United States SailGP Team

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United States SailGP Team
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United States SailGP Team
Career
Established2019
NationFlag of the United States.svg United States
Team principal(s)Ryan & Margaret McKillen
CEO Mike Buckley
Skipper Taylor Canfield
Yachts
Sail no.Boat name

United States SailGP Team is an American sailing team which participates in the SailGP international sailing competition.

Contents

History

United States SailGP Team was established in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition. [1] [2] America has a long history in sailing, and many former Americas Cup races sailors are on the team. [2] [3] In 2023 Jimmy Spithill announced his departure from the United States SailGP team, which he had led since 2020. [4] He plans to work on setting up a SailGP team in Italy. [5] For the rest of the season the team appointed Evan Aras as the interim CEO. [6]

In 2021 the team started a diversity program to help funnel more people into the sport. [7] Before the start of the fifth season the team took part in a training session in Bermuda with teams from Brazil, Denmark, and Germany. [8] In 2024 Lindsey Vonn joined the team's board of directors. [9]

Team

United States SailGP Team was originally headed by skipper Rome Kirby. [10] Beginning in 2021, it was headed by skipper Jimmy Spithill, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer. [11] [12]

Current crew: [13]

Season 1 [16]

The US SailGP Team was among the six founding teams in SailGP, and with Rome Kirby at the helm, they placed 6th in that first season. They had their best result of a 3rd at their home race in New York. They also placed 4th in another race based in the US in San Francisco.

LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7The Final
Sydney6th5th3rd5th5th6th---
San Francisco4th4th3rd4th4th3rd---
New York3rd4th4th5th4th1st---
Cowes5th6th4th5th-----
Marseille - Grand Final6th6th6th6th5th5th5th3rd-
Season Result6th--------

Season 2 [17]

The US F50 sailing with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background SailGP Season 2 Grand Final - San Francisco - March 2022 (1438).jpg
The US F50 sailing with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Season 2 was a more successful season for the States, with a best finish of 2nd in Saint Tropez, Cádiz, and in Sydney. They finished the season in 3rd, behind Australia and Japan.

LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5The Final
Bermuda8th4th6th3rd7th8th-
Taranto3rd1st4th1st2nd8th3rd
Plymouth3rd2nd5th1st4th6th3rd
Aarhus4th7th1st3rd5th5th-
Saint Tropez2nd5th1st1st7th4th2nd
Andalucia-Cadiz2nd3rd5th1st3rd5th2nd
Sydney2nd6th3rd2nd3rd4th2nd
San Francisco6th5th7th5th5th7th3rd
Season Result3rd------

Season 3 [18]

Season 3 has taken a similar shape to the first season in the competition for the United States. They have a one event win at Saint-Tropez. This season featured the first time the race was held on freshwater. [19]

LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6The Final
Bermuda5th3rd7th7th6th2nd--
Chicago8th8th9th7th7th3rd--
Plymouth7th9th6th7th6th5th--
Copenhagen5th2nd6th6th----
Saint Tropez1st3rd2nd3rd1st--1s
Andalucia-Cadiz2nd3rd5th4th6th4th--
Dubai6th7th4th2nd9th2nd7th-
Singapore7th8th1st8th8th---
Sydney--------
Christchurch--------
San Francisco--------
Season Result7th-------

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