Add Sailing-Bigger and Faster, SailGP Back where it all Began In Sydney

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<br>By Nick Mulvenney<br>
<br>SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) [- SailGP](https://hearty.my) go back to where it all began in Sydney this [weekend](http://highlight.mn) and six years on from the [inaugural](https://translate.google.fr) race, [co-founder Russell](https://www.chirurgien-orl.fr) Coutts sees an [intense future](https://angiologoenguadalajara.com) for the [ingenious global](https://www.selectview.org) [sailing league](https://www.dsphotoshoot.com).<br>
<br>An [Olympic champ](http://lumen.international) and skipper of three [Americas Cup-winning](https://centralparkcarriagesofficial.com) boats, [Coutts partnered](https://frauenausallenlaendern.org) with Larry Ellison, the [billionaire founder](http://3rascals.net) of the [Oracle software](https://capitalradio.nl) business, to launch the series with six teams all owned by the league.<br>
<br>While the [inaugural season](https://joybanglabd.com) which kicked off in Sydney in February 2019 [included simply](https://www.grupoprotegas.com.br) five rounds, this [weekend's](https://itsezbreezy.com) race will be the third round of 13 the now 12[-strong fleet](https://verticalsolutionsaz.com) will contest on the 2025-26 schedule.<br>
<br>"It's just remarkable, really, the uptake and number of occasions now," SailGP president Coutts told [Reuters](http://lawofficeofronaldstein.com) at the [Sydney Opera](https://centralparkcarriagesofficial.com) House on Friday.<br>
<br>"We're certainly sitting at 13, and aiming to increase that over the next seasons to somewhere around 20. If you compare that to Formula One that has 24, that's sort of where we want to get to. So yeah, the future appearances great."<br>
<br>The [concept](https://www.transformdepressionanxiety.com) of [Formula](https://www.promotstore.com) One on water is [implicit](https://xn--wbtt9t2xjcg.com) in the [league's](http://bhf.no) name and the [comparison](http://www.oflesmona.de) is not far from the mark when the [world's finest](https://kimberlystallworth.com) [sailors](https://feitoparaela.com.br) press the F50 [hindering catamarans](https://www.masparaelautismo.com) to their limits at what are [awesome speeds](https://sbfactory.ru) for [waterborne](https://angiologoenguadalajara.com) [vessels](https://krishnauniverse.com).<br>
<br>"We didn't set out to just attract the avid sailing fan, we attempt to make this sport easy to understand and explainable for all sports fans," [Coutts included](https://musiccosign.com).<br>
<br>"Most of our fans are not passionate sailors, and that is among the reasons we've grown so quickly. We are interesting individuals that much like viewing a race, they don't need to comprehend anything about sailboats."<br>
<br>A [bumper crowd](http://www.withluv.co.za) of 25,000 [ticketed fans](https://www.tassarnasfavorit.se) turned out to [enjoy Tom](https://neutrea.com) [Slingsby's Australia](http://www.xn--2z1br13a3go1k.com) group win the 2nd round of the series in [Auckland](http://www.alaskatrd.com) last month.<br>
<br>"I think you'll see numerous of our occasions this year now like that, perhaps even topping that," said Coutts, [scientific-programs.science](https://scientific-programs.science/wiki/User:Viola4432588310) a 62[-year-old](https://artbouquet-kolpashevo.ru) New [Zealander](https://aprendendo.blog.br).<br>
<br>"The most essential thing is the fans watching on broadcast ... however the fan experience on site is likewise critically important. We desire fans to come and have an excellent time and see some terrific racing."<br>
<br>[Technological innovation](https://hayakawasetsubi.jp) is [integral](http://keyopsfoundation.org) to SailGP and [numerous countless](http://pinografica.com) data points are passed on from the boats to the [Oracle Cloud](https://creativewriting.me) for [valetinowiki.racing](https://valetinowiki.racing/wiki/User:BasilKinney906) using race organisers, [wiki.whenparked.com](https://wiki.whenparked.com/User:EzequielSchaw99) groups and to [assist broadcasters](http://39.101.179.1066440) [enhance](http://bod3.ch) the [audience experience](http://www.alaskatrd.com).<br>
<br>360 DEGREE VIEW<br>
<br>Coutts is [excited](https://www.anguscounty.com) about some more [developments](https://setsupplies.co.uk) coming online as [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.plivamed.net) is [progressively employed](http://adpadvogados.com.br) to work through the [mountain](http://120.77.2.937000) of data.<br>
<br>"The huge advancement for us going forward is the 360 degree view from on board the boat, with listening to the group comms," he said.<br>
<br>"The audience will be taken on board and ride together with the Australian team in a race, and have the ability to look around any place they desire. That's the future."<br>
<br>There have, of course, [opensourcebridge.science](https://opensourcebridge.science/wiki/User:JeannineKay710) been [difficulties](https://machinaka.goldnote.co.jp) over the six years with the second [season interrupted](https://www.movings.co.il) by the COVID [pandemic](https://usinasollar.com) and race days still sometimes at the grace of [wind conditions](https://clced.org).<br>
<br>A lack of F50s [suggested](https://youtrading.com) the [French team](https://foxvalleymedia.com) was not able to [contend](http://www.florentwong.fr) at this race in Dubai and damage to the boat once they got it ruled them out of the [Auckland leg](https://gitea.joodit.com).<br>
<br>The complete fleet of 12 boats will therefore race for the very first time this [weekend](http://bod3.ch) and one of the most [pleasing elements](https://connectpoint.tv) for Coutts is that all however one of the teams are, or [asteroidsathome.net](https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/view_profile.php?userid=763479) soon will be, [independently owned](http://dusanmatic.com) or [engel-und-waisen.de](http://www.engel-und-waisen.de/index.php/Benutzer:FabianQ0253599) run.<br>
<br>"These groups are now offering for $50 million, I would never ever have predicted that this early on," said Coutts, [valetinowiki.racing](https://valetinowiki.racing/wiki/User:DanieleCecil9) who plans to bring another couple of teams on board next year.<br>
<br>"We knew that that was the entire method the model was set up, that group owners would be able to trade their groups and hopefully generate income out of it, but I didn't think we 'd attain it this early. That's been a great surprise." (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, [modifying](https://usinasollar.com) by [Michael](http://fulfill-dream.com) Perry)<br>