It was a day to forget for Jimmy Spithill and the United States SailGP Team, as it finished ninth and tenth in the day’s first two races to sit in ninth at the end of day one.
Spithill was disappointed to have not given home fans more of a show from his team. Spithill said “The conditions were great, it was a fun racetrack and good to see the crowds out. It was a really difficult day for us, for sure it was frustrating. But that’s sport.
“You’ve just got to keep going back, we’ve got to take the lessons from it, come out and try and get a few good ones. I think this wind direction is awesome for this racecourse.”
In its first ever race day Germany led by Erik Heil put in a solid performance to sit in eighth place. Heil said he was proud of the team’s efforts, “It was cool, it was busy out there, there was a lot going on but we feel good we have a chance of a top five finish at this event which is excellent, we were competitive today.”
Impact League champions ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP Team led by Nicolai Sehested finished no lower than fifth place to end the day in fourth, while it was a difficult day for last season’s top contenders with Emirates Great Britain and France ending up in fifth and sixth.
Spain enjoyed a solid fourth placing in the final race of the day to sit seventh overall, while Switzerland ended the day in last place.
Day two of racing starts at 4.00 p.m. local time and is available to watch on YouTube and CBS Sports in the United States. Fans around the globe can watch from wherever they are at SailGP.com/watch.
ROLEX UNITED STATES SAIL GRAND PRIX | CHICAGO, NAVY PIER //
Day Two Racing: Saturday, June 17, 4-5.30 p.m. Central Daylight Time
ROLEX UNITED STATES SAIL GRAND PRIX | CHICAGO AT NAVY PIER // DAY ONE STANDINGS (after 3 races)
1 // Australia // 26 points
2 // New Zealand // 25 points
3 // Canada // 24 points
4 // ROCKWOOL Denmark // 21 points
5 // Emirates GBR // 16 points
6 // France // 14 points
7 // Spain // 14 points
8 // Germany // 10 points
9 // United States // 8 points
10 // Switzerland // 7 points
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