New Zealand and Canada picked up the highest fly times throughout fleet racing in Christchurch, with Canada’s 98.1% fly time closely following the Kiwis’ 98.8%.
The two teams - which finished the event in second and first respectively - both secured a place in the three-boat, winner-takes-all Final alongside the Aussies, who recorded a flight time of 94.7% throughout fleet racing, according to data provided from the nine-strong F50 fleet.
Fly times
| AUS | CAN | DEN | ESP | FRA | GBR | NZL | SUI | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94.7% | 98.1% | 91.8% | 93.7% | 94.7% | 97% | 98.8% | 94.1% | 97.5% |
Denmark meanwhile, which had a disastrous performance in Christchurch with a 7-8-8-7-8 fleet racing record, had the lowest fly time of the fleet, foiling for just 91.8% of fleet racing.
When it came to speeds, event winners Canada picked up the top speed of 88.2 km/h - just ahead of France’s 87.9 km/h. When it came to average leg speed however, the fastest boat was New Zealand with an average speed of 62 km/h, followed by Canada’s 60.9 km/h.
Australia and Switzerland both performed the fewest number of maneuvers throughout the six fleet races - a total of 47, while Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team carried out the most - 60. Spain and New Zealand both carried out 49 maneuvers throughout fleet racing, while event winner Canada undertook 55.
Total maneuvers
| AUS | CAN | DEN | ESP | FRA | GBR | NZL | SUI | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 54 | 60 | 49 | 47 | 58 |
As well as carrying out the fewest number of maneuvers along with Australia, Switzerland also sailed the shortest distance throughout the six races - just 6,900m. France, Emirates Team GBR, and Spain covered 7,012m, 7,034m and 7,083m respectively, while Canada sailed the furthest - a total of 8,664m.
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