Italy, U.S. and Brazil Collide in 3-Boat SailGP Crash as Australia Wins New York

9 articles · Updated · Sports Business Journal · Jun 1

Three SailGP teams — Italy, the United States and Brazil — crashed on the start line of Sunday’s final fleet race in New York, knocking all three out with no injuries reported.
The collision overshadowed Australia’s event victory and became the defining moment of a chaotic final day on the harbor.
SailGP had already said after a crash in Auckland three months ago that it would use more split fleets to reduce high-traffic risk moments.
The New York stop unfolded under a large Coast Guard exclusion zone near Governors Island as the league staged its high-speed catamaran race amid a packed summer sports calendar for the region.

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