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Sail GP – Day 1 of racing in Sydney

by Bow Caddy Media 28 Feb 2020 22:20 GMT
Team AUS powers past the spectator fleet © Bow Caddy Media

After a challenging day on the water, the Bow Caddy Media team caught up with three of the Skippers to get their thoughts.

SailGP – Ben Ainslie SailGP GBR skippered by Ben Ainslie won a hat trick on day 1 of the Sydney Round.

SailGP – Nathan Outteridge Nathan Outteridge, skipper of SailGP Japan discusses the day’s racing which has them currently placed second on the leader-board heading into the second day of racing.

SailGP – Tom Slingsby Reigning SailGP Champion Tom Slingsby of AUS, currently third on the leader-board after the first day’s racing in Season 2 of Sail GP talks about the days racing.

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