SKIPPER for Australia’s SailGP team Tom Slingsby has offered the American team a few “alcoholic presents” after the Aussies accidentally capsized the 50-foot catamaran they were borrowing from their competitors. Fortunately, there were only minor injuries, and the boat was quickly righted, before being towed back to base in Bermuda’s...
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SKIPPER for Australia’s SailGP team Tom Slingsby has offered the American team a few “alcoholic presents” after the Aussies accidentally capsized the 50-foot catamaran they were borrowing from their competitors.
Fortunately, there were only minor injuries, and the boat was quickly righted, before being towed back to base in Bermuda’s Great Sound last week during the Australians’ first training session for the tour’s season opener.
The Australians were using the American boat because their own was still being set up, but you can bet the American team will no longer be providing any future handouts.
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