As the conclusion of SailGP’s 13-event Season 4 approaches, the global racing championship has announced the launch of a new, fan-vote end-of-season awards. The new awards will allow fans to weigh in on the most significant moments and stars who shaped Season 4.
For the first time, fans worldwide will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite athletes, teams and moments from Season 4 across 10 categories, with voting now open at SailGP.com/Awards and global digital channels.
Voting Opens: June 27, 2024
Voting Closes: July 5, 2024
Award Announcements: July 8-13, 2024
Winners will be revealed in the lead-up to the SailGP Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco (July 13-14, 2024), adding to the excitement and anticipation of the season’s high-stakes finale, with USD $2M in prize money on the line, the largest in the sport.
Award Categories:
Driver of the Season: Featuring top talent such as league heavyweights Peter Burling (New Zealand) and Tom Slingsby (Australia), as well as young standout Diego Botin (Spain) and others.
Strategist of the Season: Highlighting strategic masterminds and some of the best female athletes at SailGP, including Tash Bryant (Australia), Liv Mackay (New Zealand) Hannah Mills (Great Britain) and others.
Grinder Team of the Season: Celebrating the powerhouse grinders from all ten teams.
Flight Controller of the Season: Acknowledging exceptional controllers like Jason Waterhouse (Australia) and Andy Maloney (New Zealand).
Wing Trimmer of the Season: Recognizing skilful trimmers including Blair Tuke (New Zealand) and Florian Trittel (Spain).
Coach of the Season: Honoring the league’s top coaches – the stars behind the scenes – including Ben Durham (Australia) and Philippe Presti (Canada).
Moment of the Season: Reliving dramatic moments such as the United States’ stunning capsize in Bermuda and New Zealand’s photo finish victory at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas.
Racetrack of the Season: Celebrating all the spectacular venues of Season 4.
Breakthrough Impact League Moment of the Season: Recognizing the best sustainability and inclusivity initiatives from teams, on and off the water.
SailGP F50 Season 4 Dream Team: Comprising the best athletes from each position, as voted by you.
Votes can be cast on SailGP.com/Awards and @sailgp.
Season 4 – 2023
June 16-17 – United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier
July 22-23 – United States Sail Grand Prix | Los Angeles
September 9-10 – France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez
September 23-24 – Italy Sail Grand Prix | Taranto
October 14-15 – Spain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía- Cádiz
December 9-10 – Dubai Sail Grand Prix | Dubai*
Season 4 – 2024
January 13-14 – Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix | Abu Dhabi
February 24-25 – Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney
March 23-24 – New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland
March 23-24 – New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch
May 4-5 – Bermuda Sail Grand Prix
June 1-2 – Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax
June 22-23 – United States Sail Grand Prix | New York
July 13-14 – SailGP Season 4 Grand Final | San Francisco
* Added October 3, 2023
Format for Season 4:
• Teams compete in identical F50 catamarans.
• Each event runs across two days.
• Up to seven 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 $300,000.00 USD event prize money purse (increases to $400k for Abu Dhabi with the winning team now 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 the $2 million USD prize.
• The top team on points ahead of the three-boat Championship Final will be awarded $350,000.00.
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: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/06/27/sailgp-vote-for-fan-favorites/
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