SailGP: French take Final at Sassnitz, Germany
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 17 Aug 15:44 UTC
France celebrate their series win – Day 2 – Sail GP Germany – August 17, 2025 © Andrew Baker/SailGP
Sailing in much lighter breezes of 25km/h (13.5kts) France (Quentin Delapierre) won the three boat Final in SailGP Germay sailed in Sassnitz, on the Baltic Sea.
Breezes started at 14kts increasing to 15kts at the end of racing. There were no further collisions today in what was very clean racing.
Great Britain was declared to be able to race – and ten teams faced the starter, with Brazil and USA ashore.
In the Final, the British led off the start and at Mark 1 from France and Australia. The Brits came off their foils in the centre of the course on Leg 3 of he Final and they were passed by France and Australia.
At the Finish it was France, from Australia, and GBR.
