Sail GP wing defect worries

Following the dramatic collapse of the Australia SailGP team’s F50 wing rig in San Francisco, a defect has been found affecting some wingsails across the fleet. The next Sail GP event in Rio, scheduled for 3-4 May, has been cancelled. After the collapse – which was the second rig to suddenly give way during racing, while a third has also failed in training – the SailGP technical team performed testing and analysis. SailGP CEO Russell Coutts said: “After thorough review, our engineers and technic...