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SailGP comes to Portsmouth! We speak to the sailors ahead of the weekend racing

by Mark Jardine 18 Jul 10:41 PDT 19-20 July 2025
Emirates GBR SailGP Team driven by Dylan Fletcher-Scott practising in Portsmouth ahead of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth © Felix Diemer for SailGP

The Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth takes place this weekend, with the 12 teams competing in F50 catamarans close to the waterfront, where a massive grandstand has been built for the spectators.

Mark Jardine, Managing Editor of Sail-World.com and YachtsandYachting.com, went to the Press Conference and talked afterwards to Tom Slingsby, driver of the Bonds Flying Roos team, who has just returned from the International Moth World Championship at Lake Garda, and Dylan Fletcher, who took the inspirational teacher Jon Holt from the Greig City Academy out for a spin in the Emirates Team GBR F50 on Thursday. We also spoke to Greig student Loreto who landed a job this weekend with SailGP!

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