2023 ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix | Day 1

Thank you for posting these races! At the speeds these boats are sailing at I think the distances they race should be considerably longer, but it is fun to watch!

my opinion 🦂🥂⛵

US is always making their last turn before the mark too late. They could have turned earlier a few times and still made the mark. Thats where they keep losing ground.

Please mute the crew chatter when the announcers are talking . .One at a time!

Pretty much bullshit that Sail GP keep NZ on the dock waiting round for a new rig.

Still, since the event owns most of the teams anyway I guess it doesn’t make a lot of difference.

Was the NZ wing the same one that was struck by lightning in Singapore? If so, could that have delaminated the carbon fibre?

Sail GP is being cagey about NZ's dismasting. "The wing came out of alinement." We could see that in the video. They are still not saying why.

What happened to Team New Zealand 🇳🇿 can someone please tell me??

Why is the sound level low?

The British commentator is awful, he constantly tries to show his guests that he knows best when in actual fact he is an amateur.

Great racing. Thanks for uploading.

Be good if we heard more cocerning events in the race.........German and American incidents as an example

Race 3 Australia are NOT early according to this footage...the clock says 0s and every part of the green boat is behind the line.

the director really needs to improve which boat and what time; they were many bad calls on the broadcasting. Also, when there is an injury, it is kind of nice to give an update and try to provide updates. I think the broadcaster needs to improve it's game

How long does the wrap last and what is the savinng over tape and cling film , I’d suggest none . An absolute pr bs exercise when these boats and teams fly around the world owners arrive and leave on private jets super yachts ring the course and well heeled spectator’s are fed and entertained in temporary venues also moved from venue to venue . Not to mention the camera crews , everyone drinking bottle water , and any EVs being charged by diesel generators . Just accept you are not I the least serious about climate change and why would you be with global temps dropping since 2020 , and the whole premise is to exert control by the elites on the proletariat.

Gutted TNZ isnt in this regatta...

Wrong core_@m ~

I wonder who thought it was a good idea to have two boats and the commentators speak at the same time.

can't belive i missed it

Apparently, team USA didn’t learn their lesson from last year regarding leadership

I though some of the sustainability stuff was just a bit of feelgood green-washing, but honestly that fairing repair solution is actually practical in more situations than race boats.

For good sake, get Spithill out of the damn boat. We've seen what he is and these just are not the boats for him. For a super aggressive starting specialist, where is he in almost every start? Tail end of the fleet. And the start is EVERYTHING in these races. It's embarrassing.

If NZL gets 5 pts due to a mechanical failure why doesn't GER get the same 5 points?

It's Tàranto, not Tarànto.

The American team is consistently outsailed, At the starti perhaps most of all. Even with fair starts, they tend to finish further back.

The trouble with carbon fibre is that when it fails it fails suddenly and without warning. Pretty scary with the forces involved with these F50s - that NZ accident was a shocker. It's only a matter of time till someone is hurt, I'm afraid. But without CF this kind of performance wouldn't be possible so I guess the risk simply comes with the turf...

Might as well have all Jimmy's mail forwarded c/o 7th place, because every race he freaking LIVES there...

great race

WELCOME TO MEDITERAN,SOUTH WIND IS PIECE OF 🍰 ,TOMOROW GUSTY BURA

Mediocre Robertson does his thing on the Med!

В третьем старте Австралийцы специально так сделали? Это не по спортивному

Good Luck Team USA

I predict the U.S. coming in as close to 9th or 10th as possible

What happened to Germany?

Horrifying! One minute you can see hans standing there, then the hull dips and he's just gone. Scary stuff, is he okay!?!

Terribly /bad sound!

Wha? Taranto is in Canada, right? Aha! I get it...,I recently asked an Italian from Campobasso how to pronounce Taranto...,she said it's tah-rahn-TO...,well, let's see

What the teams seem to not have learnt yet. When you rattle Tom he falls apart.

Love this sport very exciting
Well done Team GB 👍🇬🇧

Jimmy sucks

The start of Race 3 is sensational :)

Hope everyone on the American boat is okay!

Amazing racing, I saw up to 42 knots on the display! Peter Burling’s a pretty good commentator even though I know he’d rather be out on the racecourse. 

I hope Hans Henken ends up okay, I met his sister at the NYC 2019 event.

Totally unbearable commentating. talking heads with empty brains

What’s the schedule? When is the start?

I would enjoy a deeper dive into NZ mast failure.

Nothing better, than a day on the water! Plans of sailing from Lake Michigan to Puerto Rico, solo! Talk about a long ride! Gonna have aa breakfast and a sunset stream daily! SSo looking forward to this adventure! Should be setting sail next spring in the Northern Hemisphere! Truly love these boats! Quite incredible to see where boat tech has come since the 80's!

Only 3 short 10 minutes races!!!
Ridiculous

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