United States SailGP Team explained

Shortname:United States SailGP Team
Fullname:United States SailGP Team
Owner:F50 League LLC
Skip:Jimmy Spithill
Year:2019
Ceo:Jimmy Spithill

United States SailGP Team is a US American sailing team which participates in the SailGP international sailing competition. They are helmed by team CEO Jimmy Spithill.[1]

History

United States SailGP Team was established in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition.[2] America has a long history in sailing, and many former Americas Cup races sailors are in the team.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Team

United States SailGP Team was originally headed by skipper Rome Kirby.[7] Beginning in 2021, it was headed by skipper Jimmy Spithill, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer.[8] [9]

Current crew:[10]

Season 1[11]

The US SailGP Team was among the six founding teams in SailGP, and with Rome Kirby at the helm, they placed 6th in that first season. They had their best result of a 3rd at their home race in New York. They also placed 4th in another race based in the US in San Francisco.

!Location!Event Result!Race 1!Race 2!Race 3!Race 4!Race 5!Race 6!Race 7!The Final
Sydney6th5th3rd5th5th6th---
San Francisco4th4th3rd4th4th3rd---
New York3rd4th4th5th4th1st---
Cowes5th6th4th5th-----
Marseille - Grand Final6th6th6th6th5th5th5th3rd-
Season Result6th--------

Season 2[12]

Season 2 was a more successful season for the States, with a best finish of 2nd in Saint Tropez, Cádiz, and in Sydney. They finished the season in 3rd, behind Australia and Japan.

!Location!Event Result!Race 1!Race 2!Race 3!Race 4!Race 5!The Final
Bermuda8th4th6th3rd7th8th-
Taranto3rd1st4th1st2nd8th3rd
Plymouth3rd2nd5th1st4th6th3rd
Aarhus4th7th1st3rd5th5th-
Saint Tropez2nd5th1st1st7th4th2nd
Andalucia-Cadiz2nd3rd5th1st3rd5th2nd
Sydney2nd6th3rd2nd3rd4th2nd
San Francisco6th5th7th5th5th7th3rd
Season Result3rd------

Season 3[13]

Season 3 has taken a similar shape to the first season in the competition for the United States. They sit in a poor 7th ahead of Spain and newcomers Switzerland. They have a one event win at Saint-Tropez.

!Location!Event Result!Race 1!Race 2!Race 3!Race 4!Race 5!Race 6!The Final
Bermuda5th3rd7th7th6th2nd--
Chicago8th8th9th7th7th3rd--
Plymouth7th9th6th7th6th5th--
Copenhagen5th2nd6th6th----
Saint Tropez1st3rd2nd3rd1st--1s
Andalucia-Cadiz2nd3rd5th4th6th4th--
Dubai6th7th4th2nd9th2nd7th-
Singapore7th8th1st8th8th---
Sydney--------
Christchurch--------
San Francisco--------
Season Result7th-------

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SailGP . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  2. News: Lee . Chang W. . Museler . Chris . June 23, 2019 . Sailing Into Uncharted Waters . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-29 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Paul Campbell-James - United States SailGP Team . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  4. Web site: SailGP . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  5. Web site: SailGP . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  6. Web site: SailGP . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  7. Web site: Rome Kirby – Sail Sport Talk . 2023-05-29 . en-US.
  8. Web site: United States SailGP Team's Season 3 rollercoaster ride continues . 2023-05-29 . www.sail-world.com.
  9. Web site: Spithill takes positives from US SailGP team's new crew combo going into Season 4 . 2023-05-29 . www.sail-world.com.
  10. Web site: United States USA SailGP Team News, Features, Exclusives, Athletes, Stats . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  11. Web site: SailGP Season 1 Results, Rankings, Leaderboards . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  12. Web site: SailGP Season 2 - Results, Rankings, Leaderboards . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.
  13. Web site: SailGP Season 3 - Results, Rankings, Leaderboards . 2023-01-19 . SailGP . en.

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