is designed and built in-house at the Warkworth facility.<\/p>\n