France win at SailGP Sassnitz

Quentin Delapierre’s French team delivered one of the most dramatic storylines in SailGP history in Sassnitz, storming to victory on August 16-17 in the very first Germany Sail Grand Prix – just 48 hours after a crash threatened to end their event before it even began.

France snapped their starboard rudder in a turn during practice racing, sending Delapierre to the hospital while the shore team worked overnight to fix France’s F50, with both cleared to prior to racing.

Across two days racing at the Baltic Sea resort, France steadily rebuilt momentum, beating home team Germany Deutsche Bank to make the Grand Final against Australia and Great Britain. – Full report and video