Great Britain win at SailGP Cadiz

Dylan Fletcher’s Emirates GBR became the first team to win three SailGP events this season, boosting them to the overall lead after their victory on October 4-5 in Cadiz, Spain.

The Brits recovered from a startline penalty that relegated them to the back of the three-team winner-takes-all Final to snatch the lead from rivals New Zealand just meters from the finish.

As they approached the final turning mark, GBR nipped inside of the Kiwis, forcing them onto a slower angle into the finish line. It was a move reminiscent of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, when Fletcher pipped Burling to the gold medal right at the finish of the final race.

The US SailGP Team had their best result of the 2025 Season – an eighth – while Canada never found the groove and finished 10th, further solidifying their mid-fleet position on overall standings.

All eyes now turn to the Championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand Final on November 29-30. A series of fleet races will determine who picks up event points, before the top three teams overall will face off in a winner-takes-all race for the Championship title.

SailGP information – Cadiz event – Crew list – YouTube

Cadiz Results
1. Great Britain – Dylan Fletcher, 1-5-5-2-5-4-6-(1)
2. New Zealand – Peter Burling, 11-2-6-3-2-3-8-(2)
3. Germany – Erik Heil, 4-4-3-12-4-2-5-(3)
4. Denmark – Nicolai Sehested, 8-1-2-1-7-6-12
5. Spain – Diego Botin, 12-3-9-4-1-7-7
6. France – Quintin Delapierre, 10-6-8-11-6-1-2
7. Australia – Tom Slingsby, 9-11-1-5-3-8-9
8. United States – Taylor Canfield, 3-12-11-6-8-5-4
9. Brazil – Martine Grael, 5-7-12-9-9-10-1
10. Canada – Giles Scott, 7-9-7-8-11-9-3
11. Switzerland – Sebastien Schneiter, 2-8-4-10-10-11-11
12. Italy – Ruggero Tita, 6-10-10-7-12-12-10

Season 5 Leaderboard (after 11 events)
1. Great Britain – Dylan Fletcher, 85 points
2. New Zealand – Peter Burling, 82 points
3. Australia – Tom Slingsby, 80 points
4. Spain – Diego Botin, 76 points
5. France – Quintin Delapierre, 61 points*
6. Canada – Giles Scott, 48 points
7. Denmark – Nicolai Sehested, 38 points**
8. Switzerland – Sebastien Schneiter, 38 points
9. Germany – Erik Heil, 31 points**
10. Italy – Ruggero Tita, 22 points
11. Brazil – Martine Grael, 16 points**
12. United States – Taylor Canfield, -4 points**
* France was awarded points for the first two events as their F50 was not available
**Teams receive season penalty points for incidents during practice or racing

Season 5 Schedule – 14 events*
2024
November 23-24 – Dubai, UAE

2025
January 18-19 – Auckland, New Zealand
February 8-9 – Sydney, Australia
March 15-16 – Los Angeles, USA
March 22-23 – San Francisco, USA
May 3-4 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 7-8 – New York City, USA
July 19-20 – Portsmouth, Great Britain
August 16-17 – Sassnitz, Germany
September 6-7 – Taranto, Italy
September 12-13 – Saint-Tropez, France
September 20-21 – Geneva, Switzerland
October 4-5 – Andalucía – Cádiz, Spain
November 7-8 – Middle East
November 29-30 – Grand Final – Abu Dhabi, UAE
* The season began with 14 events but Tranto was replaced with Saint-Tropez, while Rio and Middle East were cancelled.

Format for Season 5:
• Teams compete in identical F50 catamarans.
• Each event runs across two days.
• Five qualifying fleet races of approximately 15 minutes may be scheduled for each regatta.
• The top three teams from qualifying advance to a final race to be crowned event champion and earn the largest share of the prize purse (amount not confirmed; Season 4 had $400,000.00 USD prize purse with winning team earning $200k at each event).
• The season ends with the Grand Final, which includes the Championship Final Race for the top three teams in the season standing with the winner claiming a monetary award of $2 million USD prize.
• The top team on points ahead of the three-boat Championship Final will get a monetary award (amount not confirmed; Season 4 had a $350,000.00 prize).
• The league still owns the New Zealand and Spain teams and are looking at how they can bring new investment into them.

For competition documents, click here.

Established in 2018, SailGP seeks to be an annual, global sports league featuring fan-centric inshore racing among national teams in some of the iconic harbors around the globe.

Source: SailGP