{"id":3855,"date":"2023-05-10T09:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T09:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2023-05-18T05:26:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T05:26:03","slug":"sail-gp-in-san-francisco-may-6-7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/10\/sail-gp-in-san-francisco-may-6-7-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sail GP in San Francisco May 6\/7, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, hosts Patti Mangan and Rick Tittle summed up the media point of view at <a href=\"https:\/\/sailgp.com\/\">Sail GP<\/a> \u2013 with seats hi-rise right on the waters edge and play-by-play broadcast coverage pulsating throughout the media tent \u2013 only out-matched by our racing hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Audio 215) Sail Sport Talk with Rick Tittle and Patti Mangan: Karen Lile in London with Dean Richards; SailGP SF Recap\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/825331350?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international team behind Sail GP provided great access to the athletes, the tech and the spectacle. San Francisco could not have presented herself any better. The wind was great, the changing tide provided new challenges each race, the sun and the Bay sparkled, really spectacular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Russell-Coutts-2023.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Russell Coutts explains the tech and constant adjustments behind the fleet of matching F50's.\" class=\"wp-image-3857\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Russell-Coutts-2023.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Russell-Coutts-2023.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Russell-Coutts-2023.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Russell-Coutts-2023.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First off \u2013 a demo of the F-50\u2019s tech by none other than Russell Coutts \u2013 the Founding CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Driver-Peter-Burling.jpg?resize=767%2C976&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3860\" width=\"767\" height=\"976\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Driver-Peter-Burling.jpg?resize=805%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Driver-Peter-Burling.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Driver-Peter-Burling.jpg?resize=768%2C977&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Driver-Peter-Burling.jpg?w=1051&amp;ssl=1 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up close with New Zealand\u2019s Driver Peter Burling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-Jimmy-Spithill.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3861\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-Jimmy-Spithill.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-Jimmy-Spithill.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-Jimmy-Spithill.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-Jimmy-Spithill.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dueling mikes confront cool, calm Jimmy Spithill, USA which placed 7th overall for Season 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ethan-Thompson-WeCANFoil.jpg?resize=770%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3862\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ethan-Thompson-WeCANFoil.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ethan-Thompson-WeCANFoil.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ethan-Thompson-WeCANFoil.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ethan-Thompson-WeCANFoil.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WAZPS sailor Ethan Thompson (CAN) listens intently to Driver <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RP1_1456.jpg?resize=768%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3867\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RP1_1456.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RP1_1456.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RP1_1456.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RP1_1456.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RP1_1456.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sail GP Team Australia three-peat win \u2013 this one was close, real close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tom-Slingsby-2023.jpg?resize=769%2C637&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u201cI just couldn\u2019t believe I was going to choke in front of everyone\u201d: Slingsby on dramatic sprint to San Francisco finish as Kiwis closed in!\" class=\"wp-image-3863\" width=\"769\" height=\"637\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tom-Slingsby-2023.jpg?resize=1024%2C849&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tom-Slingsby-2023.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tom-Slingsby-2023.jpg?resize=768%2C636&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tom-Slingsby-2023.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post race wrap -up with media prior to the champagne soaked party next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many great features of the SF Sail GP \u2013 the Impact League, INSPIRE for Youth, and the match up with local Yacht Clubs with active Youth Sailing Programs. The Base tours were inundated with youth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>TEAM USA \u2013 Golden Gate Yacht Club<br>TEAM Australia \u2013 Richmond Yacht Club<br>TEAM New Zealand \u2013 St Francis Yacht Club<br>TEAM France \u2013 Peninsula Youth SF<br>TEAM Canada \u2013 South Beach Yacht Club<br>TEAM Great Britain \u2013 San Francisco Yacht Club<br>TEAM Spain \u2013 Encinal Yacht Club<br>TEAM Switzerland \u2013 Tiburon Yacht Club<br>TEAM Denmark \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sail GP INSPIRE powers the international youth competition : see the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sailgp.com\/general\/purpose\/better-sport\/inspire\/results\/season-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">WASZP\u2019S Results<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, hosts Patti Mangan and Rick Tittle summed up the media point of view at Sail GP \u2013 with seats hi-rise right on the waters edge and play-by-play broadcast coverage pulsating throughout the media tent \u2013 only out-matched by our racing hearts. The international team behind Sail GP provided great access to the athletes, the tech and the spectacle. San Francisco could not have presented herself any better. The wind was great, the changing tide provided new challenges each race, the sun and the Bay sparkled, really spectacular. First off \u2013 a demo of the F-50\u2019s tech by none other&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[43,580,581,582,583,47,31,45,143,53,44,573,585,584],"class_list":["post-3855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sailgp","tag-australia","tag-canada","tag-denmark","tag-great-britian","tag-italy","tag-new-zealand","tag-patti-mangan","tag-racing","tag-rick-tittle","tag-sail-sport-talk","tag-sailing","tag-spain","tag-switzerland","tag-usa"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rick-Patti-.jpg?fit=1500%2C1072&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3855"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3913,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855\/revisions\/3913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}