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Switzerland SailGP Team helmed by Nathan Outteridge and Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Ben Ainslie on Race Day 1 of the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix in Saint Tropez, France
© Jon Buckle for SailGP
High winds, speed records and drama on day one in Saint Tropez
'Cavitating like a rocket ship re-entering the earth's atmosphere' was how Ben Ainslie described driving an F50 on day one in St. Tropez. The SailGP teams raced in some of the biggest breeze ever seen on a SailGP racetrack, as speed records fell.