SailGP Coming This Weekend in New Zealand

SailGP returns this coming weekend, with the next event on their world tour happening in Whakaraupō, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand, on March 23–24. This is one of four events remaining in Season Five before SailGP returns to San Francisco Bay on July 13–14 for the championship event. One of the big changes in the circuit this year is the departure of Jimmy Spithill as skipper of Team USA, with Taylor Canfield stepping in. Team USA is currently in seventh place behind Team GBR, where Giles Scott has taken over the helm from skipper and team owner/CEO Ben Ainslie.

In other changes, former Team Japan skipper Nathan Outteridge has returned to the circuit to improve the spirits and last-place position of Team Switzerland. He’ll be looking to compete against friend and series leader Tom Slingsby as he hopes to restore the rivalry that vanished when Nathan and Team Japan were dropped from the circuit. SailGP’s video series Racing on the Edge interviews Nathan Outteridge to tell his story as he returns to the circuit.

The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix gets underway this weekend, March 23–24, in Ōtautahi Christchurch. To learn how to watch click here.