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SailGP: Team lists announced for the 13 teams for the ITM NZ SailGP

by Will Carson, SailGP 30 Jan 22:12 GMT
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

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