Excitement is building for SailGP’s return to Bermuda next month for the 10th event of Season 4’s record 13-stop calendar on May 4/5.
The race schedule and racecourse have now been confirmed, with the full 10-strong fleet of national rivals set to compete. It comes after Australia driver Tom Slingsby confirmed the team’s F50 will be repaired in time to compete after incurring significant damage during a mark collision in Christchurch.
The fast and furious racing will take place across a back-to-back two day schedule, with three fleet races taking place on Saturday. The two remaining fleet races will take place on Sunday before the top three teams proceed into the winner-takes-all Final.
The Race Stadium will be open from 13:00 - 17:00 ADT on Saturday, with racing taking place between 14:00 - 15:30 ADT. On Sunday, the Race Stadium will close half an hour earlier - at 16:30 ADT.
Ticket holders to Saturday’s racing will be treated to a special post-racing performance by soca sensation KES THE BAND, who will kick off the post-racing party atmosphere with hits from their latest album.
SailGP’s third visit to Bermuda will see the league race in the brand new location of Morgan’s Point for the first time. With the Race Stadium positioned just feet from the water’s edge, the new location will bring spectators closer to the action than ever before. Tickets are still available to the two-day racing spectacular HERE.
SailGP’s Tech Site, the league’s ‘pit lane’ where the league’s elite athletes and shore crews prepare the F50s for racing, will be located at Cross Island.
With just three events left before Season 4’s Championship-deciding Grand Final in San Francisco, pressure is ramping up on mid-fleet teams to make their mark and climb the leaderboard.
Season leaders New Zealand - currently 9 points clear of Australia - will look to consolidate their position at the top of the leaderboard, while the Aussies will look to bounce back from a calamitous event in Christchurch and recoup their deducted penalty points.
Elsewhere, ROCKWOOL DEN, France and Spain are all within striking distance of the coveted third place - putting pressure on all three to claim an event win when they need it most.
The Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix will take place on May 4/5.
