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SailGP USA: Home team capsizes during practice session in San Francisco

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ 21 Mar 2022 17:55 PDT 22 March 2022
Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP

The USA SailGP team capsized during the first Practice session in San Francisco on Monday, local time.

No-one was injured in the incident.

On board at the time as a sixth crew member was Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team for the practice session. After being righted the F50 is understood to have sailed home without assistance, indicating that damage was minimal.

San Francisco SailGP gets underway this weekend.

Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 in San Francisco - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 in San Francisco - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
Jimmy Spithill, CEO & driver, and the USA SailGP Team along with Kai Lenny, Red Bull surfer, who joined the USA SailGP Team as a sixth sailor for the day - San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize as they sail past Alcatraz Island during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - 21st March - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize as they sail past Alcatraz Island during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - 21st March - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize as they sail past Alcatraz Island during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - 21st March - photo © Bob Martin/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize as they sail past Alcatraz Island during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - 21st March - photo © Bob Martin/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill leads Japan SailGP Team helmed by Nathan Outterridge during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Bob Martin/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill leads Japan SailGP Team helmed by Nathan Outterridge during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - photo © Bob Martin/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize as they sail past Alcatraz Island during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - 21st March - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill capsize as they sail past Alcatraz Island during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 - 21st March - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill sail alongside the Golden Gate Bridge during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 in San Francisco, USA. 21st March - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP
USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill sail alongside the Golden Gate Bridge during a practice session ahead of San Francisco SailGP, Season 2 in San Francisco, USA. 21st March - photo © Ricardo Pinto/SailGP

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