High speed, high risk, high reward. In SailGP, fortune definitely favours the bold. The global series features the sport’s best athletes racing in identical foiling F50 catamarans on world famous stretches of water. National teams, helmed by some of the most decorated sailors competing today, battle it out in short, intense races, reaching speeds of up to 100km/h. Season 3 has delivered more thrilling racing and several milestone achievements. Jimmy Spithill’s United States team claimed a first ever event victory at Saint-Tropez, while Quentin Delapierre marked his first anniversary as France’s driver by winning his first SailGP event at the Cádiz leg. This season has also been notable for the essential role played by the teams’ female members, including Hannah Mills of Great Britain, giving further impetus to SailGP’s women’s pathway programme that aims to promote gender equity and accelerate change in the sport. The third season of SailGP, a highly competitive championship supported by Rolex since its debut in 2019 as part of its partnership with yachting dating back more than 60 years, will culminate in May 2023 with the Grand Final in San Francisco Bay. Discover more https://on.rolex.com/3j3BnVa
Rolex has always associated with activities driven by passion, excellence, precision and team spirit. The Swiss watchmaker naturally gravitated towards the elite world of yachting six decades ago and the brand’s enduring partnership now encompasses the most prestigious clubs, races and regattas, as well as towering figures in the sport, including ground-breaking round-the-world yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester and the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Sir Ben Ainslie. Today, Rolex is Title Sponsor of 15 major international events – from leading offshore races such as the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race, to grand prix competition at the Rolex TP52 World Championship and spectacular gatherings at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Swan Cup. It also supports the exciting SailGP global championship in which national teams race identical supercharged F50 catamarans on some of the world’s most famous harbours. Rolex’s partnerships with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Royal Ocean Racing Club, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Yacht Club Italiano, New York Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Squadron, among others, are the foundation of its enduring relationship with this dynamic sport.
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