Justin Chisholm
Sebastien Scheitner
The Switzerland SailGP Team may be new to SailGP this season but the Swiss syndicate led by 23-year-old Sebastien Scheitner in fact originates from the young skipper’s Team Tilt – a well established top performing squad on the European GC32 Racing Tour for the last several years.
Answering the call – part 2
Subscribe now Although not yet at full capacity the Swiss Alinghi Red Bull Racing America’s Cup team is nevertheless a complex organisation. Arrivabene expects it to end up similar in scale to previous Alinghi campaigns, but says the syndicate’s configuration will be quite different because of the complex
Behind the lens
Ever wondered who is responsible for the superb action images we enjoy from every SailGP event around the world?
Answering the call – part 1
Subscribe now When Italian sailor Silvio Arrivabene finished the 36th America’s Cup with the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic syndicate in New Zealand last year he was happy to be making a return to his ‘normal’ life back in Europe where he is a well known name
The click on the clock
American Olympic campaigner Hans Henken was at a 49er regatta on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca earlier this year when he got a phone call from United States SailGP wing trimmer Paul Campbell-James.
Second life for British Olympic hero Hannah Mills
She is the most successful female Olympic sailor ever, but after retiring from Olympic campaigning in a blaze of glory at Tokyo 2020 Hannah Mills still had to apply to join the Great Britain SailGP Team.
Daniela Moroz
For American kitesurfing phenomenon Daniela Moroz – a member of the United States SailGP Team – dealing with the speed and intensity of the action on the US boat was less of a problem than for most rookie F50 sailors.
Beat the boys
Growing up in Hawaii you might expect that CJ Perez to have been involved in some way or other with boats and sailing since she was a toddler. But in fact the 2021 WASZP US national champion was the grand old age of 13 before she properly got bitten by the sailing bug.
Grant Dalton on Barcelona AC37 venue choice
Grant Dalton generally doesn’t give much away with his facial expressions. Nevertheless I thought I could detect just a hint of satisfaction as he fielded questions in a Zoom call with the sailing media minutes after announcing Barcelona as the venue of the next edition of the America’s