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Australia Take Sailgp Lead with Dominant Rio Win
The Australian crew won all four races on Day 2 and beat Sweden and Spain in the final despite a five-point penalty.
- On Sunday, Australia's Bonds Flying Roos won the SailGP event in Rio de Janeiro, regaining the overall series lead with 35 points. Tom Slingsby led the team to their second victory of the year.
- The weekend marked the first-ever visit of the F50 fleet to South America. Slingsby said his crew "didn't find its rhythm" until sweeping the four races on Day 2 in Guanabara Bay.
- Despite a five-point penalty for a collision with the Swiss team at the start of the sixth race, the Flying Roos held off Artemis SailGP and Los Gallos of Spain to secure victory.
- Emirates GBR, helmed by Dylan Fletcher, finished 12th and now trails the leaders by seven points. The United States finished fourth, while the Brazilian boat helmed by Martine Grael finished 9th in its home debut.
- The global sailing series continues next month with the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix. Following the event in Bermuda, the circuit will visit New York, Halifax, Britain, France, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Thanks to their victory in Brazil, the Australians took the lead in the championship ahead of the British, who were completely sidelined.
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On a Sunday afternoon with less clouds and a lot of wind, the SailGP Catamarans finally flew into the Bay of Guanabara, at the curious stage that was set in the category at this time. The ships arrived almost 70km/h, and who knew how to take advantage of the trains were the Australians, with the BONDS Flying Roos ship, winning the three regattas and the final test. Mubadala Brazil ended in nine places in general. — Watching here is wonderful, I …
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left
L 46%
C 27%
R 27%
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