SailGP showdown

SailGP returns to San Francisco for the Season 4 Grand Final showdown.

20 March 2024

Tickets for the SailGP Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco are now on sale, giving fans the opportunity to once again experience the high-adrenaline conclusion to the SailGP Season 4 Championship on San Francisco Bay on 13 & 14 July.

Already eight events into the 13-event season, SailGP’s 10 national teams raised the bar yet again on incredible competition, action and drama – both on and off the water – and it will all come down to the thrilling conclusion on San Francisco Bay this July.

Will Tom Slingsby’s Australia claim its fourth title, or is this the year that a new winner is crowned – and takes home the increased prize purse of $2 million for the Grand Final race where the top three boats in Season 4 will compete in one winner-take-all race?

Spectators watch the racing from the grandstands in the Race Village as Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby race past followed by Canada SailGP Team and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Sunday 7th May 2023. Photo: Loren Elliott for SailGP.

The SailGP fleet in action during a practice session with Golden Gate Bridge in the background ahead of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Friday 5th May 2023. Photo: Jed Jacobsohn for SailGP.

USA SailGP Team in action in front of the Golden Gate Bridge on Race Day 1 of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Saturday 6th May 2023. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP.

Tom Slingsby, CEO and driver of Australia SailGP Team, lifts the SailGP Championship Trophy as Sam Newton, grinder of Australia SailGP Team, holds the Rolex after Australia SailGP Team win the Season 3 Season Championship on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Sunday 7th May 2023. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP.

Young sailors sail past Golden Gate Bridge as they take part in the Inspire Racing x WASZP program ahead of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Friday 5th May 2023. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP

View of the fleet as Canada SailGP Team helmed by Phil Robertson leads Australia SailGP Team and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team toward the spectators watching from the grandstands on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Sunday 7th May 2023. Photo: Simon Bruty for SailGP.

Spectators cheer from the grandstands in the Race Village as Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby to win the final race and the season Championship on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco, USA. Sunday 7th May 2023. Photo: Loren Elliott for SailGP.

In November 2023, the US SailGP Team was purchased by an all-star group of major sports, technology and entertainment leaders, and the team – driven by Taylor Canfield – can’t wait for its West Coast debut in front of the home crowd.

“There is no denying San Francisco Bay is one of the most challenging – and rewarding – places to sail in the world,” said Canfield, a seven-time world champion and in his first season as driver for the American team. “We are pushing hard as a new team with our goal to be one of the top three on the starting line for that Grand Final.”

With the anticipated top-end conditions that San Francisco is famous for, the F50s will be racing on the edge, consistently pushing the 60 mph (100 km/h) threshold as the 10 teams representing the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, New Zealand, Spain, and Switzerland race on San Francisco Bay between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.

Not only will the season championship be decided but the league’s second Podium for the Planet, the Impact League, will see its champions crowned. The Impact League tracks the positive actions SailGP teams make to reduce their overall carbon footprint and help accelerate inclusivity in sailing. So far New Zealand and ROCKWOOL Denmark have been crowned winners but currently Switzerland lead the standings.

To learn more and purchase your tickets for the SailGP Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco, visit SailGP.com/SanFrancisco

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