The first event of SailGP Season 5 – Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix – was delayed while what little wind there was settled on Dubai’s Mina Rashid.
Three races were completed with wins for the USA, Germany and Australia.
Overall Tom Slingsby and Australia (3, 5, 1) lead with 24 points.
Second are New Zealand of Peter Burling (2, 3, 5) with 23 pts and third Emirates GBR (5, 8, 2) on 18 pts.
For the first race the F50 teams were racing with 29 metre rigs and five crew, in a 9 kmh breeeze, race was shortened.
Crew were rduced to four for race 2 and 3.
Dylan Fletcher back on the helm of Emirates GBR, had a 5, 8, 2 and sits in 3rd place tied on 18 pts with Canada helmed by Giles Scott.
SailGP Dubai Scoreboard Day 1 after 3 Races
France SailGP Team not taking part in Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas; will be awarded bye points in Season Championship.
Event Scoring
At each Sail Grand Prix, there are six fleet races before the winner-takes-all Final determines the event champion. The event leaderboard totals the points teams have scored throughout the event, and the three highest ranking teams at the end of fleet racing qualify for The Final.
Points are awarded to each team based on their finishing position in each of the six fleet races, thus the race winner is awarded 10 pts, second is awarded 9 pts and so on.
See the Day 1 racing here.
Racing resumes on Sunday, 23November at 10:00 UK, with two further fleet races scheduled ahead of the winner-takes-all Final.
