2024 SailGP Season 4 Grand Final | Day 1

It all comes down to this! The SailGP Season 4 Grand Final starts here, with two days of epic racing on San Francisco Bay to crown a champion. 🏆

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SailGP is high speed, high tech and high impact. This global sports championship combines cutting-edge tech, iconic global venues, elite athletes and record-breaking speeds to create the most exciting racing on water. Rival teams from the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Spain battle it out at iconic venues around the world in short, intense races for a total prize pot of $7 million. Teams compete in identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans that fly above the water at electrifying speeds approaching 100 km/h. Fan-centric and close-to-shore, each SailGP Championship culminates in a $2 million, three-boat, winner-takes-all Grand Final.

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[skylarking]

And another thing I can't get over; boats that miss the gate for the finish line but get credit for crossing the line in that order anyway: to me that's like skipping a turn marker. If you're worried it's too tight of a gate for traffic safety, widen the darned gate. But in any races I've ever seen, full scale or models, if you don't go through the final gate, it's a DNF unless you go back around, just like missing or hitting a course marker.

[samlook]

So France got a boundary penalty because it was literally impossible to round the mark inside the boundary? That's absolutely absurd.

[philhardwick]

French start was one of the most aggressive and skilled I’ve ever seen.

[tedhennings]

As Citizen of SF and witness of all races, was hella cool..to witness.. never-mind Team US is joke but be nice. They extended the broadcast and racing time like 30 minutes longer

[zoepaulastrassfield]

GBR harnessing that wind that made the others behind them fumble right at the end! That was crazy!

[markmessner]

The US team (and management) needs to be fully overhauled. Absolutely embarrassing.

[Seasteader]

Rocking out to the background music! Great set!

[mirheqt]

Do not let go of CJ! She's amazing. So much experience.

[jamesaron]

Finally, a decent sized race course. Great racing!

[deeze]

How the hell is the boundary line on one of the gates... Somebody let the buoy loose or what?!?!

[Mike_in_Thailand]

Many years ago I used to think that I was going fast on my Hobie 16, hanging out on the trapeze. And these guys are hitting 80kph+ !

[jennykiddie]

So... Surely Canada should be given some big penalty points for taking out the finish mark. No excuses mate, you didn't "technically finish".

[nathanielrose]

When they do the interviews where someone is speaking in a different language, like Peter Burling, it would be nice to have English subtitles.

[ricalina]

Thank you for the really cool coverage! 🙏

[OHW]

How do the French get an edge at the start line and then execute so well in the same wind variability that everyone else had to deal with ?😮

[DeadEyeDave]

It's difficult to be a USA fan. 3rd place start, upwind port tack penalty, bad position approaching the 3rd mark, then last at the 3rd mark. Slowest boat, longest course sailed. 9th place finish. Don't even bother showing the last place finish in race 2. This is the home team.

[AakeTraak]

Why is the US even in this race? There must be someone with sailing experience in that country.

[mr.workingclassag]

Congratulations France Australia Denmark

[bornin]

Can someone clarify something about the Grand Final? Is there an event Final winner in SF followed by the Grand Final ? Or is there just the 5 races followed by the Grand Final ?

[davidr]

Hope the wind behaves better for the final races, highly variable winds can make it too much of a luck rather than skill event. That would be a crappy way to end the season.