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Bermuda ready to welcome back SailGP

This weekend’s Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix promises some of the most compelling racing of the year as the leaderboard begins to take real shape.

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The BONDS Flying Roos arrive as clear championship favourites following their dominant victory at last month’s Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix, and a strong result on these technically demanding waters could give Australia a stranglehold on the season standings heading into the second half of the campaign.

Hunting them down is a chasing pack with plenty to prove.

Emirates Great Britain, the reigning 2025 Season champions, trail by seven points after a shocking Rio result that left Dylan Fletcher unusually candid in his post-event assessment — the team “didn’t sail well enough.” Bermuda has historically been kind to the British squad, and expect them to come out aggressive from the gun.

Sweden’s Artemis Racing carries genuine momentum after claiming their first-ever SailGP podium in Rio. Nathan Outteridge, who knows these waters as well as almos…

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