New Zealand win at SailGP Portsmouth

It was not to be for Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team as Peter Burling’s Kiwi squad cinched victory on July 19-20 in Portsmouth, bumping New Zealand to the top of the 2025 Season leaderboard. Fletcher came away with a second-place on home waters, while Sebastian Schneiter’s Swiss SailGP Team finished third in the team’s first-ever event final.

In a showdown on the Solent, Burling’s team showed the fleet just who’s back in charge, after the nail-biting three boat final had Switzerland, GBR, and New Zealand all jostling for the top spot throughout the duration of the shortened-course sprint final. It marks the second time New Zealand has stolen the Brits’ home victory – Burling beat Sir Ben Ainslie in Plymouth in Season 3. – Full report