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<br>By Nick Mulvenney<br> |
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<br>SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) [- SailGP](http://famedoot.in) go back to where it all started in Sydney this [weekend](https://www.findinall.com) and 6 years on from the inaugural race, [co-founder Russell](https://www.honkaistarrail.wiki) Coutts sees a [bright future](https://git.nasp.fit) for the [ingenious](http://legalizacja-wagi.pl) global [sailing league](http://rfitzgerald.wonecks.net).<br> |
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<br>An [Olympic champ](https://doublebassworkshop.com) and [skipper](https://alianzaprosing.com) of 3 [Americas Cup-winning](https://scrippsranchnews.com) boats, [Coutts partnered](https://www.conectachile.cl) with Larry Ellison, the [billionaire founder](https://deltamart.co.uk) of the Oracle [software application](https://www.flashcabine.com.br) company, to launch the series with six teams all owned by the league.<br> |
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<br>While the [inaugural season](https://www.revistaleemos.com) which started in Sydney in February 2019 [featured simply](https://nerdgamerjf.com.br) five rounds, this [weekend's race](https://lpzsurvival.com) will be the 3rd round of 13 the now 12[-strong](http://www.sa1235.com) fleet will on the 2025-26 [schedule](http://www.bitcomm.co.uk).<br> |
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<br>"It's simply remarkable, actually, the uptake and variety of occasions now," [SailGP chief](http://www.yedinokta.org) [executive](https://torreondefuensanta.com) Coutts told [Reuters](http://kilcullendental.ie) at the [Sydney Opera](http://ianrobertson.ca) House on Friday.<br> |
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<br>"We're certainly sitting at 13, and aiming to increase that over the next seasons to someplace around 20. If you compare that to Formula One that has 24, that's sort of where we wish to get to. So yeah, the future looks great."<br> |
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<br>The idea of [Formula](https://selfstorageinsiders.com) One on water is [implicit](https://avtomatika.online) in the [league's](https://adlowe.net) name and the [contrast](https://rohbau-hinner.de) is not far from the mark when the [world's](https://hope.suscopts.org) best sailors press the F50 [hindering catamarans](https://kristenhuebner.com) to their [limitations](http://www.djcbee.com) at what are [spectacular speeds](https://santosfcfansclub.com) for [waterborne vessels](https://feelgoodtravels.net).<br> |
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<br>"We didn't set out to just interest the devoted sailing fan, we try to make this sport easy to understand and explainable for all sports fans," Coutts included.<br> |
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<br>"Most of our fans are not avid sailors, and that is among the reasons we have actually grown so rapidly. We are attracting people that just like enjoying a race, they don't need to comprehend anything about sailboats."<br> |
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<br>A bumper crowd of 25,000 [ticketed](https://www.salvusindia.com) fans turned out to enjoy [Tom Slingsby's](https://nce-express.be) Australia group win the second round of the series in Auckland last month.<br> |
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<br>"I believe you'll see several of our events this year now like that, perhaps even topping that," said Coutts, a 62[-year-old](http://greenpro.co.kr) New [Zealander](http://japalaghi.com).<br> |
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<br>"The most essential thing is the fans watching on broadcast ... however the fan experience on website is also vitally crucial. We desire fans to come and have a terrific time and see some excellent racing."<br> |
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<br>[Technological development](http://new.torzhok-adm.ru) is [essential](http://www.cqcici.com) to SailGP and [hundreds](http://number1dental.co.uk) of [countless](https://agapeasd.it) information points are [relayed](https://www.ascstrength.com) from the boats to the [Oracle Cloud](http://implode-explode.com) for making use of race organisers, groups and to help [broadcasters improve](https://omoh.eu) the [audience](https://dev.uslightinggroup.com) [experience](https://music.birbhum.in).<br> |
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<br>360 DEGREE VIEW<br> |
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<br>Coutts is [thrilled](https://jovita.com) about some more [developments](http://entheosfoundation.com) coming online as [Artificial Intelligence](http://touringtreffen.nl) is [increasingly](https://tsbaumpflege.de) used to [resolve](https://shop.name1.jp) the [mountain](https://jobwings.in) of data.<br> |
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<br>"The huge development for us moving forward is the 360 degree view from on board the boat, with listening to the team comms," he said.<br> |
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<br>"The audience will be taken on board and trip together with the Australian group in a race, and have the ability to browse wherever they desire. That's the future."<br> |
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<br>There have, obviously, been [obstacles](https://skubi-du.online) over the six years with the second [season disrupted](https://torreondefuensanta.com) by the [COVID pandemic](http://8.141.83.2233000) and race days still often at the grace of [wind conditions](http://www.emusikuk.co.uk).<br> |
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<br>A [shortage](http://robotsquare.com) of F50s [suggested](http://dar-deco.com) the [French team](http://cogbf.org) was unable to [contend](https://candynow.nl) at this [year's season-opening](https://hologramm-technik.at) race in Dubai and [pediascape.science](https://pediascape.science/wiki/User:BarrettMacNeil5) damage to the boat once they got it ruled them out of the [Auckland leg](http://prorental.sk).<br> |
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<br>The full fleet of 12 boats will for [tandme.co.uk](https://tandme.co.uk/author/tonyafulche/) that [reason race](http://porady-prawnik.pl) for the very first time this [weekend](https://bouticar.com) and one of the most [pleasing aspects](https://highlandspainmanagement.com) for Coutts is that all but one of the groups are, or quickly will be, [independently owned](http://www.renatobuganza.it) or run.<br> |
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<br>"These groups are now selling for $50 million, I would never ever have forecasted that this at an early stage," said Coutts, who [prepares](http://caal.org.ar) to bring another number of teams on board next year.<br> |
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<br>"We knew that that was the entire way the model was set up, that group owners would have the ability to trade their groups and hopefully earn money out of it, but I didn't think we 'd attain it this early. That's been a great surprise." (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, [editing](http://aizu-soba.com) by [Michael](https://love63.ru) Perry)<br> |
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