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FILE - Australia SailGP CEO and driver Tom Slingsby is doused by Nina Curtis after winning the $1 million, winner-take-all Season 2 finale of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in San Francisco. Former Olympic and America’s Cup champion Slingsby has joined New York Yacht Club American Magic in a bid to win back the most prestigious trophy in sailing, the team announced Tuesday, May 3. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Tom Slingsby joins American Magic for 37th America's Cup

May. 03, 2022 08:25 PM EDT

Slingsby's Aussies go for SailGP hat trick at Saint-Tropez

By Bernie Wilson Sep. 10, 2021 05:34 PM EDT
Tom Slingsby’s Team Australia will go for a hat trick this weekend in the SailGP global league's regatta in Saint-Tropez, France. The...

In this photo provided by SailGP, Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby competes during the Bermuda SailGP in Hamilton, Bermuda, on Friday, April 23, 2021. Slingsby and defending champion Team Australia won all three fleet races Friday on Bermuda's Great Sound in an impressive performance on the first day of the second season of the SailGP global league. (Thomas Lovelock/SailGP via AP)
Slingsby, Aussies dominate opener of SailGP's 2nd season

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 23, 2021 06:03 PM EDT

Ainslie, Slingsby look forward to competitive SailGP season

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 22, 2021 07:23 PM EDT
British sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie gave a tantalizing look at what the second season of SailGP would offer when he dominated the opening regatta on Sydney...

FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo, Oracle Team USA skipper and helmsman Jimmy Spithill, right, crosses the boat during the eighth race of America's Cup sailing competition against Emirates Team New Zealand, in Hamilton, Bermuda. Spithill has signed on as CEO and helmsman of the United States team in SailGP, giving the global league another former America's Cup champion in its stable of stars. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
America's Cup star Jimmy Spithill to lead US SailGP team

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 08, 2020 11:31 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2012 file photo Peter Burling and Blair Tuke of New Zealand celebrate their silver medal of the 49er men sailing race at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, in Weymouth and Portland, England. The defending America's Cup champions and Olympic gold medalists have launched a New Zealand team in the SailGP global league. Two of the world's most accomplished sailors, will serve as co-CEOs of the Kiwi team, which will join the circuit during the rescheduled second season next year. (AP Photo/Francois Mori,File)
New Zealand sailing stars Burling, Tuke, to lead SailGP team

By Bernie Wilson Aug. 06, 2020 08:13 PM EDT