They did it!!!!! Australia has won the first Season of SailGP. The epic final went down with a match race against Japan, a season long battle that was a pleasure to watch, congratulations to everyone at Australia SailGP Team , amazing sailing and effort to be the best no matter what! Super proud to have been on the journey with you!

Aussie skipper Slingsby went head to head with long standing season rival Nathan Outteridge from Team Japan on the Rade Nord racecourse, proving the team’s superior tactical prowess and brute strength in the most dramatic race the sport has ever seen.

The victory for Slingsby at the final match race also reflects the team’s consistent performance during the SailGP Season 1, having won three out of the four previous events.

“I like to think that Australia has some of the best sailors in the world; to be able to cement our country as the champions in the first inaugural season SailGP season is a huge honour.
“Throughout the race we were behind after we received a penalty at the pre-start, but we kept fighting as only Aussies can and when we got the opportunity to overtake Japan we took it and sailed away for the win.”
“We have worked hard all year. I’m proud to be Australian, a part of this team and I feel we got the result we deserved,” said Slingsby.

In addition to the victory, Slingsby and the team walked away with the grand Thomas Lyte-designed SailGP Championship trophy and the most substantial monetary prize in the sport, US$1 million. Slingsby plans to distribute the prize money amongst both sailors and shore crew, who he credits as being instrumental in the success of the team on the water.