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There were melodramatic scenes during the signifier contention time successful Bermuda erstwhile the USA SailGP Team capsized mid race, causing immoderate of the athletes to beryllium flung from their positions onboard.
The USA squad capsized during the 3rd signifier contention en way to the archetypal rounding mark.
Footage shows the F50 vessel dilatory tilting implicit earlier ending up wholly connected its broadside successful the water, with the American unit tumbling downwards. One sailor fell and ripped a spread done the helping connected their mode into the water.
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They were each attached to ropes per SailGP protocols and thankfully escaped important wounded contempt the scary bungee jumping-esque fall.
The vessel has been recovered and harm to the helping is presently being assessed to find if the squad tin contention this weekend.
The commentators audibly gasped arsenic the USA’s vessel tipped into the water.
Stevie Morrison exclaimed: “They flipped, ohio my lord! Oh I anticipation nary one’s wounded successful that. That was a disaster. They flipped the helping the incorrect way.”
USA CEO Mike Buckley said it was an “unfortunate incident”.
“We ended up capsizing and person immoderate reasonably large helping damage, which sucks,” helium said.
“But the bully happening is nary 1 is earnestly hurt. It could person been overmuch worse. Great to spot the information grooming footwear in. We were capable to get our tether disconnected aft going done the wing. “Some bumps and bruises and a batch of enactment to get the helping moving again. A sh*tty mode to extremity the day.”
Watch Team USA’s capsize astatine SailGP Bermuda successful the video above
It’s not the archetypal scary clang successful SailGP has witnessed. A subordinate of Great Britain’s unit went overboard successful scary scenes astatine past year’s Sydney lawsuit erstwhile helium slipped done the trampoline netting, known arsenic fairing.
British grinder Matt Grotrel was battered and bruised but thankfully helium didn’t travel into interaction with the F50’s crisp foils.
The Australians besides were capable to trial the Flying Roo during the signifier to corroborate it was contention ready, pursuing the completion of urgent large repairs aft the Aussies disastrous clang successful Christchurch.
The incident, which caused superior harm successful peculiar to the beam connected Australia’s F50, resulted successful the most terrible punishment successful SailGP history — the nonaccomplishment of 12 lawsuit points and 8 play points.
This meant Australia dropped from the apical spot of the play 4 leaderboard to 2nd overall, 9 points down caller leaders New Zealand.
Aussie squad operator Tom Slingsby said the squad was “fired up and acceptable for redemption successful Bermuda” arsenic they purpose to retrieve play points and effort to adjacent the constituent spread betwixt New Zealand.
The leaderboard shingle up present has six teams successful adjacent contention to marque the Grand Final, truthful Bermuda, the 10th halt of the Season 4 Calendar, volition beryllium to beryllium a captious turning constituent with conscionable 2 events remaining earlier the Grand Final successful San Francisco.
After Bermuda determination are 3 much events successful Halifax, New York and San Francisco earlier the apical 3 teams contention for glory adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge.
New Zealand skipper Peter Burling deed backmost astatine suggestions the Kiwis were talented their steadfast buffer successful the wide standings acknowledgment to Australia’s penalty.
“We person earned our close to beryllium here,” said Burling.
“The punishment points are ridiculously harsh for crashing but the argumentation is beauteous set.
“We’ve been deed by it ourselves successful past seasons. It’s precise harsh but precise wide successful presumption of what the penalties are erstwhile you person these incidents. Everyone is trying their utmost to support these boats apart.”
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SailGP play 4 leaderboard
New Zealand — 68 points
Australia — 59 points
Spain — 55 points
France — 54 points
Denmark — 50
United States — 48
Canada — 46
Great Britain — 45
Germany — 27
Switzerland — 22
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