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Tom Slingsby și echipa australiană au obținut o victorie covârșitoare la prima competiție SailGP din America de Sud, desfășurată pe 11-12 aprilie la Rio de Janeiro. Deși echipa din SUA a arătat bine la început, Australia a depășit Spania și Suedia în finala cu trei bărci, demonstrând superioritate în accelerări și managementul tranzițiilor pe traseu. Victoria i-a propulsat pe australieni în frunte la clasamentul general al sezonului.
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Tom Slingsby and his Australian squad has been the dominant team through the first five SailGP seasons, winning the first three titles. While the field has been catching up to their form, the Aussies were dominant in the league’s first South American event on April 11-12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
While the USA team looked strong early on, it was Spain and Sweden that met Slingsby in the three-boat winner-take-all Final. The ability to accelerate off the start, and manage the transitions on the course, gave Australia a dominant victory.
Being the same venue as the 2016 Olympics, much was said about the advantage held by those competitors, particularly with the Brazilian team’s helm Martine Grael returning to home waters where she won the gold medal. But with the shrunken course positioned in the lee of Sugarloaf Mountain, similar to the Medal Race course in 2016, it was more about rekindling nightmares.
The four races on day one were in mostly light winds, but there was more range in the puffs and lulls for the final three fleet races on the second day. With the windward gate closest to the 396m-tall peak, bad things could happen and did. Such is life with made-for-broadcast sporting entertainment.
Season leader Great Britain had a shocker with a last place finish amongst the 12 teams, boosting Australia to the top of the standings. The league now shifts to North America for three events beginning on May 9-10 in Bermuda. - Details
While the USA team looked strong early on, it was Spain and Sweden that met Slingsby in the three-boat winner-take-all Final. The ability to accelerate off the start, and manage the transitions on the course, gave Australia a dominant victory.
Being the same venue as the 2016 Olympics, much was said about the advantage held by those competitors, particularly with the Brazilian team’s helm Martine Grael returning to home waters where she won the gold medal. But with the shrunken course positioned in the lee of Sugarloaf Mountain, similar to the Medal Race course in 2016, it was more about rekindling nightmares.
The four races on day one were in mostly light winds, but there was more range in the puffs and lulls for the final three fleet races on the second day. With the windward gate closest to the 396m-tall peak, bad things could happen and did. Such is life with made-for-broadcast sporting entertainment.
Season leader Great Britain had a shocker with a last place finish amongst the 12 teams, boosting Australia to the top of the standings. The league now shifts to North America for three events beginning on May 9-10 in Bermuda. - Details
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Publicat 12 aprilie 2026, 19:08