United States SailGP Team

United States SailGP Team
United States SailGP Team
Career
Established	2019
Nation	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.

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]

• Anna Weis   (USA) - Grinder
• Hans Henken   (USA) - Flight Controller/Grinder
• Jeremy Wilmot   (USA) - Wing Trimmer
• Max Agnese   (USA) - Flight Controller/Grinder
• Mike Buckley   (USA) - CEO ^[14] /Strategist
• Peter Kinney   (USA) - Grinder
• Taylor Canfield   (USA) - Driver ^[15] * Appointed midway through 4th season, just prior to the Dubai race

Former Crew

• Alex Sinclair   (USA) - Grinder
• Andrew Campbell   (USA) - Grinder/Tactician
• CJ Perez   (USA) - Strategist
• Cooper Dressler   (USA) - Grinder
• Daniela Moroz   (USA) - Strategist
• Jimmy Spithill   (AUS) - Driver
• Paul Campbell-James   (GBR) - Wing Trimmer
• Rome Kirby   (USA) - Flight Controller

Results

Season 1

Main article: 2019 SailGP championship

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.

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Final
Sydney	6th	5th	3rd	5th	5th	6th	-	-
San Francisco	4th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	-	-
New York	3rd	4th	4th	5th	4th	1st	-	-
Cowes	5th	6th	4th	5th	-	-	-	-
Marseille	6th	6th	6th	6th	5th	5th	5th	-
Season Result	5th
Citations: [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Season 2

Main article: 2021–22 SailGP championship

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.

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Final
Bermuda	8th	4th	6th	3rd	DNF	DNS	-
Taranto	3rd	1st	4th	1st	2nd	8th	3rd
Plymouth	3rd	2nd	5th	1st	4th	6th	3rd
Arhus	4th	7th	1st	3rd	5th	5th	-
Saint Tropez	2nd	5th	1st	1st	7th	4th	2nd
Cádiz	2nd	3rd	5th	1st	3rd	5th	2nd
Sydney	2nd	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd
San Francisco	6th	5th	7th	5th	5th	7th	-
Season Result	3rd
Citations: [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Season 3

Main article: 2022–23 SailGP championship

United States, Emirates Great Britain and New Zealand in San Francisco in May 2023

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. ^[31]

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Final
Bermuda	5th	3rd	7th	7th	6th	2nd	-	-
Chicago	8th	8th	9th	7th	7th	3rd	-	-
Plymouth	7th	9th	6th	7th	6th	5th	-	-
Copenhagen	5th	2nd	6th	6th	-	-	-	-
Saint Tropez	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	-	-	1st
Cádiz	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	6th	4th	-	2nd
Dubai	6th	7th	4th	2nd	9th	2nd	7th	-
Singapore	7th	8th	1st	8th	8th	-	-	-
Sydney	2nd	2nd	2nd	5th	-	-	-	-
Christchurch	6th	8th	5th	4th	9th	2nd	-	-
San Francisco	8th	7th	4th	7th	7th	3rd	-	-
Season Result	7th
Citations: [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]

Season 4

Main article: 2023–24 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Final
Chicago	9th	9th	10th	6th	2nd	8th	-
Los Angeles	5th	7th	4th	8th	5th	2nd	-
Saint-Tropez	5th	9th	3rd	1st	8th	9th	-
Taranto	3rd	4th	6th	8th	3rd	1st	DNF
Cádiz	1st	2nd	3rd	10th	3rd	4th	1st
Dubai	8th	8th	9th	9th	9th	3rd	-
Abu Dhabi	3rd	9th	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd
Sydney	9th	6th	9th	9th	10th	3rd	-
Christchurch	8th	9th	9th	9th	-	-	-
Bermuda	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Halifax	10th	10th	10th	10th	DNS	DNS	-
New York	10th	10th	10th	10th	9th	-	-
San Francisco	9th	9th	10th	10th	7th	6th	-
Season Result	8th
Citations: [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]

Season 5

Main article: 2024–25 SailGP championship

Location	Event Result	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Final
Dubai	3rd	1st	7th	7th	6th	2nd	-	-	3rd
Auckland	11th	7th	6th	10th	10th	9th	8th	9th	-
Sydney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
New York City
Portsmouth
Sassnitz
Taranto
Geneva
Cádiz
TBA
Abu Dhabi
Season Result	11th after three events
Citations: [58] [59] [60] [61]

See also

• F50 (catamaran)
• Yacht racing

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External links

• Official website
• United States SailGP Team on Instagram
• United States SailGP Team on Twitter
• United States SailGP Team on Facebook
• United States SailGP Team on YouTube