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United States SailGP Team
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United States SailGP Team is an American sailing team which participates in the SailGP international sailing competition.
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History
United States SailGP Team was established in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition.[1][2] America has a long history in sailing, and many former Americas Cup races sailors are on the team.[2][3] In 2023 Jimmy Spithill announced his departure from the United States SailGP team, which he had led since 2020.[4] He plans to work on setting up a SailGP team in Italy.[5] For the rest of the season the team appointed Evan Aras as the interim CEO.[6]
In 2021 the team started a diversity program to help funnel more people into the sport.[7] Before the start of the fifth season the team took part in a training session in Bermuda with teams from Brazil, Denmark, and Germany.[8] In 2024 Lindsey Vonn joined the team's board of directors.[9]
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Team
United States SailGP Team was originally headed by skipper Rome Kirby.[10] Beginning in 2021, it was headed by skipper Jimmy Spithill, who also served as the team's chief executive officer.[11][12]
Current Crew[13]
- Anna Weis
(USA) - Grinder - Hans Henken (USA) - Flight Controller/Grinder
- Jeremy Wilmot (USA) - Wing Trimmer
- Max Agnese (USA) - Flight Controller/Grinder
- Mike Buckley (USA) - CEO[14]/Strategist
- Peter Kinney (USA) - Grinder
- Taylor Canfield (USA) - Driver[15] * Appointed midway through 4th season, just prior to the Dubai race
Former Crew
- Alex Sinclair (USA) - Grinder
- Andrew Campbell (USA) - Grinder/Tactician
- CJ Perez (USA) - Strategist
- Cooper Dressler (USA) - Grinder
- Daniela Moroz (USA) - Strategist
- Jimmy Spithill
(AUS) - Driver - Paul Campbell-James
(GBR) - Wing Trimmer - Rome Kirby (USA) - Flight Controller
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Season 1
The US SailGP Team was among the six founding teams in SailGP, and with Rome Kirby at the helm, they placed 6th in that first season. They had their best result of a 3rd at their home race in New York. They also placed 4th in another race based in the US in San Francisco.
Season 2
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Season 2 was a more successful season for the States, with a best finish of 2nd in Saint Tropez, Cádiz, and in Sydney. They finished the season in 3rd, behind Australia and Japan.
Season 3
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Season 3 has taken a similar shape to the first season in the competition for the United States. They have a one event win at Saint-Tropez. This season featured the first time the race was held on freshwater.[31]
Season 4
Season 5
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