German venue confirmed for SailGP

The coastal town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen will host the first-ever Germany SailGP event. As one of three Season 5 venues not initially revealed, the racing will take place on August 16-17 in the north east of Germany and overlooking the Baltic Sea.

“We’ve seen impressive audience growth in Germany, and we know the country’s passionate racing fans will get behind the Germany SailGP Team’s home debut,” said SailGP CEO Sir Russell Coutts.

The Germany SailGP Team has just completed its inaugural season in SailGP, showing signs of progress across the 13-event schedule. Double Olympic medallist Erik Heil leads the team as Driver alongside fellow German crew members including Anna Barth, Jonathan Knottnerus-Meyer, and Felix van den Hövel.

“Since we launched the team, the ambition was to bring a SailGP event to Germany and we can’t wait to perform in front of our own fans alongside the best teams and athletes in the sport,” shared Heil.

Sassnitz overcame competition from other bidders and locations in Germany to host the nation’s inaugural SailGP event. The venue was chosen due to favorable racing conditions in close proximity to the fans watching from the shore.

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Season 5 Schedule
2024
November 23-24 – Dubai, UAE

2025
January 18-19 – Auckland, New Zealand
February 8-9 – Sydney, Australia
March 15-16 – Los Angeles, USA
March 22-26 – San Francisco, USA
May 3-4 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 7-8 – New York City, USA
July 19-20 – Great Britain *
August 16-17 – Sassnitz, Germany
September 6-7 – Taranto, Italy
September 20-21 – Geneva, Switzerland
October 4-5 – Andalucía – Cádiz, Spain
November 7-8 – Middle East *
November 29-30 – Grand Final – Abu Dhabi, UAE
* Venue to be announced

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 (increases to $400k for Abu Dhabi with the winning team now earning $200k at each event).
• 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 $2 million USD prize.
• The top team on points ahead of the three-boat Championship Final will be awarded $350,000.00.

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.

Source: SailGP