Last week Double Bay Sailing Club members were invited to participate in a number of activities as part of the SailGP Adopt A Club program. Our club was partnered with Team Canada, which saw nearly 30 members visit Team Canada’s base in the lead up to the regatta. On Wednesday we were lucky to see the (safe!) launch of Team Canada’s brand new boat and we were taken on an in depth tour to see the boats and wings up close and learn about the physics of the F50s. Phil Robertson, driver of Team Canada, also facilitated a Q&A with us and Alistair Sutherland asked the burning question of whether Phil would be as aggressive as always on the start line! Phil didn’t really answer the question, but judging by his laughter we assumed the answer to be ‘yes’.
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