The countdown to Season 4’s opening battle has begun, with the Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier just days away.
Preparations are well underway, with SailGP’s 10 national teams regrouping before racing on Friday and Saturday. Teams will have one crucial day of practice racing, with newcomer Germany taking to the water of Lake Michigan to test its mettle against the rest of the fleet.
Ahead of the event, the crew and substitution line-ups for each team have been revealed. Here’s who will be racing this weekend.
Australia SailGP Team
Driver: Tom Slingsby
Wing Trimmer: Kyle Langford
Flight Controller: Jason Waterhouse
Grinder: Kinley Fowler
Grinder: Sam Newton
Reserve: Ed Powys
Strategist: Tash Bryant
Coach: Ben Durham
Canada SailGP Team
Driver: Phil Robertson
Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper
Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
Grinder: Tim Hornsby
Strategist: Isabella Bertold
Coach: Joe Glanfield
Denmark SailGP Team
Driver: Nicolai Sehested
Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson
Flight Controller: Rasmus Køstner
Grinder: Julius Hallström
Grinder: Hans-Christian Rosendahl
Grinder: Luke Payne
Strategist: Anne-Marie Rindom
Strategist: Katja Salskov-Iversen
Coach: Chris Nicholson
France SailGP Team
Driver: Quentin Delapierre
Wing Trimmer: Kevin Peponnet
Flight Controller: Francois Morvan
Grinder: Matthieu Vandame
Grinder: Timothe Lapauw
Grinder: Olivier Herledant
Strategist: Maelle Frascari
Coach: Thierry Douillard
Germany SailGP Team
Driver: Erik Heil
Strategist: Kahena Kunze
Full team line-up to be announced.
Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team
Driver: Ben Ainslie
Wing Trimmer: Iain Jensen
Flight Controller: Luke Parkinson
Grinder: Nick Hutton
Grinder: Neil Hunter
Reserve Sailor: Matthew Gotrel
Strategist: Hannah Mills
Reserve Strategist: Hannah Diamond
Coach: Rob Wilson
New Zealand SailGP Team
Driver: Peter Burling
Wing Trimmer: Blair Tuke
Flight Controller: Andy Maloney
Grinder: Josh Junior
Grinder: Marcus Hansen
Grinder: Louis Sinclair
Strategist: Liv Mackay
Coach: Ray Davies
Spain SailGP Team
Driver: Diego Botin
Wing Trimmer: Florian Trittel
Flight Controller: Joel Rodriguez
Grinder / Tactician: Joan Cardona
Grinder: Bernardo Freitas
Grinder: Lago Lopez Marra
Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
Switzerland SailGP Team
Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
Wing Trimmer: Will Ryan
Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
Grinder: Jérémy Bachelin
Grinder: Julien Rolaz
Grinder: Guy Endean
Strategist: Laurane Mettraux
Sailing Advisor: Glen Ashby
Coach: Jacopo Plazzi
United States SailGP Team
Driver: Jimmy Spithill
Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
Flight Controller: Hans Henken
Grinder: Cooper Dressler
Grinder: Alex Sinclair
Grinder: Mac Agnese
Strategist: Cameron Farrah
Coach: Philippe Presti
