With only four teams able to race and then a match race between two for the opening day in the Big Apple, the New York stage of SailGP opened with chaos and uncertainty for the spectators and teams alike.
When racing did get underway there were heart stopping moments that led to big questions being asked once again about the 2026 SailGP season.
Here's how the racing panned out and what it all boiled down to as PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan reviews SailGP Event 6 in New York.
The start of the Vendée Arctique may have been a quiet affair when the fleet set off from les Sables d'Olonne on Sunday 7 June, but it didn't take long for the pain, stress, sea sickness and breakdowns to start.
