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Flying Roos' costly SailGP 'shocker' in Canada

Flying Roos' costly SailGP 'shocker' in Canada

Australia's dominant SailGP crew looked on track for a record fourth consecutive event victory before it all went wrong in the finale.

Pre-race nose-dive KO's Aussies amid SailGP drama

Pre-race nose-dive KO's Aussies amid SailGP drama

Pre-race nose-dive KO's Aussies amid SailGP drama

Pre-race nose-dive KO's Aussies amid SailGP drama

Winds gusting to 40km/h played havoc on the opening day of SailGP's New York event, with just three boats racing.

Australia ends exile to mount America's Cup challenge

Australia ends exile to mount America's Cup challenge

Australia ends exile to mount America's Cup challenge

Australia ends exile to mount America's Cup challenge

Led by sailing heavyweight Tom Slingsby, Australia will make their return to the famed America's Cup and challenge reigning champions New Zealand.

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Super sailors bag gold for Australia in south of France

Super sailors bag gold for Australia in south of France

Dual Olympic champion Matt Wearn has won another gold as he returns to international sailing while windsurfer Grae Morris also had a breakthrough win in France.

Sailor beats Australian record after navigating globe

Sailor beats Australian record after navigating globe

Tristan Gourlay has returned to land for the first time in months after smashing the Australian record for a solo, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation.

No way SailGP can have UAE final at this rate: Slingsby

No way SailGP can have UAE final at this rate: Slingsby

Globetrotting sailing league SailGP could be forced to move its big-money grand final from the UAE following conflict besieging the region.

'Not good enough': Aussies miss podium at Sydney SailGP

'Not good enough': Aussies miss podium at Sydney SailGP

Australia have missed the podium at the Sydney SailGP for the first time, with the USA crowned champions after an uncharacteristically light day on the harbour.

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Aussies shine on 'tough' first day of Sydney SailGP

Aussies shine on 'tough' first day of Sydney SailGP

Aussies shine on 'tough' first day of Sydney SailGP

Aussies shine on 'tough' first day of Sydney SailGP

Easterly winds have made for challenging racing on the first day of the Sydney SailGP but hosts Australia and Spain were the top performers.

More SailGP crashes, injuries inevitable: Tom Slingsby

More SailGP crashes, injuries inevitable: Tom Slingsby

More SailGP crashes, injuries inevitable: Tom Slingsby

More SailGP crashes, injuries inevitable: Tom Slingsby

This month's horror collision in Auckland could be only the beginning for the SailGP with Tom Slingsby saying crashes will always happen in extreme sport.

Two sailors injured in horrific SailGP collision

Two sailors injured in horrific SailGP collision

Two sailors injured in horrific SailGP collision

Two sailors injured in horrific SailGP collision

High-speed sailing league SailGP was forced to cut short the first day of its Auckland regatta following a crash that left two sailors injured.

Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Mike Fletcher, the man who plotted Australia's 1983 America's Cup boilover and inspired generations of Olympic sailors, has died at the age of 92.

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

It's been a whirlwind few days for America's Cup champion Glenn Ashby, called out of retirement by Australia's SailGP team on only a few hours' notice.

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Australia have finished second in the Perth SailGP final, once again defeated by reigning champions Great Britain.

Kiwis 'blown away' they've been blamed for SailGP crash

Kiwis 'blown away' they've been blamed for SailGP crash

Kiwis 'blown away' they've been blamed for SailGP crash

Kiwis 'blown away' they've been blamed for SailGP crash

Perennial SailGP heavyweights New Zealand were at the centre of high drama in the first fleet race of the globetrotting sailing league's new season.

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Injury thwarts Iain Jensen's Aussie SailGP homecoming

Australia's Iain Jensen has been ruled out of the Perth SailGP due to a knee injury and may also be sidelined for the next two events.

Stitches, scans, broken boat before SailGP even starts

Australian wing trimmer Iain Jensen has undergone scans on a knee injury during a chaotic lead-in to SailGP's season-opening regatta on Fremantle Harbour.

Newest SailGP recruit helped deny Aussies $3m

Iain Jensen insists there are no grudges after joining the Australian SailGP team from the boat that denied them victory in the league's $3m grand final.

Banged-up Millennium Falcon's Sydney to Hobart tale

The final boat, named after a cult Star Wars spacecraft, has finished the Sydney to Hobart after facing a range of issues at sea and rough weather.

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Time penalty leads to historic Sydney to Hobart win

Overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart have dramatically changed hands after a post-race penalty, paving the way for a record-breaking winner.

The Jackal snatches victory in Melbourne-Hobart race

The Jackal has won line honours in the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race after leading from start to finish in the "westcoaster" battle.

French pair in box seat for Syd-Hob win, but protest in

A small yacht crewed by two Frenchman is in top spot for overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart - but they must answer to a protest lodged by a competitor.

"Difficult': fickle winds slow Sydney-Hobart contender

The contest for overall honours in a slower-than-usual Sydney to Hobart race has yet to be decided, three days after the fleet set off on Boxing Day.

Shattered beam, shatters dreams for Sydney Hobart crew

For a second consecutive year, Sydney to Hobart heavyweight URM Group was left with little option but to pull out of the race.

'Redemption': Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart dogfight

Master Lock Comanche has won Sydney to Hobart line honours after outpointing its supermaxi rivals in a “dogfight” down Tasmania’s east coast.

Neck-and-neck supermaxi battle for Sydney to Hobart

Two supermaxis at the head of the Sydney to Hobart race are locked in a close battle, with several big-name yachts forced to pull the pin in rugged conditions.

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