The KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix is almost here, with the league’s nine cutting-edge flying F50s hitting the water of Sydney Harbour next week.
The fleet will go to battle against the iconic city backdrop across February 18 & 19, with home favorites Australia looking to extend their Championship lead.
Ahead of the event, the crew and substitution line-ups for each team have been revealed. Here’s who will be racing next week…
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
Strategist: Lucy Copeland
Coach: Ben Durham
Canada SailGP Team
Driver: Phil Robertson
Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper
Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
Grinder: Jareese Finch
Reserve Grinder: Tim Hornsby
Strategist: Georgia Lewin LaFrance
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: 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: Amelie Riou
Coach: Thierry Douillard
Great Britain SailGP Team
Driver: Ben Ainslie
Wing Trimmer: Iain Jensen
Flight Controller: Luke Parkinson
Grinder: Matt Gotrel
Grinder: Nick Hutton
Grinder: Neil Hunter
Strategist: Hannah Diamond
Strategist: Hannah Mills
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 Rodríguez
Grinder: Joan Cardona
Grinder: Jake Lilley
Grinder / Flight Controller: James Wierzbowski
Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
Switzerland SailGP Team
Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
Wing Trimmer: Stuart Bithell
Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
Grinder: Julien Rolaz
Grinder: Jérémy Bachelin
Reserve Sailor / Grinder: Nils Theuninck
Strategist & Grinder: Laurane Mettraux
Sailing Advisor & Strategist: Nathan Outteridge
Coach: Will Ryan
United States SailGP Team
Driver: Jimmy Spithill
Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
Flight Controller: Hans Henken
Grinder: Cooper Dressler
Grinder: Alex Sinclair
Strategist: Erika Reineke
Coach: Philippe Presti
