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Australia Wins Sassnitz SailGP Final

A weekend that produced a 107.63 km/h league record also secured Sassnitz as a repeat host and new training days for Team Germany to speed its progress.

Overview

  • Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos, skippered by Tom Slingsby, won the Sassnitz event in heavy rain and gusts on Sunday, extending their lead in the season standings.
  • Team France set a new SailGP top speed of 107.63 km/h on the F50 foiling catamarans, breaking repeated speed marks across the weekend.
  • Host entry Team Germany showed peak potential with two race wins but suffered poor starts and a late technical setback that left them one point short of the four-boat final and placed them seventh overall.
  • SailGP leadership publicly endorsed Sassnitz as a returning venue for 2027, and local organisers said the regatta drew roughly 13,000–15,000 spectators and delivered measurable regional economic benefits.
  • As a direct development response, Team Germany has been allocated 10–20 training days in Florida from autumn to increase on‑water time, a change expected to accelerate their learning curve ahead of the next stop in Valencia.