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The heartbreaking story of the day was Japan driver Nathan Outteridge’s heroic effort to win both fleet races today, recovering spectacularly from the drama yesterday that saw the front of the Japan boat sliced clean off after a crash with Sir Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain team.

Only the top three teams in the season ranking after the United States Sail Grand Prix on March 26-27 advance to the Championship Final Race on March 27 for a winner-takes-all match race for the $1m prize. Phil Robertson’s Spanish team were unable to recapture the magic of its day one performance, posting two sixth place finishes in the qualifying races today, and while it was enough to make the three-boat final, they finished a distant third to all but end its chances of a Grand Final appearance in San Francisco. team also officially secured its place in the Grand Final as a result of its performance in Australia. Slingbsy finished ahead of a dogged performance from the man they call ‘The Pitbull’, two-time America’s Cup winner Jimmy Spithill, who led his United States team to second place and was left still searching for his first event win in SailGP.

Dominating the final race after an inconsistent series, the home team claimed victory in the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG to secure its place in the Season 2 Grand Final in San Francisco, March 26-27. Sydney, Australia (December 18, 2021) – Tom Slingbsy delivered when it mattered for his Australia SailGP Team.

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