Canada 6th – New Zealand Takes Season-Opener in Dubai
Nov 25, 2024
Picking up where they left off in January, Peter Burling’s ‘Black Foils’ have claimed their third consecutive win in the UAE, soaring ahead of the Emirates Great Britain and U.S. SailGP Team on the pristine waters of Port Mina Rashid. The Black Foils are back-to-back-winners of the Rolex SailGP Championship’s season-opening event.
Following a day of technical, light-air racing on Saturday, the 11-strong Rolex SailGP Championship fleet enjoyed breezy, foiling conditions – providing a show-stopping spectacle for fans watching along the shoreline.
Heading into the fifth and final fleet race of the weekend, a tight battle for third was poised between a handful of teams, including Emirates GBR and reigning Rolex SailGP Champions Spain. But it wasn’t to be for Los Gallos, who couldn’t manage to stay in front of Fletcher and missed out on the final. Despite leading the fleet heading into day two, the Flying Roo also missed out after finishing last in race five.
One of the Rolex SailGP’s two new nations in the 2025 Season, Red Bull Italy missed out on event points whilst fellow debut Mubadala Brazil added their first point to the Rolex SailGP Championship standings.
The Series heads down under in January, with the Rolex SailGP’s first event of the new year, the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland (January 18-19, 2025).
LEADERBOARD //
1 // New Zealand 10 points
2 // Emirates Great Britain 9 points
3 // United States 8 points
4 // Spain 7 points
5 // Australia 6 points
6 // Canada 5 points
7 // France 5 points
8 // ROCKWOOL Denmark 4 points
9 // Germany 3 points
10 // Switzerland 2 points
11 // Mubadala Brazil 1 point
12 // Red Bull Italy 0 points
