SailGP will host the Dubai Sail Grand Prix at Mina Rashid on November 11 and 12 2022, in partnership with P&O Marinas, Dubai Sports Council and Dubai Tourism.

 

SailGP’s F50s will be sailing just minutes away from some of Dubai’s attractions at the Mina Rashid.

 

Dubai is one of the initial seven locations confirmed in the line-up for SailGP Season 3, which has been expanded to include 10 events, with seven grands prix taking place in 2022 and the remainder in the first quarter of 2023, with the season expected to finish in April 2023, according to a statement from SailGP.

 

The championship kicks-off in Bermuda before heading to Chicago in the United States. SailGP will return to Plymouth, UK, in late July, Saint-Tropez, France in September and later the same month in Andalucía, Spain. There will be a new event in the Danish capital Copenhagen, racing for 2022 will conclude in Dubai. 

 

As part of a new four-year deal the season will continue in New Zealand in 2023.

 

SailGP is also set to welcome two new franchise teams for its third season. Canada and Switzerland are new additions, joining the existing teams from Australia, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and the United States.

 

SailGP CEO Russell Coutts said: “SailGP is delighted to make our first Middle Eastern event at the P&O Marina at Mina Rashid. We are confident this is the beginning of a long and prosperous partnership as our championship continues to expand its calendar of events in its third season. We are sure local crowds will be enthralled with our racing featuring the sport’s best athletes.”

 

P&O Marinas CEO Hamza Mustafa said: “The Dubai Sail Grand Prix is a perfect event to develop and promote Mina Rashid Marina and Dubai as a comprehensive maritime hub and a global destination for marine tourism for yachting and sailing enthusiasts, superyacht owners & captains, and lifestyle audiences. 

 

"Hosting SailGP is a big achievement for Mina Rashid Marina, which will enable us to show to the world the destination, including a state-of-art berth infrastructure and related hospitality facilities. These facilities are perfect to welcome such an international sailing event.”-TradeArabia News Service