The San Francisco Sail GP began yesterday with three races held close to shore in a freshening sea breeze. ----- Nathan Outteridge AUS and his 'Team Japan' lead the standings tied on points with 'Team Australia' of Tom Slingsby AUS. Two points behind, 'Team GBR' (Ben Ainslie GBR) and 'Team Denmark' (Nicolai Sehested DEN) share 3rd. Also strong was 'Team Spain' with first-time helm Jordi Xammar ESP, who improved impressively after a last-place finish in the first race and kept pace with the best with 3rd and 2nd thereafter. ----- Today, the San Francisco SailGP will be decided with 2 more races. ----- After that, the top three in the annual standings - 'Team Australia', 'Team USA' and 'Team Japan' - will meet in the grand final for $1 million in prize money. We will broadcast live again from 21.30h UTC. ----- The ranking and the daily report.

The final of the Sail GP starts tonight in San Francisco. At yesterday's press conference of the three leading teams, Team Australia with Tom Slingsby AUS was declared the clear favourite by its competitors Jimmy Spithill AUS (Team USA) and Nathan Outteridge AUS (Team Japan). However, the Australians capsized in practice yesterday and damaged their wing....the Express repair is underway. The report.

'Team Spain', ranked 4th in the intermediate rankings, will replace their helmsman Phil Robertson NZL with 470 Olympic medallist Jordi Xammar ESP before the grand final. The Spanish team is in with a chance of qualifying for Sunday's final. ----- The report.

At the SailGP Final in San Francisco next Saturday, the 18-year-old CJ Perez USA will once again be on board 'Team USA'. The talented Hawaiian girl dominated the junior classes, winning the US foil WASZP championship in her very first participation. This season she has taken the helm of the international Persico69 team, joined by Lukas Hesse GER and Jann Schüpbach SUI. ----- A video portrait introduces CJ Perez.

Next weekend, the final of the Sail GP will be sailed on the windy San Francisco Bay - we will again broadcast live. ----- After the Grand Prix series 2021/2 so far, 'Team Australia' with Tom Slingsby AUS is in the lead and qualified for Sunday's final, as is the second-placed 'Team USA' with Jimmy Spithill AUS. The third finalist will be determined at the weekend. ----- The report. ----- During a training ride yesterday with California surfing legend Kai Lenny USA on board, 'Team USA' capsized but was able to sail back to the port afterwards without any damage. The report.