United States SailGP Team is an American sailing team which participates in the SailGP international sailing competition.

History

United States SailGP Team was established in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition.[1][2] America has a long history in sailing, and many former Americas Cup races sailors are on the team.[2][3] In 2023 Jimmy Spithill announced his departure from the United States SailGP team, which he had led since 2020.[4] He plans to work on setting up a SailGP team in Italy.[5] For the rest of the season the team appointed Evan Aras as the interim CEO.[6]

In 2021 the team started a diversity program to help funnel more people into the sport.[7] Before the start of the fifth season the team took part in a training session in Bermuda with teams from Brazil, Denmark, and Germany.[8] In 2024 Lindsey Vonn joined the team's board of directors.[9]

Team

United States SailGP Team was originally headed by skipper Rome Kirby.[10] Beginning in 2021, it was headed by skipper Jimmy Spithill, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer.[11][12]

Current Crew[13]

  • Anna Weis   (USA) - Grinder
  • Hans Henken   (USA) - Flight Controller/Grinder
  • Jeremy Wilmot   (USA) - Wing Trimmer
  • Max Agnese   (USA) - Flight Controller/Grinder
  • Mike Buckley  (USA) - CEO[14]/Strategist
  • Peter Kinney   (USA) - Grinder
  • Taylor Canfield   (USA) - Driver[15] * Appointed midway through 4th season, just prior to the Dubai race

Former Crew

  • Alex Sinclair   (USA) - Grinder
  • Andrew Campbell   (USA) - Grinder/Tactician
  • CJ Perez   (USA) - Strategist
  • Cooper Dressler   (USA) - Grinder
  • Daniela Moroz   (USA) - Strategist
  • Jimmy Spithill   (AUS) - Driver
  • Paul Campbell-James   (GBR) - Wing Trimmer
  • Rome Kirby   (USA) - Flight Controller

Results

Season 1

Main article: 2019 SailGP championship

The US SailGP Team was among the six founding teams in SailGP, and with Rome Kirby at the helm, they placed 6th in that first season. They had their best result of a 3rd at their home race in New York. They also placed 4th in another race based in the US in San Francisco.

Location Event
Result 		Race
1 		Race
2 		Race
3 		Race
4 		Race
5 		Race
6 		Final
Australia Sydney 6th 5th 3rd 5th 5th 6th - -
United States San Francisco 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd - -
United States New York 3rd 4th 4th 5th 4th 1st - -
United Kingdom Cowes 5th 6th 4th 5th - - - -
France Marseille 6th 6th 6th 6th 5th 5th 5th -
Season Result 5th
Citations:[16][17][18][19][20][21]

Season 2

Main article: 2021–22 SailGP championship
The US F50 sailing with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Season 2 was a more successful season for the States, with a best finish of 2nd in Saint Tropez, Cádiz, and in Sydney. They finished the season in 3rd, behind Australia and Japan.

Location Event
Result 		Race
1 		Race
2 		Race
3 		Race
4 		Race
5 		Final
Bermuda Bermuda 8th 4th 6th 3rd DNF DNS -
Italy Taranto 3rd 1st 4th 1st 2nd 8th 3rd
United Kingdom Plymouth 3rd 2nd 5th 1st 4th 6th 3rd
Denmark Arhus 4th 7th 1st 3rd 5th 5th -
France Saint Tropez 2nd 5th 1st 1st 7th 4th 2nd
Spain Cádiz 2nd 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 5th 2nd
Australia Sydney 2nd 6th 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd
United States San Francisco 6th 5th 7th 5th 5th 7th -
Season Result 3rd
Citations:[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Season 3

Main article: 2022–23 SailGP championship
United States, Emirates Great Britain and New Zealand in San Francisco in May 2023

Season 3 has taken a similar shape to the first season in the competition for the United States. They have a one event win at Saint-Tropez. This season featured the first time the race was held on freshwater.[31]

Location Event
Result 		Race
1 		Race
2 		Race
3 		Race
4 		Race
5 		Race
6 		Final
Bermuda Bermuda 5th 3rd 7th 7th 6th 2nd - -
United States Chicago 8th 8th 9th 7th 7th 3rd - -
United Kingdom Plymouth 7th 9th 6th 7th 6th 5th - -
Denmark Copenhagen 5th 2nd 6th 6th - - - -
France Saint Tropez 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st - - 1st
Spain Cádiz 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 6th 4th - 2nd
United Arab Emirates Dubai 6th 7th 4th 2nd 9th 2nd 7th -
Singapore Singapore 7th 8th 1st 8th 8th - - -
Australia Sydney 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th - - - -
New Zealand Christchurch 6th 8th 5th 4th 9th 2nd - -
United States San Francisco 8th 7th 4th 7th 7th 3rd - -
Season Result 7th
Citations:[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]

Season 4

Main article: 2023–24 SailGP championship
Location Event
Result 		Race
1 		Race
2 		Race
3 		Race
4 		Race
5 		Final
United States Chicago 9th 9th 10th 6th 2nd 8th -
United States Los Angeles 5th 7th 4th 8th 5th 2nd -
France Saint-Tropez 5th 9th 3rd 1st 8th 9th -
Italy Taranto 3rd 4th 6th 8th 3rd 1st DNF
Spain Cádiz 1st 2nd 3rd 10th 3rd 4th 1st
United Arab Emirates Dubai 8th 8th 9th 9th 9th 3rd -
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 3rd 9th 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd
Australia Sydney 9th 6th 9th 9th 10th 3rd -
New Zealand Christchurch 8th 9th 9th 9th - - -
Bermuda Bermuda - - - - - - -
Canada Halifax 10th 10th 10th 10th DNS DNS -
United States New York 10th 10th 10th 10th 9th - -
United States San Francisco 9th 9th 10th 10th 7th 6th -
Season Result 8th
Citations:[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]

Season 5

Main article: 2024–25 SailGP championship
Location Event
Result 		Race
1 		Race
2 		Race
3 		Race
4 		Race
5 		Race
6 		Race
7 		Final
United Arab EmiratesDubai 3rd 1st 7th 7th 6th 2nd - - 3rd
New ZealandAuckland 11th 7th 6th 10th 10th 9th 8th 9th -
AustraliaSydney - - - - - - - - -
United StatesLos Angeles
United StatesSan Francisco
BrazilRio de Janeiro
United StatesNew York City
United KingdomPortsmouth
GermanySassnitz
ItalyTaranto
SwitzerlandGeneva
SpainCádiz
TBA
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
Season Result 11th after three events
Citations:[58][59][60][61]

Impact League

See also

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