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Team Australia Wins SailGP Season Championship On San Francisco Bay
Tom Slingsby prevailed over rival Peter Burling of New Zealand in a short dash to the finish to claim his third straight $1 million win.
May 8, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tom Slingsby of Team Australia held on through a few tense moments after his catamaran fell off its foils and then prevailed over rival Peter Burling of New Zealand in a short dash to the finish to claim his third straight $1 million, winner-take-all SailGP season championship Sunday on San Francisco Bay.
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Slingsby, who has dominated tech tycoon Larry Ellison's global league since it debuted in 2019, dodged what could have been a huge embarrassment when he recovered and kept his 50-foot Flying Roo — nicknamed for the giant yellow kangaroo on the wingsail — ahead of Burling for the thrilling victory.
British star Sir Ben Ainslie finished a distant third in the Grand Final.
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