The countdown to next week’s Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council has begun, with teams posting their full crew line-ups.
Key changes include Giles Scott replacing Ben Ainslie as Emirates GBR driver and Nathan Outteridge listed as reserve driver for ROCKWOOL DEN. Elsewhere, Tom Slingsby returns as Australia driver after missing Dubai for the birth of his first child.
Here’s who will be racing on January 13-14.
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
Canada SailGP Team
Driver: Phil Robertson
Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
Grinder: Jake Lilley
Grinder: Tim Hornsby
Strategist: Annie Haeger
Coach: Philippe Presti
ROCKWOOL DEN SailGP Team
Driver: Nicolai Sehested
Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson
Flight Controller: Rasmus Køstner
Grinder: Julius Hallström
Grinder: Hans-Christian Rosendahl
Reserve Sailor: Richard Mason
Strategist: Katja Salskov-Iversen
Strategist: Anne Marie Rindom
Reserve Driver: Nathan Outerridge
Coach: Chris Nicholsen
France SailGP Team
Driver: Quentin Delapierre
Wing Trimmer: Kevin Peponnet
Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
Grinder: Matthieu Vandame
Grinder: Timothe Lapauw
Grinder: Olivier Herledant
Strategist: Manon Audinet
Coach: Thierry Douillard
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
Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team
Driver: Giles Scott
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: Louis Sinclair
Grinder: Marcus Hansen
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: Stewart Dodson
Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
Coach: Simone Salva
Switzerland SailGP Team
Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
Wing Trimmer: Will Ryan
Flight Controller: Nicolas Rolaz
Grinder: Jérémy Bachelin
Grinder: Julien Rolaz
Grinder: Elliot Merceron
Strategist: Laurane Mettraux
Coach: Francois Morvan
United States SailGP Team
Driver: Taylor Canfield
Wing Trimmer: Victor Diaz de Leon
Flight Controller: Leo Takahashi
Grinder: Peter Kinney
Grinder: Ben Bardwell
Grinder: Alex Sinclair
Strategist / G2: Sara Stone
Strategist: Mike Buckley
Coach: Mark Ivey
