The countdown to next weekend’s Spain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía-Cádiz has begun, with teams announcing their full crew line-ups.

Key changes will see the United States race with former U.S. SailGP athlete Taylor Canfield in the role of flight controller after Hans Henken was injured during Taranto’s racing.

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Elsewhere, Manon Audinet rejoins the French team on site, returning from maternity leave, while Amelie Riou will race will in the role of strategist. Germany meanwhile will be racing without strategist Kahena Kunze on board for the first time and has two new strategists joining the team - Sophie Steinlein and Anna Barth.

Meanwhile, New Zealand looks set to rejoin the starting line-up in Cadiz after sustaining serious damage to its wing in Saint-Tropez.

Here’s who will be racing on October 14-15.


Australia SailGP Team

Driver: Tom Slingsby
Wing Trimmer: Kyle Langford
Flight Controller: Jason Waterhouse
Grinder: Kinley Fowler
Grinder: Sam Newton
Reserve: Ed Powys
Strategist: Nina Curtis
Coach: Ben Durham

Season 4// Australia underway in practice ahead in Taranto

Canada SailGP Team

Driver: Phil Robertson
Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper
Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
Grinder: Jake Lilley
Grinder: Tim Hornsby
Strategist: Annie Haeger
Coach: Joe Glanfield

The Canada SailGP Team racing in Season 4

ROCKWOOL DEN SailGP Team

Driver: Nicolai Sehested
Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson
Flight Controller: Rasmus Køstner
Grinder: Julius Hallström
Grinder: Hans-Christian Rosendahl
Grinder: Luke Payne
Reserve Sailor: Richard Mason
Strategist: Katja Salskov-Iversen
Strategist: Anne Marie Rindom
Coach: Chris Nicholson

Italy Sail Grand Prix | Taranto | Season 4 | Denmark | Racing

France SailGP Team

Driver: Quentin Delapierre
Wing Trimmer: Kevin Peponnet
Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
Grinder: Matthieu Vandame
Grinder: Timothe Lapauw
Grinder: Olivier Herledant
Strategist: Amélie Riou
Strategist: Manon Audinet
Coach: Thierry Douillard

Season 4 // France SailGP Team with Taranto shoreline on day 2

Germany SailGP Team

Driver: Erik Heil
Wing Trimmer: Stuart Bithell
Flight Controller: James Wierzbowski
Grinder: Dan Morris
Grinder: Jonathan Knottnerus-Meyer
Grinder: Joseph Sullivan
Strategist: Sophie Steinlein
Strategist: Anna Barth
Coach: Lennart Breisenick

Season 4 // Germany at forefront of the F50 fleet on first day of Taranto

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

Emirates GBR celebrated victory at the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix | Taranto

New Zealand SailGP Team

Driver: Peter Burling
Wing Trimmer: Blair Tuke
Flight Controller: Andy Maloney
Grinder: Josh Junior
Grinder: Louis Sinclair
Grinder: Marcus Hansen
Strategist: Liv Mackay
Coach: Ray Davies

Season 4 // New Zealand in practice racing against the backdrop of Saint-Tropez

Spain SailGP Team

Driver: Diego Botin
Wing Trimmer: Florian Trittel
Flight Controller: Joel Rodriguez
Grinder / Tactician: Joan Cardona
Grinder: Bernardo Freitas
Grinder: Stewart Dodson
Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
Coach: Hamish Wilcox

Season 4 // Spain underway on day one of Taranto

Switzerland SailGP Team

Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
Wing Trimmer: Will Ryan
Flight Controller: Francois Morvan
Grinder: Laurane Mettraux
Grinder: Julien Rolaz
Grinder: Elliot Merceron
Sailing advisor/ strategist: Nathan Outteridge
Reserve Flight Controller: Nicolas Rolaz
Coach: Jacopo Plazzi

Season 4 // Switzerland F50 underway in Port of Los Angeles

United States SailGP Team

Driver: Jimmy Spithill
Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
Flight Controller: Taylor Canfield
Grinder: Peter Kinney
Grinder: Alex Sinclair
Grinder: Mac Agnese
Strategist: Erika Reineke
Coach: Philippe Presti

Season 4 // United States rounds mark on first day of racing in Taranto
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