The 2022–23 SailGP Championship was the third season of the SailGP championship. The season was contested over eleven sail grands prix held at venues around the world. The season saw Australia SailGP Team win their third season title, with Denmark SailGP Team winning the impact league.
Entries +TeamHelmsmanRounds Australia SailGP Team Tom SlingsbyAll Canada SailGP Team Phil RobertsonAll Denmark SailGP Team presented by Rockwool Nicolai SehestedAll France SailGP Team Quentin DelapierreAll Ben Ainslie1–3, 5–11 New Zealand SailGP Team Peter BurlingAll Spain SailGP Team Jordi Xammar1–8 Diego Botín9–11 Switzerland SailGP Team Sébastien Schneiter1–3, 6–11 Nathan Outteridge4–5 United States SailGP Team Jimmy SpithillAllCitations:
Team changes Canada and Switzerland joined the championship, increasing the number of teams to nine.
Japan SailGP Team participation has been indefinitely paused during the 2022–23 season due to a shortage of F50 yachts. Since new entrants Canada and Switzerland are self-funded, Japan was selected from the centrally-funded teams to give up their yacht due to a lack of sponsorship for the team. Japan's former helm and CEO Nathan Outteridge has since signed onto the Swiss SailGP Team and served as skipper in recent regattas.
Calendar Four new venues joined the schedule with the additions of Chicago, Dubai, Singapore and New Zealand. Italy will not continue as a venue for this season. Denmark's location moved from Aarhus to Copenhagen. Sydney was not on the original schedule, but later entered into a three-year contract to start with the third season. +HostTitleDatesWinning team1 BermudaBermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton PrincessMay 14–15, 2022 Australia2 Chicago, United StatesT-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy PierJune 18–19, 2022 Australia3 Plymouth, EnglandGreat Britain Sail Grand Prix | PlymouthJuly 30–31, 2022 New Zealand4 Copenhagen, DenmarkRockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix | CopenhagenAugust 20, 2022 New Zealand5 Saint-Tropez, FranceRange Rover France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-TropezSeptember 10–11, 2022 United States6 Cádiz, SpainSpain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía – Cádiz presented by NEARSeptember 24–25, 2022 France7 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O MarinasNovember 11–12, 2022 Australia8 SingaporeSingapore Sail Grand PrixJanuary 14–15, 2023 New Zealand9 SydneyKPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | SydneyFebruary 18, 2023 France10 Christchurch, New ZealandITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | ChristchurchMarch 18–19, 2023 Canada11 San Francisco, USMubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final | San FranciscoMay 6–7, 2023 AustraliaCitations:
Season
Round 1: Bermuda
Round 2: Chicago
Round 3: Great Britain
Round 4: Denmark Great Britain did not participate in the regatta after hitting a rock during a practice session and causing severe damage to their F50. Day 1 of racing on August 19 was cancelled due to light wind.
Round 5: Saint-Tropez The Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix event brought two days with wildly different wind conditions. Day 1 featured heavy wind and fast racing with puffs reaching up to 45 km/h. The F50 class speed record was set several times during racing, with the final record set by the French team at 99.94 km/h. Mark roundings were high stakes maneuvers, with most teams intentionally "landing" the boats to scrub speed. There were two near-capsizes from Canada and Denmark, and Australia sustained damage at the end of race one during a sudden de-foil, but the fleet managed the conditions well for three exciting races.
Day 2's wind was at the minimum 10 km/h range so the fleet's modular wings were extended from Day 1's 18 meters to the tallest 29-meter configuration. Although two races were attempted, both courses were shortened and only one was completed within the 14-minute time limit. The event final then featured light air tactics from USA, NZL and GRB hunting for patches of wind to speed them across the finish.
Two teams were penalized points for boat to boat contact: Switzerland was docked 4 event points and 2 championship points for contact with USA during practice. USA was docked 8 event points and 4 championship points for contact with France during race 5.
Round 6: Cádiz Race management has increased the time limit for races from 14 minutes to 16 minutes, and decreased the minimum legs from 4 to 3.
Round 7: Dubai
Round 8: Singapore
Round 9: Sydney
Round 10: New Zealand
Grand Final: San Francisco
Results
Points are awarded per race for the Event Leaderboard, with 10 points for the winner, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third, and so on.
Each event hosts multiple races, with the three highest scoring teams of the event facing off in an additional final race to decide the podium order. The winner of that final wins the event, with the final standings of the event leaderboard used to award points for the Championship Leaderboard. The winner is awarded 10 Championship points, second awarded 9, and so on.
The three highest scoring teams at the end of the season compete in the Sail GP Grand Final with the winning team awarded the championship. +TeamBMUCHIPLYCOPSTPCDZDUBSGPSYDCHRSFNPoints12345F12345F12345F123F123456F12345F123456F12345F12312345F12345GF1 Australia4534117239116143325345177DNFC61226388451312274C3346429113131211942 New Zealand738171545822151111111412DNFC2165874271651523C19342122324736723181542232353446142943DNFC38213961123435355C66234346212453774 France922DSQ8986143354964226625DNFC24353126638227946C111165376861675 5 Canada215753411222193974578769DNFC786111584984497C5775316418255267 6 Denmark594333486785222332339386DNFC9794233964DNF3631C248378878564346773776289773967552663231DNFC13546427429278188C225854927477356 (64)8 Switzerland8668667949578887757854DNFC598955738766812C798676853599933 (35)9 Spain6492956586789768884598DNFC437789957519769C859997599988831 (33)Citations: Notes New Zealand SailGP Team were penalised four points in the championship: two for a four-point penalty at Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas, and two for a four-point penalty at Singapore Sail Grand Prix. United States SailGP Team were penalised eight points in the championship: four for an eight-point penalty at Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez, and four for an eight-point penalty at San Francisco Sail Grand Prix. Switzerland SailGP Team were penalised two points in the championship for a four-point penalty at Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez. Spain SailGP Team were penalised two points in the championship for a four-point penalty at Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Plymouth.
Impact League As part of SailGP's sustainability initiatives, the championship runs a second leaderboard on which teams compete to have the greatest improvement in the sustainability of the sport. Teams are externally audited after each round against 10 criteria, with the top three ranked teams awarded prize money to be donated to the teams' sustainability partners.
Standings +TeamBMUCHIPLYCOPSTPCDZDUBSGPCHRSFNPoints1 Denmark17016916612813915414416318215115652 New Zealand1711631761381301501461631811441560315916416813713514615715315714115164 Canada16716017112113016516215115912715135 Spain15515316613511315513814815413214596 France16014116513313515714515016110314527 Australia1581631691281271261281561781091440815115416811112815614114215611114179 Switzerland1201361691391371321531591651051413Citation:
Inspire Racing SailGP, in partnership with Waszp, created Inspire Racing to make foiling more accessible to young sailors, give them opportunity to experience a large sailing competition in all aspects, including racing in front of huge SailGP crowds.
LocationWinnersRunner-up3rd place Bermuda Rachel Betschart Ethan Thompson Christopher Adderley Chicago Gavin Ball Galen Richardson JP Lattanzi Plymouth Duncan Gregor Jamie Cook Tom Williamson Saint-Tropez Hippolyte Gruet Eliott Coville Joseph Lamiot Cádiz Jaime Framis Harguindey Quique Urios Salinas Ian Walker March Sydney Louis Tilly Aidan Simmons Keizo Tomishima Christchurch Noah Malpot Lucas Day Tim Howse San Francisco – Final Gavin Ball Stella Bilger Duncan Gregor Rachael Betschart Hippolyte Gruet Hedvig DoksrødCitations:
Notes
References
External links
SailGP website