Racers spent the day searching for pivotal gusts in highly variable wind conditions as the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix concluded
Teams from Spain and Denmark navigate the waters near the Angels Gate Lighthouse during the final of the SailGP on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Port of LA’s Outer Harbor in San Pedro. Team Spain went on to win the race.
Teams compete at the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Port of LA’s Outer Harbor in San Pedro. Crew members from Team Spain celebrate after crossing the finish line first in the finals of the SailGP on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Port of LA’s Outer Harbor in San Pedro.
The sailing event, the four-year-old SailGP tour’s debut in Southern California, was staged before jammed grandstands in front of a wildly praised course at the end of the Port of Los Angeles’ Berth 46. L.A. is the only stop where the fan area is directly adjacent to the racing base, providing a richer viewing experience, organizers said.
While these incredible boats can sail in about any amount of wind, Sunday’s conditions could not muster up enough of it for sustained flying. When these boats are “foiling” they fly above the waves at close to freeway speeds, supported only on hydrofoils. The higher the foils are, the faster the boat goes. But as the foils go higher, control is progressively lost, racers say.
Inspire is SailGP’s community, education and outreach initiative. It hosted foiling clinics both on and off the water on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the weekend races.
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