Overview

• More than 20,000 spectators are expected to line the Sassnitz waterfront for the two-day event.
• Germany’s new squad is skippered by Erik Kosegarten-Heil in its SailGP debut.
• Former F1 champion Sebastian Vettel co-owns the German team and has helped shape its organization.
• The one-design F50 catamarans use hydrofoils to lift their 50-foot hulls and slice through the water at nearly 100 km/h.
• Each SailGP event awards €690,000 toward the season’s €11 million prize pool as teams jockey for the Abu Dhabi finale.