SailGP: Team lists announced for the 13 teams for the ITM NZ SailGP
by Will Carson, SailGP 30 Jan 14:12 PST


Race Day 2 – Auckland SailGP – January 19, 2024 © Richard Gladwell – Sail-World.com/nz



The countdown is on to the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix Auckland, the second event of the 2026 SailGP Season.


Here are the athletes hitting Auckland’s iconic Waitemata Harbour on February 14-15.


Bonds Flying Roos

Driver: Tom Slingsby

Wing Trimmer: Iain Jensen

Flight Controller: Jason Waterhouse

Grinder: Sam Newton

Grinder: Kinley Fowler

Reserve: Thomas Needham

Reserve: Glenn Ashby

Strategist: Tash Bryant

Coach: Ben Durham

Coach: Hugo Stubler

Mubadala Brazil

Driver: Martine Grael

Wing Trimmer: Pietro Sibello

Flight Controller: Rasmus Kostner

Grinder: Marco Grael

Grinder: Mateus Isaac

Reserve: Breno Kneipp

Reserve: Richard Mason

Strategist: Paul Goodison

Coach: Paul Brotherton

NorthStar

Driver: Giles Scott

Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James

Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham

Grinder: Tim Hornsby

Grinder: Tom Ramshaw

Grinder: Alex Sinclair

Strategist: Annie Haeger

Reserve athlete: Nicholas Rolaz

Reserve athlete: Ali Ten Hove

Coach: Joe Glanfield

Rockwool Racing

Driver: Nicolai Sehested

Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson

Flight Controller: Ed Powys

Grinder: Hans Christian Rosendahl

Grinder: Luke Payne

Reserve: Magnus Overbeck

Strategist: Kahena Kunze

Reserve strategist: Anne-Marie Rindom

Coach: Victor Paya

Coach: Francesco Bruni

DS Automobiles Team France

Driver: Quentin Delapierre

Wing Trimmer: Leigh McMillan

Flight Controller: Jason Saunders

Grinder: Timothé Lapauw

Grinder: Olivier Herledant

Grinder: Bruno Mourniac

Strategist: Manon Audinet

Reserve strategist: Erika Reineke

Data Analyst: Lucas Delcourt

Head Coach: Philippe Mourniac

Germany by Deutsche Bank

Driver: Erik Kosegarten-Heil

Wing Trimmer: Kevin Peponnet

Flight Controller: James Wierzbowski

Grinder: Linov Scheel

Grinder: William Tiller

Strategist: Anna Barth

Reserve: Victoria Schultheis

Reserve: Felix van den Hoevel

Coach: Lennart Briesenick

Coach: Jacopo Plazzi

Red Bull Italy

Driver: Phil Robertson

Wing Trimmer: Kyle Langford

Flight Controller: Andrea Tersei

Grinder: Enrico Voltolini

Grinder: Will Ryan

Strategist: Jana Germani

Reserve: Mattia Cesana

Head coach: Tom Burnham

Coach: Nic Asher

Emirates GBR

Driver: Dylan Fletcher

Wing Trimmer: Stuart Bithell

Flight Controller: Luke Parkinson

Grinder: Nick Hutton

Grinder: Neil Hunter

Strategist: Hannah Mills

Reserve athlete: Ben Cornish

Reserve strategist: Eleanor Aldridge

Performance Analyst: Nick Robinson

Coach: Robbie Wilson

Black Foils

Driver: Peter Burling

Wing Trimmer: Blair Tuke

Flight Controller: Leo Takahashi

Grinder: Marcus Hansen

Grinder: Louis Sinclair

Strategist: Liv Mackay

Reserve athlete/grinder: Finn Henry

Coach: Matt Steven

Coach: William McKenzie

Los Gallos

Driver: Diego Botin

Wing Trimmer: Florian Trittel

Flight Controller: Joel Rodríguez

Grinder: Joan Cardona

Grinder: Bernardo Freitas

Grinder: Matthew Barber

Strategist: Nicole van der Velden

Reserve strategist: Victoria Travascio

Coach: Simone Salvà

Artemis SailGP Team *

Driver: Nathan Outteridge

Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper

Flight Controller: Andy Maloney

Grinder: Brad Farrand

Grinder: Julias Hallstrom

Strategist: Julia Gross

Reserve: Hugo Christensson

Reserve: Dave Gilmour

Reserve: Felicia Fernstrom

Coach: Sam Meech

Coach: Freddy Bergstrom

Data analyst: Robbie Urwin

Switzerland

Driver: Sébastien Schneiter

Wing Trimmer: Arnaud Psarofaghis

Flight Controller: Bryan Mettraux

Grinder: Stewart Dodson

Grinder: Matt Gotrel

Grinder/ Reserve Athlete: Arno de Planta

Strategist: Maud Jayet

Coach: Javi Torres

Coach: Bernie Cortes

United States

Driver: Taylor Canfield

Wing Trimmer: Michael Menninger

Flight Controller: Hans Henken

Grinder: Peter Kinney

Grinder: Anna Weis

Grinder: Mac Agnese

Strategist: Andrew Campbell

Reserve: Harry Melges

Coach: Marcus Lynch

Data Analyst/Coach: Ivan Bulaja