Slingsby steers ‘Flying Roo’ to 5th straight SailGP victory
2 years, 6 months ago

Slingsby steers ‘Flying Roo’ to 5th straight SailGP victory

Associated Press  

Tom Slingsby and his mates have perfected the routine by now. Slingsby and Team Australia did it again Sunday on Lake Michigan off the Chicago city front, barely making it into the podium race and then expertly sailing their “Flying Roo” foiling 50-foot cat well ahead of Canada and Britain to win the United States Sail Grand Prix. The crew loaded with America’s Cup and Olympic veterans finished dead last in the fourth fleet race in light breeze Sunday and then won the final fleet race to sneak into third place overall and a spot in the podium race by just one point over trans-Tasman rival Team New Zealand. “A day in two halves,” said Slingsby, an Olympic gold medalist and former America’s Cup champion. Ainslie and Slingsby were crewmates with Oracle Team USA when it staged one of the greatest comebacks in sports to successfully defend the America’s Cup in 2013 on San Francisco Bay.

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Burling beats the British again, skippering the Black Foils to victory in SailGP’s season opener
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Burling beats the British again, skippering the Black Foils to victory in SailGP’s season opener

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Peter Burling skippered the New Zealand Black Foils to victory in SailGP’s season-opening regatta in Dubai on Sunday, once again beating a British crew as he did in winning his third straight America’s Cup a month ago. Burling skippered Emirates Team New Zealand to a 7-2 win against INEOS Britannia in the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in October. I’m …

Slingsby skippers the Flying Roo ahead of Kiwi rival Burling in SailGP’s opening regatta
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Slingsby skippers the Flying Roo ahead of Kiwi rival Burling in SailGP’s opening regatta

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Tom Slingsby of Australia mastered the light air to dominate the third fleet race and take a one-point lead over his rival from across the Tasman Sea, Peter Burling of New Zealand, in the opening regatta of SailGP’s fifth season on Saturday in Dubai. The Australians had finishes of 3-5-1 aboard their Flying Roo 50-foot foiling catamaran to take a …

Australia’s Tom Slingsby, South Africa’s Kirsten Neuschäfer win World Sailor of the Year awards
1 year, 1 month ago

Australia’s Tom Slingsby, South Africa’s Kirsten Neuschäfer win World Sailor of the Year awards

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MALAGA, Spain — Tom Slingsby of Australia was named the male Rolex World Sailor of the Year for the third time while Kirsten Neuschäfer of South Africa won the women’s award. Slingsby was honored after skippering Team Australia to a third straight season championship in SailGP, the global league founded by tech tycoon and former America’s Cup winner Larry Ellison. …

Burling beats Slingsby for Kiwis’ 1st SailGP regatta victory
2 years, 5 months ago

Burling beats Slingsby for Kiwis’ 1st SailGP regatta victory

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Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling got his long-awaited first SailGP win on Sunday, knocking off sailing royalty while competing in front of real royalty in Plymouth, England. Burling steered the Kiwis’ foiling 50-foot catamaran to victory in the podium race of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, beating his rival from across the Tasman Sea, Tom Slingsby, to end …

Slingsby, Aussies ride ‘Flying Roo’ to SailGP opening win
2 years, 7 months ago

Slingsby, Aussies ride ‘Flying Roo’ to SailGP opening win

Associated Press  

Tom Slingsby and his two-time defending SailGP champion Team Australia expertly sailed their “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran to a commanding victory Sunday in the podium race of the opening regatta of Season 3 on Bermuda’s Great Sound. He was in third place in the nine-boat fleet despite having just one top-three finish in Saturday’s three fleet races and then finished …

Tom Slingsby joins American Magic for 37th America’s Cup
2 years, 8 months ago

Tom Slingsby joins American Magic for 37th America’s Cup

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NEW YORK — Former Olympic and America’s Cup champion Tom Slingsby has joined New York Yacht Club American Magic in a bid to win back the most prestigious trophy in sailing. The New York Yacht Club enjoyed a 132-year winning streak in the competition for the oldest trophy in international sports until 1983, when Australia II became the first successful …

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