US EditionSail GP Auckland Racing Abandoned as Black Foils, France Collide
A collision between New Zealand and France F50 catamarans injured two sailors and caused significant damage, leading to race cancellation amid concerns over course congestion.
- On Saturday, the Auckland SailGP was halted after two sailors were injured in a crash between New Zealand and France SailGP F50 catamarans, leading organisers to cancel the day’s races.
- As the fleet of 13 boats approached the first gate on the Auckland course at speeds of almost 90 kilometers per hour, the New Zealand yacht lost control and spun into the path of France yacht.
- The French F50 catamaran rode over the New Zealand F50 catamaran, locking the vessels together and causing severe damage; both were brought to shore as recovery crews tended the race-course wreckage.
- The earlier Perth collision left Peter Burling, New Zealand driver, with Super Licence demerit points, marking this a second major crash for the New Zealand team in as many events.
- Quentin Delapierre, France driver, said `This one was super scary and above the margins` and noted SailGP organisers plan next year to add a 14th team and split the fleet into smaller heats of seven to improve safety.
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This Saturday, during a SailGP race in Auckland, the French and New Zealand boats struck, causing the hospitalization of two sailors, the French Manon Audinet and the New Zealander Louis Sinclair.
The show and the tension were protagonists in the first day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix. The Gallos, who finished the day in fourth place, will look tomorrow for a place at the end of the event. The Spain SailGP Team will have free way towards that last race after the departures of New Zealand and France, which collided at the beginning of the second race.
In the third test this Saturday, the two F50s clashed and this forced to cancel two of the four tests planned. Spain, third, in dispus positions
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