As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just concluded, held in Los Angeles, USA on a very tight racecourse.
After disappointing results in Auckland and Sydney, the Black Foils bounced back to take second for the event, behind Canada. Although they led the pack at the end of Day One, light, flukey winds challenged the teams on Day Two and in the final the Black Foils squandered a good lead by falling off the foils. Nonetheless, second place was enough to see them back near the top of the leaderboard heading to San Francisco.
While the crowds in LA couldn’t quite match those in Auckland or Sydney, foiling has clearly captured the public’s imagination. Whether it’s the spectacular F50 and AC75…
