The damaged Black Foils SailGP Team F50 catamaran is craned out of the water on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand

© Felix Diemer for SailGP Growing Pains
The SailGP event in Auckland this weekend was extraordinary on many fronts. Thirteen F50 foiling catamarans on the startline, wild conditions with unpredictable gusts, and possibly the worst crash we've seen on the circuit since its inception.