More points on the board for the NorthStar SailGP Team in Geneva
by NorthStar SailGP Team 20 Sep 19:21 BST
19-20 September 2026
NORTHSTAR SailGP Team driven by Giles Scott and Explora Journeys Swiss SailGP Team driven by Sebastien Schneiter during a practice session ahead of the Switzerland Sail Grand Prix in Geneva, Switzerland © Jason Ludlow for SailGP
The NorthStar SailGP Team finished eighth overall at the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix, following a challenging weekend of light air racing on Lake Geneva.
The Canadians started the event strongly with a victory in the first race. But light and highly variable conditions made consistency difficult across the weekend. With one race to go today, NorthStar were just one point away from qualifying for a fourth final this season, but a raft up in the start of the last fleet race put an end to that. After five fleet races, the Canadians were 4th in Group B, which was not enough to advance to the event final.
Driver Giles Scott said: "The last race is where it came undone for us. Approaching the start line on port, I knew that we were in a bad spot and that it was highly likely that we were going to get blocked and spat out the back of the line. Over my shoulder, I could see a couple of boats coming in foiling, which meant that they could very easily tack in front of us and hold us up. That put us out the back."
"The whole weekend was summarized by that final race. Our fleet was very, very close. Even after yesterday, we felt reasonably positive about the way we were sailing the boat. It feels like we have turned a corner and it genuinely feels like we are capable of doing well in the light and transitional conditions, which we wouldn't have been able to say a few months ago. It would be nice to move up a place or two in the final two events of the season. We will keep nudging forward wherever we can."
NorthStar now turns its attention to the closing events of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship which are scheduled to take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in late November.