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The Two Million Dollar Move - SailGP Grand Final Analysis

by Mark Jardine 30 Nov 12:31 PST 29-30 November 2025
Aerial view of Black Foils SailGP Team, BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team in action on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix Season Grand Final presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council © Bob Martin for SailGP

The biggest prize pot in sailing was up for grabs in Abu Dhabi in the SailGP Grand Final over the weekend.

We take a look at how the starts were won in the light winds on Day 1, and then see who won the start in the three-boat Grand Final itself where Tom Slingsby's Australian BONDS Flying Roos, Peter Burling's New Zealand Black Foils and Dylan Fletcher's Emirates Great Britain team battled it out, and then what the winning move was that sealed the 2025 Season title.

We finish with interviews of the winning sailors.

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