ex Elly 279 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 SailGP 2027 Season Calendar: Jan 23–24: Hong Kong Feb: Australia (Perth) Apr 3–4: USA (San Francisco) May 1–2: Bermuda May 15–16: Canada (Halifax) Jun 5–6: USA (New York) Jul 24–25: UK (Portsmouth) Aug 14–15: Germany (Sassnitz) Sep 4–5: Spain (Valencia) Sep 11–12: Italy Oct 9–10: Brazil (Rio) Nov 20–21: UAE (Dubai) Nov/Dec TBC: Season Grand Final (UAE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 138 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Suspicious gap in the calendar for March. Maybe we can still get an event here with some last minute bargaining? Although the waterfront facilities are pretty much full for February and March with The Ocean Race and Boatshow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,179 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 25 minutes ago, Adrianp said: Suspicious gap in the calendar for March. Maybe we can still get an event here with some last minute bargaining? Although the waterfront facilities are pretty much full for February and March with The Ocean Race and Boatshow. 4 weeks approx between each event. There is no gap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 523 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Frustrating to see Spain going so well on Saturday -then not even out there Sunday with no explanation till afterwards -hydraulic issues? So no fault of their own they are out, the league definitely needs spare boats if they are to continue with good meaningful races, great to see Phil Robertson using the rules . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 461 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 3 hours ago, waikiore said: Frustrating to see Spain going so well on Saturday -then not even out there Sunday with no explanation till afterwards -hydraulic issues? So no fault of their own they are out, the league definitely needs spare boats if they are to continue with good meaningful races, great to see Phil Robertson using the rules . Phil Robertson is reckless. He'll kill someone if he carries on how he is. Remember when AUS ran over the finish mark in Lyttleton and smashed their front beam off? That was Phil Robertson bumping AUS up when he was driving for Canada. Their is a reason teams drop him and he can't hold a gig for longer than a season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 279 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 3/06/2026 at 11:54 AM, waikiore said: great to see Phil Robertson using the rules . Well under normal yacht racing he had all the rights. But the umpires penalized him 4 points, so was judged to be partly to blame. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 232 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 48 minutes ago, ex Elly said: Well under normal yacht racing he had all the rights. But the umpires penalized him 4 points, so was judged to be partly to blame. I think they need to develop a tweaked set of rules for sail GP, we can all debate the intricacies of who was in the right or the wrong but its kind of academic when the course seems designed to create a high risk of carnage and your favoured team is taken out of the event or even several events by the yachting equivalent of a fender bender. Crash n Bash plays havoc with series continuity but perhaps the non sailing audience likes it. I found the AC 40 regatta in Caligari was better viewing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shagger 0 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 The start line was set at a much lower angle than a beam reach than normal. This made it even easy for Phil to utilize the rules. Having the first reach set higher than square would be a step in the right direction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 523 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Shagger is of course correct, it really is amazing how few Auckland racers understand the rules at the start line -even those that sail every week , you absolutely have no rights bearing down on boats below because you are a bit early .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 958 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I disagree most Auckland racers observe the rules there are very few protests arising out of the start. Some people have no idea and best to avoid them. Are you saying as leeward boat you have to alter course to avoid a windward boat? If so then you must also avoid contact and you may protest. If you dont then accept it and move on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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