SailGP - France and Australia battle it out with another 8 yachts.  by johnfalconer

SailGP - France and Australia battle it out with another 8 yachts.

The top speed record for a F50 yacht in a race is 99.94 km/h or 62.10 mph. This was the French boat in 2022. All the boats are identical so the competition is designed to determine the best crew not the best boat.

From Wikipedia:
“SailGP is an international sailing competition that features high-performance F50 foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix around the world. Its reigning champions are Tom Slingsby's Australia SailGP Team, who won their 3rd consecutive title in the 2022-23 SailGP championship.”
Wonderful
February 24th, 2024  
Love it! Hubby races yachts sometimes, though normally just instructs or skippers. A cat up on foils is quite a sight.
February 24th, 2024  
What a sight to see!! Great action freeze
February 24th, 2024  
Fabulous picture!
February 24th, 2024  
Great capture
February 24th, 2024  
Wonderful shot…
February 24th, 2024  
Beautiful capture!
February 24th, 2024  
Great capture, yachts have certainly changed over recent times.
February 24th, 2024  
Fabulous capture of this wonderful sight!
February 24th, 2024  
The skill and teamwork this sport requires is amazing. Nice shot.
February 24th, 2024  
One can really feel the nail-biting action in this photo, John!
February 24th, 2024  
Great shot of the action!
February 24th, 2024  
Fabulous capture.
February 24th, 2024  
Awesome sailing action shots
February 24th, 2024  
That's an interesting competition. Great shot too.
February 24th, 2024  
These are huge boats. Made for an exciting afternoon, I'll bet.
February 24th, 2024  
wow they are big John !!!
February 24th, 2024  
Incredibly fast! Would be amazing to watch.
February 25th, 2024  
Great shot. That would be a fun boat to be on.
February 25th, 2024  
Wow, the sails are huge. Great!
February 25th, 2024  
Great action shot. Especially since the boats are sailing in opposite directions.
February 25th, 2024  
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Thanks yet again for the much appreciated comments.
These two boats are actually racing and I can’t work out which boat is going where. It was all too much for this landlubber!! Apparently last year there was a huge two boat collision. I can see why!!
February 27th, 2024  
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