Less than 100 Days to Go – SailGP heads back to Portsmouth!
“100 Days to Go – Will I Be Ready for SailGP in Portsmouth?”
There are moments in sailing when everything feels just a little bit… faster.
This is one of them.
In 100 days, the high-speed, heart-in-mouth spectacle that is SailGP returns to Portsmouth for Season 6 — and if you’ve never seen these boats fly, you’re in for something rather special.
🚀 Not Your Average Sunday Sail
Now, I sail on the Thames.
We worry about:
- Wind (or lack of it… usually lack of it)
- Current (always in the wrong direction)
- And whether we’ll finish before the next race starts
SailGP teams?
They worry about:
- Hitting 100 km/h
- Keeping control while flying above the water
- And not capsizing on live international television
Slight difference.
⛵ The Boats That Fly
These aren’t your typical sailing boats. The F50 catamarans lift clean out of the water on hydrofoils — more aircraft than boat.
Watching them is like seeing:
- A Formula 1 car
- On water
- With no brakes
- And the occasional splashy reminder that physics is still in charge
Why Portsmouth Matters
There’s something quite fitting about SailGP returning to Portsmouth:
- Historic naval city
- Packed spectator views
- And (hopefully) just enough wind to keep things interesting
For those of us learning to sail “the traditional way,” it’s a reminder of just how far the sport has evolved.
🤔 Will It Help My Sailing?
That’s the real question.
Will watching the world’s best sailors:
- Improve my tacking?
- Stop me from finishing last?
- Help me understand wind shifts better?
Probably not.
But it will remind me why I started:
👉 The thrill
👉 The challenge
👉 And the occasional moment when everything just works
🎥 The Plan?
Between now and race day:
- More practice on the Thames
- More filming for pmrsailing
- And possibly… slightly fewer last-place finishes
(We can dream.)
⏳ Countdown Begins
So here we are.
Time to:
- Check the kit
- Charge the cameras
- And maybe… just maybe… learn to sail a bit faster
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