SailGP has been shortlisted in The Sports Business Awards 2024 🎉 LiveLineFX, our patented in-house broadcast graphics package - which powers the storytelling of SailGP and demystifies the sport of sailing, enabling our championship to broaden our fanbase - has been shortlisted in the Sports Technology of the Year category. The final ceremony takes place on November 29 in London - best of luck to all other nominees! #SBA24 https://lnkd.in/e9-JniWk
About us
SailGP, the world’s most exciting racing on water, is grand prix racing like you’ve never seen before – and one of the world’s fastest growing sport and entertainment properties. Flying identical, high-tech F50 boats faster than the wind, at speeds close to 100 km/h are driven by the sport’s top athletes. Leaders in purpose driven and sustainable sport, SailGP is showing how sport can inspire change with the world-first Impact League: a second podium for the planet, with teams scored on purposeful action in addition to their racing skill. SailGP promotes best-in-class environmental and DEI policies for lasting positive impact in our #RacefortheFuture.
- Website
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http://www.sailgp.com
External link for SailGP
- Industry
- Spectator Sports
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- London, London
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- sports, innovation, design, sailing, broadcast, data, tech, sustainability, purpose, and racing
Locations
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Primary
Kings House, 174 Hammersmith Rd
London, London W6 7JP, GB
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165 Broadway
2nd Floor
New York, New York 10006, US
Employees at SailGP
Updates
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SailGP flashes back to this time last month when the Spain SailGP Team won Season 4 and were crowned champions at the Grand Final in San Francisco, beating powerhouse teams Australia SailGP Team and the Black Foils 🐓 Check out this feature which reflects on Spain's road to victory 🇪🇸 #globalracingchampionship #SailGP #PoweredbyNature #Season4GrandFinal https://lnkd.in/e89TfyMV
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We're returning to Bermuda! This time for the league's first-ever pre-season training camp, powered by Paradise Mobile. For 3 weeks, ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP Team, Germany SailGP Team, United States SailGP Team, and the league’s newest team - Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team - will get key training experience on SailGP’s high-tech, F50 catamaran. Check out the full story below 👇 https://lnkd.in/efmyNdus
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Canada SailGP Team breaks #SailGP SPEED record testing the new T-foils in San Francisco 🚀 SailGP’s in-development T-Foils have already broken the league’s racing speed record, with Canada clocking a top speed of 101.98 km/h during testing in San Francisco. The previous record was set by France in Saint-Tropez, where the team hit a top speed of 99.94 km/h. SailGP's director of performance engineering, Alex Reid, said the testing came followed various 'software tweaks' to 'improve the sailability of the F50'. Phil Robertson, Driver for Canada SailGP Team, said he was 'blown away by the performance upwind and reaching is going to set the speedo on fire' 🔥
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Spain SailGP Team raised the trophy at the Season 4 Grand Final in San Francisco earlier this month and our global championship concluded an epic calendar of new growth records, purpose-driven milestones and an expanding international fan-base powering the league into the future. This past season featured the largest fleet to date - 10 teams on the startline - the league’s most expansive calendar with 13 iconic global locations on the map, and an increase to the total prize pot of US $7M up for grabs. Find out more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehT8KSMJ #globalracingchampionship #nextgenerationracing #SailGP #PoweredbyNature #BetterSportBetterPlanet
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Last week, our Chief Content Officer Melissa Lawton took part in Oracle Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology's Innovation Day to discuss SailGP's cutting-edge approach to content creation - utilizing AI, AR & VR, our in-house broadcast graphics LiveLineFX and more. 💡 Additional speakers on the day included Steve Haake OBE, F1 Academy's Hamda Al Qubaisi, England Rugby's Amber Reed, CEO of Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd Ben Crossing, and closing remarks from presenter and Formula 1 analyst Naomi Schiff and Principle of Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology Christian Horner CBE 🏎️ #TechnologyandInnovation #SailGP #Oraclepartner
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Today, Front Office Sports named SailGP as one of the 'Most Sustainable' organizations in sport, honoring our commitment to a Better Sport and a Better Planet. 🌎 Purpose underpins SailGP’s ongoing commitment to embed sustainability and social diversity into the fabric of our global racing championship. This award celebrates our efforts in adopting sustainable practices in our day-to-day event operations to minimise the overall environmental impacts relating to our League, and engaging our athletes through the Impact League to ensure that teams are working towards positive actions to minimize our carbon footprint as much as possible. Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gnPb42za
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CNET joined us in San Francisco last week for the Season 4 Grand Final to showcase how SailGP is using AI to help improve both racing and safety for teams and athletes. Our Chief Technology Officer Warren Jones shared that AI can identify when a boat is about to capsize, so broadcast cameras can capture the moment live. The algorithm can also alert crews about an impending capsize or collision and much more. Have a watch and a read of the feature here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dC_ZiC7S
SailGP AI Camera Can Stop Collisions Before They Happen
cnet.com
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The Season 4 Grand Final saw Spain SailGP Team showcase why the start can make or break your chance at victory in a race for $2M. Through Oracle Insights, an online dashboard which provides fans with the data, we can see Spain was the best team when it mattered the most, being the closest to the start line and by far the fastest team 🚀 Watch below to learn more 👇
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Our Chief Content Officer Melissa Lawton will be speaking at SportsPro AI in September - the first event dedicated to AI's application in sport. ⚽🏀🎾 Technology and innovation lie at the core of SailGP and naturally, AI plays a big role in our global racing championship's technology capabilities. She will discuss SailGP's use of AI in content creation, broadcast - including our Emmy-award winning patented in-house graphics package - LiveLineFX - and other areas that bring our next-generation racing to the masses. #SportsProAI https://ai.sportspro.com/
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