Highlights // ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | SailGP

All the highlights from one action-packed day of racing, including crashes, collisions and a feel-good ending on Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour.
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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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[@zigzag4273]

NZ has really improved. GG

[@caza00caza]

Kiwis always punching above their weight when it comes to sports

[@SoaaJr]

yayahh! 🎉 team nz👊🏽 congratulations team

[@teawaawafirmin416]

Awesome NZ.

[@kolingro3776]

Well Done NZ

[@zinny01]

Russell Coutts = angry shouty old Gammon.

[@user-wd2wt2gp3l]

I love watching sailing races blows my mind beautiful conditions super super competitive I reckon if aus didn’t crash they would’ve given nz a run for their money but hey Peter burling you beauty the graphics to these races is unmatched 🙌🏻🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 bermuda next here we come !!! I’m tuning in all the waaaaay till the season finshes well done to all the teams 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@nimbus.t2nd878]

I dont know how i came here but damn this is some interesting good stuff to watch althougti dont know whats going on here 😅

[@blinkybagger8342]

The damage to the Danish boat, did it occur in the pre-start to race-1 and if so, why didn't the Canadian's protest if there was contact? Why, or how did the coverage & commentators miss the topic?

[@richardstubbs6484]

What happened to team Australia ?

[@mitchand9]

Damaged their boat hitting the mark

[@skylarking12]

Two boats ahead of the US boat did not go thru the actual gate at the finish line. I think that has to be penalized.

[@jamesmarshall7513]

Great win

[@Gonzo2112]

well done Canada....go get 'em in Bermuda.

[@lennykludtke4172]

I don't get, why hitting an object is more penalized then hitting another boat

[@NZKiwiRic]

A fixed course object is a known object. In hitting such an object you are demonstrating complete loss of course understanding and relative position against the speed of your vessel... in this case the boat wad turned directly away from another boat and then into the buoy - but the turn highlighted the vessel had complete loss of situational awareness and course position...
Racing collisions invite multiple variables to the current 'moment' which may or may not be clear and evident (such as opponents boat speed, intentions, etc) but there is almost always a guilty party. Thus it is understood a collision of two objects, while terrible in respect to the result, is far less 'reckless'...

[@jentjeb2370]

In my opinion the organization was at fault putting the marks in the highest congested area right after the start. It was inevitable going to happen. The Australians were the unlucky ones.

[@kdoney5519]

Jeez Burlo you gonna give me heart attack with you shitty starts but just like great race horse kiwi storming home love it

[@Eline_Meijer]

What am i even looking at?

[@michaela4024]

That British commentator is so annoying l can only watch these races with just the minimum of volume.

[@SVAdarris]

agreed.... actually they are all painful to listen to..I watch without audio now, would be nice to hear more of the team talk on board, actual racing conversations.

[@UnkleSi]

Ruined by eco activists 😞

[@fabmanly1070]

1. This is a Maine Reserve
2. SailGP were told over a year ago in the Pre Planning stage
3. SailGP we’re warned not to run this event in summer
4. They were warned that this could happen
5. It is New Zealand law (Maritime Law)
So pull your head in F@#k knuckle, go away and actually do some homework.

[@zoepaulastrassfield2664]

Pete and Blair ARE eco-activists, they followed the rules here and we ended up having a great event.