SailGP: Team lists announced for Oracle Perth SailGP, Fremantle
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ 13 Jan 03:24 GMT
13 teams will line up in Fremantle for the start of Season 6 © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
SailGP have published the crew lists for Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix, the opening event of Season 6, which will be contested this weekend in Fremantle.
The list is the first to be published since the close of the Transfer Window in early January.
Changes are marked by SailGP, however according to our research several of those were effected in Season 5, or are promotions from within the team. There are more than 23 changes, plus the addition of a new team (Artemis Racing). The new team is a mix of crews enticed from existing teams, as well as rather than substantial changes across all teams.
Red Bull Italy and Rockwool Denmark have the most changes (5), Black Foils (NZL), USA and Switzerland are showing zero changes, however the Kiwis have an unfilled coaching vacancy.
Most interest is around the debut of the 13th team, Artemis Racing, ostensibly from Sweden, but often disparagingly referred to as "Emirates Team New Zealand". There are four Kiwis in the Artemis Racing team including coach Sam Meech, who are part of the ETNZ sailing squad. Meech leaves a similar role with the Peter Burling skippered Black Foils. The Kiwis are now showing TBA (to be appointed) alongside their coaches role.
Leigh McMillan (GBR) has left Brazil and is showing on the French SailGP team. While he has been shown as a change he was replaced on the Brazilian boat for the Season 5 Grand Final in Abu Dhabi, along with Andy Maloney (NZL). Maloney is one of the ETNZ recruits on the new Swedish flagged Artemis Racing.
The USA team has Harry Melges 4 still listed as a reserve. Many expected the co-helm of the 2024 America's Cup Youth team and World Super 52 champion helmsman to be promoted.
Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist in the Laser/ILCA class Anne Marie Rindom (DEN) joins the Denmark team as a second strategist alongside Double Olympic Gold medalist Kahena Kunze.
Crew List Fremantle
*Denotes crew change for 2026 Season
Bonds Flying Roos (Australia)
- Driver: Tom Slingsby
- Wing Trimmer: Iain Jensen *
- Flight Controller: Jason Waterhouse
- Grinder: Sam Newton
- Grinder: Kinley Fowler
- Reserve: Thomas Needham *
- Strategist: Tash Bryant
- Coach: Ben Durham
- Coach: Hugo Stubler
Mubadala Brazil
- Driver: Martine Grael
- Wing Trimmer: Pietro Sibello *
- Flight Controller: Rasmus Kostner *
- Grinder: Marco Grael
- Grinder: Mateus Isaac
- Reserve: Breno Kneipp
- Reserve: Richard Mason
- Strategist: Paul Goodison
- Coach: Paul Brotherton
NorthStar Canada
- Driver: Giles Scott
- Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
- Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
- Grinder: Tim Hornsby
- Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
- Grinder: Alex Sinclair *
- Strategist: Annie Haeger
- Reserve athlete: Nicholas Rolaz *
- Reserve athlete: Ali Ten Hove
- Coach: Joe Glanfield
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Rockwool Racing (DEN)
- Driver: Nicolai Sehested
- Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson
- Flight Controller: Ed Powys *
- Grinder: Hans Christian Rosendahl *
- Grinder: Luke Payne
- Reserve: Magnus Overbeck
- Strategist: Kahena Kunze
- Strategist: Anne-Marie Rindom *
- Coach: Victor Paya *
- Coach: Francesco Bruni *
France
- Driver: Quentin Delapierre
- Wing Trimmer: Leigh McMillan *
- Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
- Grinder: Timothé Lapauw
- Grinder: Olivier Herledant
- Grinder: Bruno Mourniac
- Strategist: Manon Audinet
- Reserve: Enzo Balanger
- Data Analyst: Lucas Delcourt
- Head Coach: Philippe Mourniac
Germany by Deutsche Bank
- Driver: Erik Kosegarten-Heil
- Wing Trimmer: Kevin Peponnet *
- Flight Controller: James Wierzbowski
- Grinder: Linov Scheel
- Grinder: Jonathan Knottnerus-Meyer
- Grinder: William Tiller
- Strategist: Anna Barth
- Reserve: Victoria Schultheis *
- Reserve: Emma Kohhoff *
- Coach: Lennart Briesenick
- Coach: Jacopo Plazzi
Red Bull Italy
- Driver: Phil Robertson *
- Wing Trimmer: Kyle Langford
- Flight Controller: Andrea Tersei
- Grinder: Enrico Voltolini
- Grinder: Will Ryan
- Strategist: Jana Germani *
- Reserve: Mattia Cesana *
- Head coach: Tom Burnham *
- Coach: Nic Asher *
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Emirates GBR
- Driver: Dylan Fletcher
- Wing Trimmer: Stuart Bithell *
- Flight Controller: Luke Parkinson
- Grinder: Nick Hutton
- Grinder: Neil Hunter
- Strategist: Hannah Mills
- Reserve athlete: Ben Cornish
- Reserve strategist: Eleanor Aldridge
- Performance Analyst: Nick Robinson
- Coach: Robbie Wilson
Black Foils (NZL)
- >Driver: Peter Burling
- Wing Trimmer: Blair Tuke
- Flight Controller: Leo Takahashi
- Grinder: Marcus Hansen
- Grinder: Louis Sinclair
- Strategist: Liv Mackay
- Reserve athlete/grinder: Finn Henry
- Coach: TBC
Los Gallos (Spain)
- Driver: Diego Botin
- Wing Trimmer: Florian Trittel
- Flight Controller: Joel Rodríguez
- Grinder/ Tactician: Joan Cardona
- Grinder: Bernardo Freitas
- Grinder: Andres Barrios
- Grinder: Matthew Barber *
- Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
- Reserve strategist: Victoria Travascio *
- Coach: Simone Salvà
Artemis SailGP Team *
- Driver: Nathan Outteridge
- Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper
- Flight Controller: Andy Maloney
- Grinder: Brad Farrand
- Grinder: Julias Hallstrom
- Strategist: Julia Gross
- Reserve: Hugo Christensson
- Reserve: Felicia Fernstrom
- Coach: Sam Meech
- Coach: Freddy Bergstrom
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Switzerland
- Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
- Wing Trimmer: Arnaud Psarofaghis
- Flight Controller: Bryan Mettraux
- Grinder: Stewart Dodson
- Grinder: Matt Gotrel
- Grinder/ Reserve Athlete: Arno de Planta
- Strategist: Maud Jayet
- Coach: Javi Torres
- Coach: Bernie Cortes
United States
- Driver: Taylor Canfield
- Wing Trimmer: Michael Menninger
- Flight Controller: Hans Henken
- Grinder: Peter Kinney
- Grinder: Anna Weis
- Grinder: Mac Agnese
- Strategist: Andrew Campbell
- Reserve: Harry Melges *
- Coach: Marcus Lynch
- Data Analyst/Coach: Ivan Bulaja