Racing on the Edge, Season 4 E1

The behind-the-scenes docuseries Racing on the Edge follows the global sports league SailGP. Here is the latest episode description:

The fourth season has just begun and Racing on the Edge provides a look at the latest team to join the league along with the unpredictable challenges that come with participating in a sport that is solely powered by nature.

Also featured in the first episode of the new season is Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team and the challenges faced when team CEO and driver Sir Ben Ainslie arrives late to the opening event of the season plus a glimpse into the uncertainty of what lies ahead for Phil Robertson’s Canada SailGP Team.

Chicago – Final Results
1. New Zealand (Peter Burling), 4-2-2-3-6-(1)
2. Australia (Tom Slingsby), 1-5-1-4-5-(2)
3. Canada (Phil Robertson), 3-1-5-5-2-(3)
4. Denmark (Nicolai Sehested), 5-4-3-10-4
5. Spain (Diego Botin), 6-9-4-1-7
6. France (Quintin Delapierre), 7-3-9-9-3-
7. Great Britain (Ben Ainslie), 2-7-8-6-10
8. Switzerland (Sebastien Schneiter), 10-6-10-8-1
9. United States (Jimmy Spithill), 9-10-6-2-8
10. Germany (Erik Heil), 8-8-7-7-9

SailGP information – Chicago details – YouTube – How to watch

Season 4 – 2023
June 16-17 – Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier
July 22-23 – United States Sail Grand Prix | Los Angeles
September 9-10 – France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez
September 23-24 – Italy Sail Grand Prix | Taranto
October 14-15 – Spain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía- Cádiz

Season 4 – 2024
January 13-14 – UAE Sail Grand Prix | Venue to be announced
February 24-25 – KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney
March 23-24 – ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland
May 4-5 – Bermuda Sail Grand Prix
June 1-2 – Canada Sail Grand Prix | Venue to be announced
June 22-23 – United States Sail Grand Prix | New York
July 13-14 – SailGP Season 4 Grand Final | San Francisco

Format for Season 4:
• Teams compete in identical F50 catamarans.
• Each event runs across two days.
• Up to seven qualifying fleet races of approximately 15 minutes may be scheduled for each regatta.
• The top three teams from qualifying advance to a final race to be crowned event champion and earn the largest share of the $300.000.00 USD event prize money purse that’s divided among the top three teams.
• The season ends with the Grand Final, which includes the Championship Final Race for the top three teams in the season standing with the winner claiming the $1m USD prize.

For competition documents, click here.

Established in 2018, SailGP seeks to be an annual, global sports league featuring fan-centric inshore racing among national teams in some of the iconic harbors around the globe.