2022–23 SailGP championship explained

2022–23 SailGP Championship
Year:2022–23
Dates:May 14, 2022 to May 7, 2023
Yachts:F50
Prev:2021–22
Next:2023–24
Award1 Title:Impact League
Award1: Denmark
Logoalt:SailGP logo

The 2022–23 SailGP Championship was the third season of the SailGP championship.

Entries

!Team!Helmsman!Rounds
Australia SailGP Team Tom SlingsbyAll
Canada SailGP Team Phil RobertsonAll
Denmark SailGP Team presented by ROCKWOOL Nicolai SehestedAll
France SailGP Team Quentin DelapierreAll
Ben Ainslie1–3, 5–11
New Zealand SailGP Team Peter BurlingAll
Spain SailGP Team Jordi Xammar1–8
Diego Botín9–11
Switzerland SailGP Team Sébastien Schneiter1–3, 6–11
Nathan Outteridgealign=center 4–5
United States SailGP Team Jimmy SpithillAll
Citations:[1]

Team changes

Canada and Switzerland joined the championship, increasing the number of teams to nine.

Japan SailGP Team participation has been indefinitely paused during the 2022–23 season due to a shortage of F50 yachts. Since new entrants Canada and Switzerland are self-funded, Japan was selected from the centrally-funded teams to give up their yacht due to a lack of sponsorship for the team.[2] [3] Japan's former helm and CEO Nathan Outteridge has since signed onto the Swiss SailGP Team and served as skipper in recent regattas.[4]

Calendar

Four new venues joined the schedule with the additions of Chicago, Dubai, Singapore and New Zealand. Italy will not continue as a venue for this season. Denmark's location moved from Aarhus to Copenhagen.[5] [6] Sydney was not on the original schedule, but later entered into a three-year contract to start with the third season.[7]

!!Host!Title!Dates!Winning team
1 BermudaBermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton PrincessMay 14–15, 2022 Australia
2 Chicago, United StatesT-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy PierJune 18–19, 2022 Australia
3 Plymouth, EnglandGreat Britain Sail Grand Prix | PlymouthJuly 30–31, 2022 New Zealand
4 Copenhagen, DenmarkROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix | Copenhagen|August 20, 2022| New Zealand|-!5| Saint-Tropez, France|Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-TropezSeptember 10–11, 2022 United States
6 Cádiz, SpainSpain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía – Cádiz presented by NEARSeptember 24–25, 2022 France
7 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O MarinasNovember 11–12, 2022 Australia
8 SingaporeSingapore Sail Grand PrixJanuary 14–15, 2023 New Zealand
9 Sydney, AustraliaKPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney|February 18, 2023| France|-!10| Christchurch, New Zealand|ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | ChristchurchMarch 18–19, 2023 Canada
11 San Francisco, USAMubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final | San FranciscoMay 6–7, 2023 Australia
Citations:

Season

Round 4: Denmark

Great Britain did not participate in the regatta after hitting a rock during a practice session and causing severe damage to their F50.[8] Day 1 of racing on August 19 was cancelled due to light wind.

Round 5: Saint-Tropez

The Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix event brought two days with wildly different wind conditions. Day 1 featured heavy wind and fast racing with puffs reaching up to 45 km/h. The F50 class speed record was set several times during racing, with the final record set by the French team at 99.94 km/h.[9] Mark roundings were high stakes maneuvers, with most teams intentionally "landing" the boats to scrub speed. There were two near-capsizes from Canada and Denmark, and Australia sustained damage at the end of race one during a sudden de-foil, but the fleet managed the conditions well for three exciting races.

Day 2's wind was at the minimum 10 km/h range so the fleet's modular wings were extended from Day 1's 18 meters to the tallest 29 meter configuration.[10] Although two races were attempted, both courses were shortened and only one was completed within the 14 minute time limit. The event final then featured light air tactics from USA, NZL and GRB hunting for patches of wind to speed them across the finish.

Two teams were penalized points for boat to boat contact: Switzerland was docked 4 event points and 2 championship points for contact with USA during practice. USA was docked 8 event points and 4 championship points for contact with France during race 5.[11]

Round 6: Cádiz

Race management has increased the time limit for races from 14 minutes to 16 minutes, and decreased the minimum legs from 4 to 3.[12]

Grand Final: San Francisco

Results

Points are awarded per race for the Event Leaderboard, with 10 points for the winner, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third, and so on.[13]

Each event hosts multiple races, with the three highest scoring teams of the event facing off in an additional final race to decide the podium order. The winner of that final wins the event, with the final standings of the event leaderboard used to award points for the Championship Leaderboard. The winner is awarded 10 Championship points, second awarded 9, and so on.

The three highest scoring teams at the end of the season compete in the Sail GP Grand Final with the winning team awarded the championship.[14]

! rowspan="2"
Team
BMU

CHI

PLY

COP

STP

CDZ

DUB

SGP

SYD

CHR

SFN
Points
12345F12345F12345F123F123456F12345F123456F12345F12312345F12345GF
1 Australia4534117239116143325345177DNFC61226388451312274C334642911313121194
2 New Zealand738171545822151111111412DNFC2165874271651523C1934212232473672
3181542232353446142943DNFC38213961123435355C6623434621245377
4 France922DSQ8986143354964226625DNFC24353126638227946C111165376861675
5 Denmark594333486785222332339386DNFC9794233964DNF3631C2483788785643467
6 Canada215753411222193974578769DNFC786111584984497C5775316418255267
73776289773967552663231DNFC13546427429278188C225854927477356 (64)
8 Switzerland8668667949578887757854DNFC598955738766812C798676853599933 (35)
9 Spain6492956586789768884598DNFC437789957519769C859997599988831 (33)
Citations:[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Notes
  • New Zealand SailGP Team were penalised four points in the championship: two for a four-point penalty at Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas, and two for a four-point penalty at Singapore Sail Grand Prix.
  • United States SailGP Team were penalised eight points in the championship: four for an eight-point penalty at Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix
Saint-Tropez, and four for an eight-point penalty at San Francisco Sail Grand Prix.
  • Switzerland SailGP Team were penalised two points in the championship for a four-point penalty at Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix
Saint-Tropez.
  • Spain SailGP Team were penalised two points in the championship for a four-point penalty at Great Britain Sail Grand Prix
Plymouth.

Impact League

As part of SailGP's sustainability initiatives, the championship runs a second leaderboard on which teams compete to have the greatest improvement in the sustainability of the sport. Teams are externally audited after each round against 10 criteria, with the top three ranked teams awarded prize money to be donated to the teams' sustainability partners.[24]

Standings

!!Team!
BMU!
CHI!
PLY!
COP!
STP!
CDZ!
DUB!
SGP!
CHR!
SFN!Points
1 Denmark1701691661281391541441631821511565
2 New Zealand1711631761381301501461631811441560
31591641681371351461571531571411516
4 Canada1671601711211301651621511591271513
5 Spain1551531661351131551381481541321459
6 France1601411651331351571451501611031452
7 Australia1581631691281271261281561781091440
81511541681111281561411421561111417
9 Switzerland1201361691391371321531591651051413
Citation:[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SailGP Teams Latest Team News, Athletes, Stats . 2022-04-03 . SailGP . en.
  2. Web site: Reive . Christopher . 2022-05-12 . Nathan Outteridge and Japan SailGP team forced to miss first three events of new season . 2022-05-18 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: SailGP indefinitely pauses participation of Japan SailGP Team . 2022-09-12 . SailGP.
  4. Web site: How Nathan Outteridge is fast-tracking Sébastien Schneiter's newcomer Switzerland team in Plymouth . 2022-09-12 . SailGP.
  5. Web site: Two further venues added to SailGP Season 3 calendar as more 2023 dates are revealed . 2022-04-02 . www.sail-world.com.
  6. Web site: Calendar SailGP Season 3 Schedule, Race Listing and Venues . 2022-04-02 . SailGP . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-06-17 . Sydney Harbour set to host SailGP racing . 2022-06-17 . PerthNow . en.
  8. Web site: The Great Britain SailGP Team out of ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix . 2022-09-20 . SailGP . en.
  9. Web site: RELIVE THE BEST MOMENTS OF THE RANGE ROVER FRANCE SAIL GRAND PRIX . SailGP . September 23, 2022.
  10. Web site: FIVE MEMORABLE RACING MOMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM THE RANGE ROVER FRANCE SAIL GRAND PRIX . SailGP . September 23, 2022.
  11. Web site: WHY SWITZERLAND AND THE U.S. WERE DOCKED SEASON POINTS . SailGP . February 23, 2022.
  12. Web site: Tech Walk – NEAR Spain Sail Grand Prix . Youtube . 23 September 2022.
  13. Web site: SailGP Explained // How Scoring Works. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603024714/https://sailgp.com/general/sailgp-scoring-points-leaderboard/. June 3, 2021. 2021-06-07. SailGP. en.
  14. Web site: How Events Work . 2022-09-12 . SailGP.
  15. Web site: 2022-05-15 . Bermuda Sail Grand Prix – Results, Rankings, Leaderboards . 2022-05-18 . SailGP . en.
  16. Web site: SailGP Results – United States Sail Grand Prix: Chicago Rankings, Leaderboards . 2022-06-22 . SailGP . en.
  17. Web site: SailGP Results – Plymouth Sail Grand Prix, Leaderboards . 2022-08-30 . SailGP . en.
  18. Web site: SailGP Results – ROCKWOOL DENMARK Sail Grand Prix Copenhagen, Leaderboards . 2022-08-30 . SailGP . en.
  19. Web site: SailGP Results – France Sail Grand Prix Saint Tropez, Rankings. 2022-09-19 . SailGP . en.
  20. Web site: 2022-09-25 . SailGP Results – Spain Sail Grand Prix: Andalucia – Cadiz . 2022-09-25 . SailGP . en.
  21. Web site: SailGP Results – Dubai Sail Grand Prix . 2022-11-14 . SailGP . en.
  22. Web site: 2023-01-15 . SailGP Results – Singapore Sail Grand Prix . 2023-01-15 . SailGP . en.
  23. Web site: SailGP Results – Australia Sail Grand Prix: Sydney Rankings, Leaderboards . 2023-02-19 . SailGP . en.
  24. Web site: 2021-07-14. A Race For The Future: SailGP becomes first sport to integrate positive impact into its global league. live. 2021-07-14. SailGP. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714091723/https://sailgp.com/news/race-for-the-future-sailgp-integrate-positive-impact-global-league/ . July 14, 2021 .
  25. Web site: 2023-02-08 . Season 3 Results – Impact League . 2023-02-08 . SailGP . en.