(The tour hasnt raced in the city since its inaugural year in 2019.)
The first indication that this wasnt your grandfathers clubby, country-club take on sailing?
Friday mornings press conference for the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix.
Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP
(Everybody likes a bit of gossip, allowed Giles Scott of the Emirates Great Britain team.)
(Its not uncommon for SailGP boats to capsize, or even collide.)
To create a single turn requires 60 independent and exquisitely coordinated calls and actions.
Hannah Mills, Rolex testimonee and strategist for the Emirates Great Britain Sail GP team, in action at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi SailGP race.
My family didnt sail, she says.
The tour is also trying to do things differently in a way thats refreshing.
The F50 is a boat designed by men for men, Mills says.
I had to have a step put in so I could get myself up from the floor.
As for that race in New York Harbor?
In Octobera mere 173 years after its first runningMills will compete in the first-ever Womens Americas Cup in Barcelona.
